By Admin
The Wire are looking to extend our winning run at the start of the season to nine matches when rivals Wigan Warriors are in town this Friday.
Daryl Powell's side made it eight wins on the spin in the south of France last Saturday as Josh Thewlis' late try secured a thrilling 20-14 victory.
Friday's fixture is a game that needs little introduction with an intense local rivalry spanning the decades.
Wigan also go into the game full of confidence following a Good Friday win over St Helens which moved them up to second in the table.
Squad News
Warrington are boosted by the return of Daryl Clark who has missed the last two games with a knee injury.
Gil Dudson (5 matches) and Joe Philbin (2 matches) both serve the first games of their suspensions. James Harrison (knee), Joe Bullock (thumb), Adam Holroyd (shoulder) all remain sidelined through injury.
Josh McGuire is set to make his home Super League debut while Matty Russell could make his 100th club appearance.
Ticket Info
Over 14,000 tickets have now been sold with a limited number remaining available online, by calling 01925 248888 or from our official club store.
The South and East Stands have now sold out with extremely limited tickets in the North Stand.
Limited tickets are available in the West Stand with ticket office windows open from 5pm and select cash turnstiles.
2023 members gain entry to this fixture as part of their membership.
There is an increase in ticket prices on matchdays.
In order to avoid large queues on matchday supporters are encouraged to collect tickets at the earliest convenience.
Tickets can be collected from the official club store from 9am to 5pm on Thursday and Friday. At 5pm on Friday they will be transferred to the ticket collections windows next to the store. We anticipate long queues simply due to the vast number of tickets ordered.
To hopefully assist in reducing the match day queues, we are opening the ticket collections windows from 5pm until 7pm on Thursday 13 April for supporters to collect.
HOW TO WATCH
Friday's game will be broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports Arena.
The full match replay will be available on WireTV from Monday with highlights and match updates available on our social media channels.
SPECTATOR INFO
Turnstiles for Friday’s game will open at 6.30pm, with the Hospitality entrance open from 5.45pm.
Our official club store will be open from 9am up until kick-off.
Ticket office windows will open from 5pm. If you are collecting tickets please do so at the earliest convenience to avoid large queues.
OPPOSITION WATCH
The old enemy visit The Halliwell Jones Stadium as Wigan Warriors are in town for our biggest game of the season so far.
It’s the game most Warrington fans look for first when the fixtures are released with numerous big hits, classic tries and late drama over the years.
Wigan go into tonight’s game full of confidence following a 14-6 Good Friday derby win over St Helens last time out.
On-loan Toby King got the Player of the Match award last week and will return to The Halliwell Jones Stadium for the first time. Jake Wardle spent the second half of last season on loan at the Wire and also made the switch to the DW Stadium this year.
Jai Field’s absence is a blow for the Warriors but Bevan French has been in form at full-back and is one to watch out for.
MAN IN THE MIDDLE
Chris Kendall will officiate the game with Tom Grant the video referee.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
According to the Met Office temperatures are set to hit 10 degrees celcius by kick-off on a cloudy evening.
ROUND 9 SCHEDULE
Salford v Castleford (Thu, 8pm)
Huddersfield v Catalans (Fri, 7.45pm)
Hull KR v St Helens (Fri, 8pm)
Leeds v Hull FC (Fri, 8pm)
Warrington v Wigan (Fri, 8pm)
Wakefield v Leigh (Sun, 3pm)