GAME DAY: Build-up and key info as Wire reach 'do or die time'
IT'S 'do or die' time for Warrington Wolves…
Sam Burgess' side stand on the brink of a second consecutive Wembley appearance, and a shot at redemption for what happened in the first of them after they lost last year's Challenge Cup Final to Wigan Warriors.
In order to give themselves that chance, they must defeat an in-form Leigh Leopards side at St Helens' Totally Wicked Stadium today.
Adrian Lam's men are looking to lift the famous old trophy for the second time in three years having won a dramatic 2023 final against Hull KR via golden point.
The Robins booked their spot in the final by thrashing Catalans Dragons in York yesterday in the first of this weekend's semi-final ties, so who will join them?
Check out all of our pre-match build-up pieces and all of the key matchday information you need below...
Wire supporters will largely be housed in the East Stand – usually the away end for St Helens home fixtures – and tickets can be still be bought today by visiting the Totally Wicked Stadium ticket office. Seated tickets in the North and South Stands are also available.
As of Friday, ticket sales had passed the 12,500 mark, meaning this will be the best-attended Challenge Cup clash to be played at Saints' home ground.
Two matches will be played at the Totally Wicked Stadium today – the men's semi-final kicks off at 4.15pm after the women's last-four tie between St Helens and York Valkyrie, which gets underway at 1.45pm. Both matches are included in the price of a ticket.
The men's game will be shown live on BBC Sport – coverage starts at 3.45pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.
Liam Moore will referee this afternoon's game, with Jack Smith on video referee duty.
> Click here to see the 21-man squads named by both sides for today's game
> The latest Warrington Wolves injury news as Sam Burgess discusses potential returns
> Will Sam Burgess roll the dice to reach Wembley again? Pre-Leigh talking points
> A Challenge Cup attendance record is guaranteed to be broken this afternoon - full ticket sales update
> Could big-game experience be a key factor in getting Warrington Wolves back to Wembley?
> Hooker Sam Powell discusses Challenge Cup semi and confirms his future plans beyond this year
> Josh Thewlis explains why Warrington Wolves are happy to be written off ahead of today's semi-final
> Can Wire make full use of their 'home away from home' this afternoon?
As always, the Warrington Guardian will be bringing you all of this afternoon's action and reaction live and direct from the Totally Wicked Stadium.
'Matchday Live' will be up and running from around 2.30pm with all of the build-up to kick-off, the latest team news as it comes in and live text commentary of the action as it happens.
Then, from the full-time hooter onwards, we will bring you our full range of in-depth post-match reaction including our popular matchday vlogs and our weekly match review podcast 'The Wrap-Up.'
All of that can be found at warringtonguardian.co.uk – your home of unrivalled coverage of The Wire.
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