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Kevin Penny looks set to make his Harlequins debut on Saturday against a St Helens side that will be without Matt Gidley.
Last Updated: 10/04/10 9:39am
Ryan Esders and Karl Temata return for Harlequins as Super League's bottom club bid to cause a shock against St Helens on Saturday.
A crushing home loss at the hands of Hull KR means Quins are still propping up the rest with just one win to their name so far in 2010.
Injuries have not helped them at the start of the campaign, with a number of key players stuck watching on from the sidelines.
However, following on from Rob Purdham's return to action, coach Brian McDermott is able to call upon two more players this weekend.
Esders is ready to return from a fractured scaphoid that he suffered in February while forward Temata has overcome a hamstring injury.
McDermott has also included Kevin Penny in his 19-man squad after the winger joined on a one-month loan deal from Warrington Wolves.
Mutually beneficial
"We haven't replaced the three players that have left us since we announced our squad at the beginning of the year; Jon Wells, Chad Robinson and Matt James," he said.
"We have been looking for someone that can do a job in place of Wells for some time now. Warrington were willing to send Penny to get some game time so it's a mutually beneficial deal."
Saints head to the capital off the back of a 52-18 rout of Castleford on Easter Monday.
The victory at the Jungle was the perfect response from Mick Potter's side after they had lost a titanic derby against arch-rivals Wigan on Good Friday.
Gary Wheeler missed the Easter double-header with a leg injury but is fit to return to Saints' 19-man party.
The centre looks set to come straight into the team for Australian Matt Gidley, who will be sidelined for two weeks after picking up a calf knock.
Jonny Lomax (shoulder), Jamie Ellis (knee) and Paul Wellens (thigh) are all sidelined along with centre Sia Soliolia, who will not play again this season.
Harlequins squad: Bryan, Clubb, Esders, Gale, Howell, Jones, Jones-Bishop, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Melling, O'Callaghan, Orr, Penny, Purdham, Randall, Sharp, Temata, Ward, Wilkes, Williamson.
St Helens squad: Gardner, Meli, Pryce, Eastmond, Fozzard, Cunningham, Graham, Puletua, Wilkin, Flannery, Roby, Hargreaves, Moore, Clough, Ashurst, Dean, Wheeler, Dixon, Fa'asavalu.