'Salford's defence fantastic'published at 14:32 BST 17 September 2022
St Helens 13-12 Salford
Phil Kinsella
BBC Radio Merseyside Sport
Salford's defensive performance has been fantastic.
Where has it come from? It's not been on show all season.
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
'Salford's defence fantastic'published at 14:32 BST 17 September 2022
TRY: St Helens 13-12 Salfordpublished at 60 mins
Ryan Brierley, goal Marc Sneyd
Image source, swpix.comSalford regain the ball after Jonny Lomax's attempted kick is scuffed.
Meanwhile, the visitors break and Ryan Brierley picks up the ball on the wing and rushes in.
Marc Sneyd, right in front of the posts, nails the two and Salford are within one point of St Helens, now.
Game on!
'Good energy levels from Salford'published at 14:28 BST 17 September 2022
St Helens 13-6 Salford
Luke Adamson
Former Salford player on BBC Radio ManchesterSalford have got to be buoyed by this at the moment.
This is really good, really good energy levels.
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St Helens 13-6 Salford
We're back under way and St Helens make a good few metres no sooner does referee Chris Kendall wave play on.
We're approaching the final 20 minutes, now.
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St Helens 13-6 Salford
Chris Atkin is off for two minutes having been shown a green card.
He's not off for a head injury assessment, but should miss the Grand Final should Salford progress.
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St Helens 13-6 Salford
Play is eventually stopped to bring the medical team on to have a look at Chris Atkin.
Hopefully he's OK.
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St Helens 13-6 Salford
Chris Atkin's had a hard game today.
The Salford man is now clattered into by Sione Mata'utia off the ball.
'Saints not turning pressure into points'published at 14:21 BST 17 September 2022
St Helens 13-6 Salford
Phil Kinsella
BBC Radio Merseyside SportSaints have had a lot of pressure but they haven't turned that into points.
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St Helens 13-6 Salford
That drop-goal from Jonny Lomax came at the right time as St Helens have yet to pad out their advantage.
Salford are working back into this second half. A big end to this encounter is on the cards.
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St Helens 13-6 Salford
Matty Lees looks to go over but he's held up for a double movement!
So, so close for St Helens. But Salford survive that attack, just.
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St Helens 13-6 Salford
From the restart, again, St Helens win another set of six. Salford are just about hanging on at the minute.
Saints are agonisingly close but Salford are swarming them every time they get anywhere near the line.
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St Helens 13-6 Salford
Jonny Lomax is having a cracker of a game. He looks to go direct to the line from the restart but Marc Sneyd puts in a high arm on his face.
The home fans aren't happy with that, but St Helens win a penalty for their troubles.
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St Helens 13-6 Salford
Jonny Lomax plays another belter of a grubber kick in towards goal as St Helens keep pressing.
Sione Mata'utia misses the chance to touch down as Salford survive, but soon after the restart, Amir Bourouh knocks on and Saints win another set of six within 20 metres.
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St Helens 13-6 Salford
Great stuff from Curtis Sironen as he looks to bolster his way through to score St Helens' third try of the game.
But he's succesfully held up and Salford eventually regain possession on the turnover.
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St Helens 13-6 Salford
Big tackle from Jonny Lomax to force Salford into a knock-on deep inside their own half.
A scrum follows and St Helens press upfield. Good stuff from the hosts.
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St Helens 13-6 Salford
Marc Sneyd tries an audacious 40-20 kick but he's inches away from being successful.
A lively and confident start from Salford.
SECOND HALFpublished at 40 mins
St Helens 13-6 Salford
St Helens get the second half under way.
40 minutes to go. 40 minutes from a possible fourth consecutive Super League Grand Final.
Or are Salford going to upset the party?
Giants sign New Zealand centre Marsterspublished at 14:00 BST 17 September 2022
HT: St Helens 13-6 Salford
Huddersfield's play-off bid may have been abruptly ended by Salford last weekend, but they're building for next year by signing New Zealand centre Esan Marsters from NRL team Gold Coast Titans.
He has played 85 times in the NRL for three different clubs, scoring 22 tries and kicking 96 goals, and he has won six caps for the Kiwis.
Giants sign New Zealand centre Marsters
Huddersfield Giants sign New Zealand centre Esan Marsters from NRL team Gold Coast Titans.
Read More'Salford will take confidence from try'published at 13:56 BST 17 September 2022
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Luke Adamson
Former Salford player on BBC Radio ManchesterI don't think Salford knew what were coming at them early on.
Saints scored two early tries and could've had more.
Salford only had one set in Saints' 22 zone and they scored - so they'll take confidence from that.
Half-timepublished at 13:51 BST 17 September 2022
St Helens 13-6 Salford
Image source, SWPix.comAll over at the break and Jonny Lomax's last-ditch drop-goal has given St Helens a seven-point advantage over Salford.
Joe Batchelor's double put Saints in control but Morgan Knowles' sin bin let Salford in to halve the deficit.
A big 40 minutes awaits.