Salford Red Devils travel to take on Warrington Wolves tonight and Paul Rowley has named his loan-filled team.

The RFL have permitted for the rules to be bent regarding the maximum number of loan players you can have in a matchday squad, typically capped at five, with Salford allowed to have nine in recent weeks.

Their 21-man squad saw Salford once again name nine loanees as well as new additions Jack Walker and Isaac Shaw meaning there could be yet more debuts this week for a team who have already used almost 70 players this Super League season.

As for Warrington, Sam Burgess made a host of changes to his 21-man squad with some forced as Ben Currie and James Harrison end their season through bicep and shoulder injuries respectively.

Lachlan Fitzgibbon also dropped out through a HIA whilst Sam Stone cannot face his parent club, meaning a host of youngsters were brought in.

Burgess may well want to blood them but a loss to a Salford Red Devils side in crisis will cause even more fan turmoil than what currently exists at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.

Warrington Wolves team news

Matt Dufty and Toby King returned to the side last week in their defeat against Huddersfield Giants and both men feature again but the big news is that Marc Sneyd doesn’t play with Leon Hayes starting in his absence.

Another man Burgess can’t call on is Connor Wrench after he announced his immediate retirement from the sport aged 23 earlier in the week. He’s replaced in the centres by debutant James Duffy.

Duffy is one of three to make their first team debut as Ewan Smith and Tom McKinney also do with the former in the second-row and the latter playing from the bench.

Warrington Wolves XIII: Matt Dufty; Jake Thewlis, James Duffy, Toby King, Josh Thewlis; George Williams, Leon Hayes; Luke Thomas, Danny Walker, Luke Yates; Ewan Smith, Adam Holroyd; Ryan Matterson

Interchanges: Tom McKinney, Max Wood, Joe Philbin, Sam Powell

📋 Tonight’s line-up for our penultimate home game of the season

James Duffy, Ewan Smith and Tom McKinney all make their first team debuts this evening pic.twitter.com/wuYyQtX1Hm

— Warrington Wolves (@WarringtonRLFC) August 29, 2025

Salford Red Devils team news

Having brought in a number of new players this week and also named Jayden Nikorima for the first time since his injury, Salford look the strongest they’ve been in weeks though their team is still a ‘mish-mash’ as Paul Rowley has previously stated.

Jayden Nikorima returns but starts from the bench as Joe Mellor and Rowan Milnes play in the halves with Sam Davies at hooker and new signing Jack Walker at full-back to complete the spine.

That sees Declan Murphy drop out as three loanees are named among the centres and wingers with Tchamambe, Gorman and Darbyshire all playing alongside Nathan Connell.

Loanees Jack Croft, Toby Warren and Tiaki Chan join Nikorima on the bench as Dan Russell and Leon Ruan start in the pack.

Salford Red Devils XIII: Jack Walker; Neil Tchamambe, Louix Gorman, Jack Darbyshire, Nathan Connell; Joe Mellor, Rowan Milnes; Loghan Lewis, Sam Davis, Justin Sangare; Dan Russell, Leon Ruan; Harvey Wilson

Interchanges: Jack Croft, Toby Warren, Jayden Nikorima, Tiaki Chan

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 Salford Red Devils for Round 24! 👹

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— Salford Red Devils 👹 (@SalfordDevils) August 29, 2025