Super League: Warrington v Hull FC Sky Live preview
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Last Updated: 25/05/18 10:02pm
Warrington are poised to give Super League debuts to Luis Johnson and Pat Moran against an injury-ravaged Hull FC on Friday night, live on Sky Sports Arena.
Centre Ben Pomeroy is set to start his second stint with the third-placed Wolves in place of Bryson Goodwin, who has a hamstring injury. Prop Mike Cooper is also out with a hamstring injury and Sitaleki Akauola is suspended.
Fourth-placed Hull could give a debut to full-back or winger Jack Sanderson in place of Josh Griffin, who injured a knee in the Hull derby at Magic Weekend in Newcastle.
Prop Scott Taylor is also missing with a shoulder injury but Brad Fash is set to take his place, having recovered from a broken jaw.
"I've been really pleased with the growth of our squad and the playing group over the last 10 weeks," Wolves coach Steve Price told the club's official website.
"We had a bit of hiccup at the weekend but nothing major; credit must go to Wigan. I thought they played some really good football. We still gave ourselves a chance within 15 minutes of full time with that disallowed try to Stef Ratchford.
"We fully understand what we need to improve on to keep evolving into the team we'd like to be at the end of the year. We have a great opportunity to turn things around against a quality side in Hull FC."
Warrington's Harvey Livett was part of the side which succumbed 38-10 to Wigan in Newcastle last week, and insists the squad are focused on a return to winning ways.
"It was a tough loss against Wigan and a difficult defeat to take," Livett said this week. "We would like to have got the win but we're focused now on putting it right this week against Hull and hopefully climbing back up the table.
"They're going through an injury crisis, but at the same time are going into the game off the back of a good win in the Hull derby at Magic Weekend so will be full of confidence.
"They've got a really strong team and we won't be taking them for granted. We've done our work on them this week and hopefully can get the job done."
As pointed out by Sky Sports' Brian Carney in his column this week: "Hull are enduring some of the worst injury luck I've ever seen". So much so that Kirk Yeaman, who retired from the sport in 2016, had to come out of retirement to feature in the Hull derby during Magic Weekend.
The 34-year-old was a surprise omission from the 19-man squad announced to face Warrington this week, however.
"It's probably a game which is a little bit too soon for Kirk due to the nature of him playing on Sunday," Hull assistant coach Andy Last said at this week's press conference.
"The emotional attachment of playing in a big derby game and the fact that he hadn't played for 20 months, the turnaround is just a little bit too short for Kirk.
"It's probably one of those week by week situations with him and that's the case for everyone in the squad."
Tune in to Sky Sports Arena and Main Event from 7.30pm on Friday to catch Warrington v Hull FC in Super League from the Halliwell Jones Stadium.
Team news
Warrington 19-man squad: Ryan Atkins, Kevin Brown, Mitch Brown, Josh Charnley, Daryl Clark, Chris Hill, Jack Hughes, Luis Johnson, George King, Tom Lineham, Harvey Livett, Pat Moran, Ben Murdoch-Masila, Declan Patton, Joe Philbin, Ben Pomeroy, Stefan Ratchford, Tyrone Roberts, Ben Westwood
Hull FC 19-man squad: Jamie Shaul, Jack Sanderson, Jack Logan, Cameron Scott, Hakim Miloudi, Liam Harris, Jake Connor, Mickey Paea, Danny Houghton, Chris Green, Sika Manu, Mark Minichiello, Joe Westerman; Danny Washbrook, Masimbaashe Matongo, Dean Hadley, Brad Fash, Jordan Lane, Jez Litten.