Warriors v Bulls: Teams

Michael McIlorum returns to Wigan's squad for the visit of Bradford on Saturday after missing the Warriors' first win of the season.

The young hooker sat out that timely 24-18 victory at Harlequins, serving his one-match suspension, as Brian Noble's side outscored the hosts by five tries to four at the Twickenham Stoop.

New signing Amos Roberts scored his first try for the club to give the visitors the crucial lead with less than five minutes remaining and that result has certainly alleviated some of the pressure building on the club.

The Warriors had lost to Wakefield, Castleford and Hull FC before that game, but with the race to the top now properly up and running Noble will be keen to keep things going against his old side.

Former Leeds full-back Richard Mathers was another man to miss the round three triumph and he again pays the price for an indifferent start to the campaign.

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Steve McNamara's Bradford side has run in just three tries so far this season, and taken just one point from two games as a consequence.

Try-scorers Glen Morrison, Chris Nero and Semi Tadalula have all been included in an unchanged 19-man squad headed to the JJB, looking to bounce back from a 16-12 defeat to Huddersfield.

That reversal represented the Giants' first league victory at Bradford for 40 years and all the signs point to another tight game on Saturday.

The Bulls claimed their only point thus far in a 13-13 draw at Hull KR and McNamara will hope to capitalise on Wigan's recent problems at the ground where the hosts were booed off last time out.

Wigan squad: Roberts, Carmont, Richards, Smith, Leuluai, Fielden, Riddell, Paleaaesina, Hock, Bailey, O'Loughlin, J. Tomkins, Coley, Hansen, McIlorum, Pryce, O'Carroll, S. Tomkins, Ainscough.

Bradford squad: Cook, Whitehead, Sheriffe, Burgess, Sykes, Scruton, Menzies, Newton, Crookes, Deacon, James, Morrison, Godwin, Kopczak, Jeffries, Tadulala, Worrincy, Platt, Nero.