If the injuries/suspensions are true then this I think will be the score Wigan 14 Saints 36 .... 21,011.

Wigan 19 - 12 Saints

Wigan 16-32 Saints

Attendance: 22,547

Wigan 30-16 Saints
22k there to enjoy a pleasant evening.

18-36
No MIcky Mac, no Lokers.
A gallant effort that won't leave anyone disappointed.

Lockers is in the squad...

If our coach was anyone but SW then I'd back
Saints but I just can't write us off with him at the helm. He'll have them all pumped big time. All depends on whether SOL plays I think, if he does then I'm going for

Wigan 22 Saints 16

MOM: Burgess
Attendance 21,365

He is but Wane spoke about missing leaders like Green, MM and SOL. I have a feeling he won't play but hope I'm wrong.

Lockers will play on one leg if he has to. Can't see him missing this one!

Wigan 18

Saints 24

MOM- Williams

1st try- Makinson

Att- 19,300.

Saints by at 10 for me.
This is a game too far for your injuries.

I still can't write off Wigan here, we still have too many influential players out there and the young players will be looking to make a name for themselves in one of the biggest games of the season.

Wigan by a whisker!

Wigan 26 St.Helens 20

I have no doubt sol will play.

Wigan 20 20 Saints

Cant see past a saints win

Lol at how everyone has bought wanes millions of injuries nonsense whilst conveniently ignoring saints absentees.

You have to hand it to him, he can certainly mislead the sheep through the media.

Who's missing then?

Hampshire, Goulding, Thornley, Charnley, Green, McIlorum, Pettybourne, Clubb, Farrell, any more?

Powell and O'loughlin haven't trained all week so if either one of those don't make it then I'd expect Doran will be making his debut. Shame Hampshire is out as this would have been his chance to start a big game at stand-off.

Jordan James has tweeted this morning that he's playing



Anyway I predict Wigan 16 - 26 Saints.

M.E.N last night came up with the following observations.
Wigan could have up to 5 forwards ruled out and may have to reshuffle the backline
Goulding , Charnley and Powell all picked up knocks last week.
Bateman and Bowen to face late fitness tests.
Sol may have to move to halfback to partner Smith.

It will be interesting to see what the final 17 is.

Massive pressure on Saints to win tonight and rightly so

Do they have the bottle and mental strength to deliver when it really matters?

Saints should win by 12-14

Saints always seem to get the better of us in the second derby. Agree with the poster saying Burke on the bench and lockers to nine. Key thing for me about a hooker is defence in the middle of the field. Williams can be abit lightweight, especially after playing alot of minutes.

Wigans team better than the one I expect to play.

However think we may struggle to break them down without the Green to Farrell combo

I see a saints win 24-10.

Of course we'll be fine. Did any of the doom and gloomers see Saints against Catalans (or Wire for that matter, or us on GF)? They have Wellens at FB, so any breaks will be 6 points. In pretty much every second derby we have lost we have had our mind on other things - this year, this game gets our full attention.
If Lockers is fit the game will be over by 60 minutes again.

Charnley, Bowen and Powell all passed fitness tests. Strong performance from us but cant see past a Saints win.

I take it lockers wasn't fit but played anyway then?

Bet you wish you had not written that when you saw Wello crash Burgess into touch saving 6 points.

Did you enjoy a pleasant evening?