St Helens v Leeds Rhinos: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

After a week's rest, St Helens and Leeds Rhinos will return to action in the Super League on Friday, with the hosts hoping to move to the top of the table.

Paul Wellens' side are joint-top with Wigan Warriors, Warrington Wolves and Catalans Dragons, and they should be refreshed and ready to go after the Challenge Cup break last weekend.

Leeds are four points behind their hosts, and they too squeezed in an extra week of training, having been knocked out of the Challenge Cup by St Helens earlier this season.

How to watch St Helens v Leeds Rhinos and TV Channel

St Helens v Leeds Rhinos will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action.

St Helens v Leeds Rhinos kick-off time, date and venue

St Helens v Leeds Rhinos will kick-off at 20:00 BST on Friday 24th May, and it will take place at the Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens.

St Helens v Leeds Rhinos stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

St Helens come into Friday's game on the back of three wins in four matches, and they beat Castleford Tigers 60-4 in their most recent league game.

Leeds failed to score a point in their last fixture, a 26-0 defeat to Catalans Dragons. Rohan Smith's side have struggled with consistency, having won three of their previous six in the Super League.

St Helens have won both meetings between the two clubs this season, while they have won 88 of the 160 matches between the two clubs. 

St Helens v Leeds Rhinos head-to-head record (H2H)

St Helens wins	88
Draws	2
Leeds Rhinos wins	70

*H2H stats refer to all competitions

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St Helens v Leeds Rhinos team news

St Helens team news

Morgan Knowles, Matt Whitley, Jake Wingfield, Morgan Knowles and Alex Walmsley remain sidelined through injury, but Agnatius Paasi could return to the 21-man squad.

The powerful prop has been working his way back from an ACL injury, and the club have said they are in no rush with his recovery.

Leeds Rhinos team news

Brodie Croft and Harry Newman are fit to return to travel to Merseyside, but Smith is still without Tom Holroyd, James Bentley and Paul Momirovski.

Youngster Morgan Gannon has also been ruled out for the rest of the season as he tries to recover from repeat concussions.