Wigan Warriors v Saints

⏹ The Saints fall to a defeat at The Brick Community Stadium on Good Friday 2025

Full time sponsored by Liverpool John Lennon Airport

🔄 Passi off, Walmsley on.

🍒⚪ 18-14 😇😇

Wigan held in their own half, good defence but we need to be at the other end.

Saints well and truly in this now. Welsby goes high again, Sailor runs under it but knocks on as he catches. Wigan ball, 10m off their own line.

Swirling bomb from Welsby, Marshall takes it well but the Warriors then spill it! COME ON.

Another strong attack from Saints, but crucially no points. Sailor dabs a chip ahead for Percival to chase but Field has it.

Saints looking dangerous, Clark and Welsby with good moments. Welsby on tackle four cut through the middle, and Whitby on the last placed a perfect grubber which Field just takes and keeps in the field of play.

A good set after points, the kick chase is strong too with Marshall getting a big tackle put on him by the Saints.

Liam Byrne knock on – Saints with a good chance to attach now.

Whitby breaks the line and cuts through, he finds a pass back into Daryl Clark but the referee pulls it back as Clark grounds it for being a forward pass.

Welsby shakes away Leeming chasing him on the last and spirals a kick which Field doesn’t deal with.

Lees leads the defensive chase with vigour.

Saints do well to quell a Wigan threat, French fired a pass out to Eckersley but the centre can’t catch it and knocks on.

Knowles tries to get up to play the ball by the 30m line but knocks on as he does.

Saints showing some good second phase play to create a half chance, pulling it from one edge to the other.

Welsby on the last went searching to cut through but no good.

🔄 Clark on, Delaney off.

Saints with a rare sightline of the try line in this half, Welsby chips ahead but Field takes it and is met by three St.Helens men.

🔄 Walmsley on, Paasi off.

Wigan try to keep Saints pinned in the left corner, but are offside doing so.

Saints charge down a kick from Wigan in their own half, French bundles it about and then a six-again is called for Wigan – not clear why.

🔄 HIA interchange for Bennison, with Lees coming on.

Mbye back on now too.

🍒⚪ 18-2 😇😇

🔄 Batchelor off, Sambou on.

Joe looked to have a leg issue as he came off.

🍒⚪ 12-2 😇😇

Whitby hoists a high one which Saints chase very well.

⏸ The Saints trail Wigan at the break, in The Good Friday Derby away at The Brick Community Stadium

Half time sponsored by Liverpool John Lennon Airport

Dupree comes off the field, Hill on in his stead.

Saints look to quickly go left, Murphy offloads in the tackle but into Wigan hands.

Warriors knock on though in front of their own line, our ball.

Time off.

Tyler Dupree is down after a strong Paasi carry and is getting checked over.

🍒⚪ 12-2 😇😇

Saints force a Wigan error with a massive bit of defending on the first carry from the restart.

Come on now, let’s make it pay.

Smith misses the conversion.

Wigan push close, we scramble well to stop a threat on the left.

Smith on the last kicks across to the right, the ball ends up loose and Miski picks it up with ample space to ground.

VR called upon, sent up as a try.

Batchelor now knocks on, with Wardle in the tackle slapping it loose.

Good defence from the Saints, the hosts forced to stay in their own half again.

🔄 Paasi on, Lees off.

🍒⚪ 8-2 😇😇

Batchelor after a collision with Nsemba goes to play the ball but does so incorrectly.

Wigan scrum, by the halfway line.

The hosts make the most of a penalty, moving close and Smith shoots in the middle but into Tyler Dupree before grounding the ball.

It is sent up as a try by the referee to the Video Ref.

Delaney puts a tackle on Walters, but it is judged as a dangerous “tip” one with Walters’ leg going up high.

Strong Wigan defence after the penalty, we kick from just inside our own half.

Wigan knock on early in their set!

Delaney driving to the line is taken by an offside man, Saints get a penalty in front of the sticks.

Saints can’t make the error pay though, Sironen as he charges into the line he knocks on.

Another let off for the Warriors.

Field knock on off a high Saints kick!

Walmsley off, Delaney on.

Saints get a six-again, Wigan laying in the ruck, we push closer to the line. On the last Walmsley knocks on before playing the ball. A let off for the hosts.

The S-Men have the Warriors moving back, on the last 20m out Whitby and Whitley try a play but Matt gets held short of the line.

Correction, penalty was for Leeming being offside ahead of the kicker.

Wigan threaten down their right edge off the penalty, but a kick is batted out by Saints, however no GLDO as it looks like Warriors are penalised for dissent.

Walmsley makes a break through the line and tries to find a pass to Mbye but he bundles it and Wigan get a penalty for an obstruction with a Saints man blocking.

Wigan will get the first major chance, Walmsley knocked on trying to take an early carry in.

Warriors scrum 30m out.

Sailor deals with a Smith kick on the ground, and Wigan try their tactic of dragging us into touch but he stays in.

Good carries from Lees and Murphy on our attack, again we get into the Wigan half before Whitby’s high kick.

We reply very strongly, Walmsley on Walters drives him back and the Warriors kick from behind their own 40 again.

The visitors’ first attacking set sees us just edge into the Wigan half, a big kick is taken well at the back and our chase is solid.

Brilliant opening defensive set by the Saints, the hosts are pinned deep in their own half and punt downfield.

This is an incredible atmosphere, it always is, what a cauldron of noise!

😇 Your Saints lineup for Good Friday 2025, against Wigan!

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Together, Saints faithful, we head over Billinge Hill and into hostile territory for The Derby!

To our sold out away end, our message is simple:
LET’S. GET. LOUD. 🔉🔊 🔊

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📌 Robin Park Arena
🕛 12pm KO
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