Summary

  • St Helens will meet Leeds in Grand Final on 24 September

  • Saints aiming for fourth consecutive title

  • Salford finished sixth in regular season

  • Red Devils won at Huddersfield to reach semis

Live Reporting

Jay Freeman

  1. Bye bye for now

    FT: St Helens 19-12 Salford

    Right so that's where we leave you.

    Leeds Rhinos will face St Helens in the 2022 Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford next week.

    Can Saints make it four in a row or will Leeds pull off a sensational comeback having started the season so poorly?

    I'll be there next week to take you through it all.

    For now though, I'm going to dash to take you through today's English Football League action. You can join me there by clicking here.

    Thank you for joining us.

  2. 'Saints keep teams at arm's length'

    FT: St Helens 19-12 Salford

    James Gordon
    BBC Radio Merseyside Sport

    Obviously Salford got that try in the second that really made things interesting.

    But as we so often see with St Helens they have this knack of keeping teams at arm's length.

  3. FT: St Helens 19-12 Salford

    Credit to Paul Rowley and Salford who've had a stunning season and pushed St Helens right to the limit.

    But reigning Super League champions Saints were just too much for the visitors.

    And now they will take on Leeds at Old Trafford next Saturday for the chance to win their fourth Super League Grand Final in a row.

  4. ST HELENS REACH THE SUPER LEAGUE GRAND FINAL

    FT: St Helens 19-12 Salford

    St Helens celebrateGetty Images

    Salford battled and came close, but St Helens saw out the win in the end.

    Kristian Woolf's final home game in charge of St Helens ends in victory.

    He's masterminded a path to his third Super League Grand Final in charge of the club and fourth in a row for Saints.

  5. St Helens 19-12 Salford

    We're back under way but there's a slightly subdued feel after Ken Sio leaves the field.

    Just a minute remaining.

  6. St Helens 19-12 Salford

    Still a halt in play as Ken Sio receives medical attention.

    The stretcher has come on. His afternoon is over. A round of applause goes up around the ground as he sits up.

  7. St Helens 19-12 Salford

    Blimey, Ken Sio is out cold on the field, here.

    There's an immediate reaction to signal the medical staff from Matty Lees who goes in on him. It's not intentional by the looks of it. Looks like it's a knee into his head as they both went in on the ball.

    We could have a pretty lengthy break as Sio is attended to.

  8. Saints edging towards victory

    St Helens 19-12 Salford

    James Gordon
    BBC Radio Merseyside Sport

    By the time Salford get the ball back now there's probably only going to be three minutes left.

  9. St Helens 19-12 Salford

    I'm a big fan of Super League's officiating staff and I think there's far too much criticism of them throughout the season.

    However, Chris Kendall has sent lesser things to the video referee this afternoon but hasn't chosen to do so with that Tim Lafai/Tommy Makinson incident.

    That's a massive, massive call.

  10. St Helens 19-12 Salford

    Salford are throwing everything at St Helens now and the reigning champions are just holding on.

    Frantic!

  11. SIN-BIN

    St Helens 19-12 Salford

    Ooh, controversial.

    Tommy Makinson's gone into the bin for holding back Tim Lafai as Salford had looked to have gone over.

    Has he stopped Lafai from scoring a massive try? For some reason, referee Chris Kendall HASN'T sent that upstairs! Surely Salford should have been awarded a penalty try?!

  12. St Helens 19-12 Salford

    Salford put a wicked bouncing ball into the corner and Jonathan Bennison is forced to put the ball in to touch.

    A nervy end, here.

  13. St Helens 19-12 Salford

    Konrad Hurrell puts the ball in to touch as St Helens break and that's another error from the hosts.

    Seven minutes left, can Salford capitalise?

  14. try

    TRY: St Helens 19-12 Salford

    Jonathan Bennison, goal Tommy Makinson

    St Helens scoreswpix.com

    Stunning.

    It's gone to the video ref but there's nothing wrong with that!

    Jonathan Bennison touches down successfully and is that the winning try? He does well to run a good 15 metres or so in the space of a second or two to work on to Jonny Lomax's kick in, too.

    Tommy Makinson nails the kick that follows and St Helens are two scores ahead and into the final 10 minutes.

  15. St Helens 13-12 Salford

    Curtis Sironen turns and comes within inches of the lines but it's short.

    Jonathon Bennison meanwhile latches on to a kick in to goal and touches down. It's going upstairs. Have St Helens done it?!

  16. St Helens 13-12 Salford

    This is a crucial period for both sides, now.

    Kallum Watkins spills the ball deep in the Salford half of the field and St Helens have a set of six to surely give themselves a winning lead.

  17. 'Unbelievable finish in store'

    St Helens 13-12 Salford

    Luke Adamson
    Former Salford player on BBC Radio Manchester

    Salford are so unlucky there.

    That would've been amazing, going 18-13 up with 15 minutes left.

    An unbelievable finish in store now

  18. NO TRY

    St Helens 13-12 Salford

    Salford think they're through as they touch down but King Vuniyayawa holds on to the ball too long and they concede a penalty.

    The Red Devils are furious. That's a let off for St Helens though, who are well off the pace at the moment.

  19. St Helens 13-12 Salford

    St Helens are hanging on, now.

    Tommy Makinson puts in a crucial tackle to force them in to touch but soon after Salford win another set of six right in front of the posts.

  20. St Helens 13-12 Salford

    Joe Batchelor goes in high on Elijah Taylor and Salford win a penalty within their own half.

    They move it upfield as they look to capitalise on this momentum they've suddenly found and their traveling support are in fine voice.