Penrith Panthers v Manly Sea Eagles: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

Two teams fighting for a play-off spot in the NRL meet on Sunday as the Penrith Panthers play host to the Manly Sea Eagles.

The Panthers dropped to third in the NRL ladder after a 22-10 defeat to St George Illawarra Dragons, while Manly are just three points behind them after a 26-20 success over the Melbourne Storm.

How to watch Penrith Panthers v Manly Sea Eagles and TV channel

Penrith Panthers v Manly Sea Eagles will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action, as well as via the Watch NRL app.

Penrith Panthers v Manly Sea Eagles kick-off time, date and venue

The Panthers and Sea Eagles will do battle at Penrith Stadium in Penrith, with the game due to start at 07:05 BST on Sunday 9th June.

Penrith Panthers v Manly Sea Eagles stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

The Panthers have picked up 18 points from their first 12 matches, losing only four times this season.

While they have lost two of their last three, Manly ended a run of three-straight defeats by beating Melbourne at home last time out.

Penrith have won eight of the last nine games between the two teams, but Manly did run out 32-18 winners when the sides met in April.

Penrith Panthers v Manly Sea Eagles head-to-head record (H2H)

Penrith Panthers wins	43
Draws	1
Manly Sea Eagles wins	58

*H2H stats refer to all competitions.

Penrith Panthers v Manly Sea Eagles team news

Penrith Panthers team news

Dylan Edwards is listed among the reserves due to a quad injury, which forced him to miss the first game of this year's State of Origin.

Daine Laurie is expected to fill in at full-back, while Jack Cole will partner Jarome Luai in the halves after Brad Schneider was dropped.

Luke Garner has recovered from a leg injury to take his place on the bench, while Moses Leota is a doubt due to a hamstring problem.

Star halfback Nathan Clearly remains sidelined due to a hamstring problem.

Manly Sea Eagles team news

Daly Cherry-Evans, Jake Trbojevic and Haumole Olakau'atu will all need to pass fitness tests after playing in Origin One.

Raymond Tuaimalo Vaega has been dropped from the squad, with new signing Jake Simpkin set to be named among the reserves.