Tigers v Rovers: Teams
Castleford have named an unchanged squad for the visit of Hull KR from the 19 that was chosen ahead of last week's victory at Wakefield.
Last Updated: 01/08/09 2:12pm
Castleford have named an unchanged squad for the visit of Hull KR from the 19 that was chosen ahead of last week's victory at Wakefield.
James Evans has come through his return from injury unscathed while Ryan Clayton has escaped a suspension after being cleared of tripping, meaning there are likely to be few amendments to the starting line-up.
However, Terry Matterson can call upon Brett Ferres this time after he missed last week's game and Ryan Boyle completes the squad.
Sione Faumuina (Achilles) and Brent Sherwin (foot) are still missing through injury.
Hull KR coach Justin Morgan must wait on Shaun Briscoe, who will have a head test after being knocked unconscious in the derby game last week.
The full-back has shown no ill-effects during training this week though, so Briscoe is expected to take his place in the line-up.
Chev Walker (foot) is out, joining Stanley Gene (broken arm) on the sidelines. Makali Aizue is again overlooked.
Morgan believes his side holds its play-off destiny in their own hands even though victory for the Tigers would narrow the gap on the fourth-paced club to one point.
"Teams below us may see games like this as four-pointers but I don't look at it like that," he said
"We are masters of our own destiny. We are where we are and need to play well for other reasons than keeping teams at bay.
"We also need to improve on last week. It was good to get the two points but in terms of performance it was a very low level.
Castleford 19-man squad: Owen, Dixon, Shenton, Evans, Wainwright, Chase, Sargent, Hudson, Huby, Ferres, Clayton, Westerman, Jones, Higgins, Feather, Boyle, Netherton, McGoldrick, Widders.
Hull KR 19-man squad: Briscoe, Fox, Welham, Webster, Colbon, Cooke, Dobson, Vella, Fisher, Wheeldon, Newton, Galea, Murrell, Lovegrove, Fitzhenry, Netherton, Fozzard, Cockayne, Bibb.
