Team news: Wigan v Castleford (Thurs)

Drew Darbyshire

Photo courtesy of Richard Long

Wigan captain Sean O’Loughlin could return from injury against Castleford on Thursday night.

Adrian Lam has made two changes to his side that beat Catalans last week. O’Loughlin and Ben Flower replace Liam Marshall and Liam Farrell.

Castleford coach Daryl Powell has made just one change to his outfit that beat Hull FC last time out. Chris Clarkson comes in for Will Maher.

The televised Super League clash takes place at the DW Stadium on Thursday, 7:45pm kick-off.

Drew’s dabble: Wigan to score the first try is priced at 8/15.

Wigan 19-man squad: Joe Burgess, Liam Byrne, Tony Clubb, Ben Flower, Bevan French, Oliver Gildart, Joe Greenwood, Chris Hankinson, Zak Hardaker, Willie Isa, Tommy Leuluai, Romain Navarrete, Sean O’Loughlin, Ollie Partington, Sam Powell, Dan Sarginson, Harry Smith, Morgan Smithies, George Williams.

Castleford 19-man squad: Cheyse Blair, James Clare, Chris Clarkson, Matt Cook, Jamie Ellis, Oliver Holmes, Nathan Massey, Peter Mata’utia, Mike McMeeken, Paul McShane, Grant Millington, Adam Milner, Greg Minikin, Jordan Rankin, Jesse Sene-Lefao, Daniel Smith, Jake Trueman, Calum Turner, Liam Watts.

Wigan are 4/9 to come out on top, while Castleford’s odds are 2/1.


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