🎟️Ticket information
Tickets for Sunday’s game are available here
đź“° Squad news
Head coach Allan Coleman has named his 21-man squad to face Halifax in Round 24 of the Betfred Championship.
There are two changes from the squad that faced London, Max Banditt comes into the squad for the first time, and Jumah Sambou returns after an injury layoff.
Joe Edge is sidelined with an arm injury, and Nathan Wilde has been recalled back to his parent club.
Our official 2026 squad news partner is Motorpoint Widnes
🥊 The opposition
Halifax have had a tough time in the Championship this season following off field struggles, but the Panthers have recently been on the ascendancy. Some of their previous encounters include a 36-18 victory away at Dewsbury, and a narrow defeat against top six chasing Barrow Raiders.
Halifax Panthers squad – Delaine Bedward, William Calcott, Darius Carter, Ben Crooks, Connor Davies, Jacob Fairbank, Ben Forster, Alfie Johnson, Zack McComb, James Morgan, Adam O’Brien, Lloyd Roby, Jesse Soric, Luckas Stableman-Blue, Riley Thompson, Ben Tibbs, Ben Will.
⏪ Record against Halifax
The two sides met at the DCBL Stadium in Round 11 of the Championship back in April. The Vikings dominated proceedings from the start and ran out 54-0 winners.
Last five meetings:
Widnes 54-0 Halifax (24/4/26)
Halifax 16-14 Widnes (7/9/25)
Widnes 24-24 Halifax (15/6/25)
Halifax 20-24 Widnes (21/7/24)
Widnes 40-14 Halifax (14/4/24)
🗣️ Max Banditt – First interview
Hear from Max Banditt in his first interview since signing for the Vikings.
🏉 Officials
The referee for this fixture is Tara Jones
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