Super League: Team news ahead of Friday's clash between Wigan and Widnes
Wigan have made two changes to their squad ahead of Friday's Super League clash with Widnes at the DW stadium.
Last Updated: 17/07/15 7:12pm
Wigan have made two changes to their squad ahead of Friday's Super League Round 22 clash with Widnes Vikings.
Matty Bowen is rested for the game and Dan Sarginson is out after picking up a hamstring injury last week, with Ryan Hampshire and Ryan Sutton both coming into the 19-man squad.
Wigan are looking to defend their 100 per cent home record at the DW Stadium but coach Shaun Wane is more concerned about taking momentum into the next phase.
"I want to win these last two games in a confident manner and play the best way we can to get some momentum going into the Super 8s," said Wane.
"These two games are massive for us. We're approaching the Widnes game like a Grand Final."
Widnes need at least three points from their last two games and for other results go their way to have if they want to avoid the qualifiers group, which sees the bottom four of Super League play against the leading quartet from the Championship.
It is a tough ask made tougher without centre Stefan Marsh, who was injured in their win over Catalans last weekend. Willie Isa and Matt Whitley are included in the 19-man squad for Marsh’s spot in the three-quarter line.
Wigan: Bateman, Burgess, Charnley, Clubb, Crosby, L. Farrell, Flower, Gelling, Hampshire, McIlorum, Mossop, O'Loughlin, Patrick, Powell, Smith, Sutton, Tautai, Tomkins, Williams.
Widnes: Ah Van, Cahill, Clarkson, Craven, Dean, Dudson, Flynn, Galea, Gerrard, Gilmore, Hanbury, Heremaia, Isa, Leuluai, Manuokafoa, Mellor, O'Carroll, Owens, Whitley.