Super League: St Helens coach confident ahead of tonights showdown with Wigan Warriors

Jul 31 2009

By John Lawless, Liverpool Echo

ST HELENS take on a Wigan side that’s confident of getting a first win at Knowsley Road since 2003 tonight. The Warriors took the spoils convincingly 28-4 on that occasion and have also earned themselves a couple of draws since. Other than that, it has been Saints all the way with a record 75-0 drubbing in the Challenge Cup in 2005 still the subject of raucous banter between the two sets of fans. But Brian Noble's men will be looking to extend their current engage Super League winning run to six matches to continue their charge up the table. Their latest victory was arguably the Warriors most impressive of the season as they downed Super League big guns Leeds Rhinos 28-10 at the JJB Stadium. Story continues ADVERTISEMENT Ironically, it was a win that allowed Saints to open up a two-point gap at the top of the table over the Rhinos. But Mick Potter's men can expect no such favours tonight in what is sure to be a white-hot atmosphere. And the Saints boss is super keen to get a victory in his first Saints-Wigan home derby since coming to Knowsley Road. He said: "Wigan have had some good victories of late and they've been finishing well in games.

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