Vikings v Broncos: Teams
Widnes are without captain Jon Clarke and vice-captain Shaun Briscoe for Sunday's clash with fellow strugglers London Broncos.
Last Updated: 23/03/12 5:13pm
Widnes will aim to make it back-to-back home wins when they welcome London Broncos to the Stobart Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The last time they played in front of their own fans the Vikings recorded a stunning 37-36 triumph over Wigan, Lloyd White securing their first points of the season with a drop goal in the final 10 minutes.
However Denis Betts' side came back down to earth with a bump last weekend, going down 58-10 to a Danny Tickle-inspired Hull side.
To make matters worse, captain Jon Clarke and vice-captain Shaun Briscoe are both missing from the 17-man squad that was in action at the KC Stadium.
Anthony Mullally is another absentee, but Ben Cross, Chris Dean and Scott Moore are all available again after overcoming injuries.
Battling Broncos
Like their opponents, London have only managed one win so far this season - a 42-16 home hammering of Castleford on March 10.
They threatened to pull off an upset away at Wigan last Sunday, at one stage leading the Warriors 18-6 before eventually succumbing 42-30.
Winger Michael Robertson and forward Jason Golden both picked up injuries at the DW Stadium, so there are places in the Broncos' 19-man squad for youngsters Omari Caro and Kieran Dixon.
Liam Colbon missed out on the chance to face one of his old clubs when he failed a late fitness test before the Wigan game, but the winger looks set to take the place of Robertson out wide.
"We need to build on last week's performance and show the same level in our defence as we did in our attack, which was very good," Broncos coach Rob Powell said.
Widnes: Allen, Cahill, Craven, Cross, Davies, Dean, Finnigan, Flynn, Hanbury, Isa, J. Kite, Leuluai, Marsh, Moore, O'Brien, Phelps, Pickersgill, White, Winterstein.
London Broncos: Bailey, Bryant, Caro, Clubb, Colbon, Cook, Dixon, Dorn, Gower, Howell, Kaufusi, Krasniqi, Melling, O'Callaghan, Randall, Rinaldi, Sarginson, Temata, Witt.