Jonny Lomax's pass to the onrushing Harry Robertson bounces off the St Helens centre and Leeds regain the ball.

So much for whatever prospective St Helens fightback could have mustered in this second half.

Matt Newsum
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Leeds are in no mood to relinquish what they hold - which is an eight-point lead.

Challenge unsuccessful.

It's gone upstairs and Ryan Hall is judged to have been the maker of his own knock on.

St Helens are 30 metres out at the scrum that follows.

Ryan Hall knocks on but Leeds are challenging the call.

The rate we're going, this game isn't going to end before 10pm, is it?

Leeds' Kallum Watkins knocks on. I've lost count of how many knock ons we've had in this eliminator, to be honest.

Just over 10 minutes remaining and Leeds are still in control. St Helens need something magic. And now.

St Helens' Curtis Sironen and James McDonnell have a bit of a disagreement - to put it mildly - and there's some afters.

TV replays show that Sironen put his hand into the face of McDonnell while the latter puts an elbow in on the former.

The referee calls the captains over and tells them to calm the game down.

Alan Hunte
Ex-Great Britain winger on BBC Radio Merseyside

Although eight points isn't a massive margin, the effectiveness of the Saints attack makes it a little bit bigger.

They have struggled to stretch this Leeds defence who have been aggressive, pretty well structured and even in scramble mode have come up with last-ditch tackles.

To be honest, I don't get the impression Hull KR boss Willie Peters is going to be too worried about facing either of these sides next week.

It's a game that's mostly - James McDonnell's try aside - lacked a lot of quality.

Leeds do go for the two and Jake Connor makes no mistake right in front of the posts.

That could have just about done it for Leeds, here.

St Helens have around 15 minutes to score twice. And on the evidence we've seen so far, who knows whether they'll be able to do that.

Leeds win a penalty after Moses Mbye goes in high on Jake Connor.

You'd think they'll go for the two given they're around 20-ish metres out.

Barry Eaton
Ex-Leeds assistant coach on BBC Radio Leeds

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It's the first time St Helens have got around the Leeds defence but Jake Connor read the play superbly and just got enough on the winger to push him over the sidelines as he was just about to leap into the air to try to get one of those one-handed put-downs.

Great Leeds defence!

Jake Connor puts in a try-saving tackle to nudge Jon Bennison into touch before he can run in at the corner.

Is that St Helens' chance gone? What a way for Connor to make up for his mis-hit kick just now!

Oof, oh dear.

Jake Connor attempts a 40-20 kick but the Leeds man horribly misjudges it and it sails out on the full.

Can Saints finally take advantage of some field territory for once?

Barry Eaton
Ex-Leeds assistant coach on BBC Radio Leeds

It's Leeds who are looking a little bit jaded now.

There's a bit of a flat atmosphere at the minute which isn't a surprise because it's been a pretty flat, error-strewn second period so far.

St Helens, for what it's worth, have had a better five minutes or so than they've had for quite a while.

But despite having Leeds well pegged back in their own half, they can't take advantage.

St Helens are almost through thanks to a slick set of passes in the Leeds half of the field but they're held up for obstruction and concede a penalty.

Wasteful.

Lachie Miller does well to catch a high ball before the onrushing Tristan Sailor can get to him.

Leeds begin their set deep in their own 10. Is this the beginning of the St Helens turnaround?

Mark Percival leaps high to regain the ball for St Helens before Leeds' Harry Newman gets to it.

Saints need to get a foothold in this game now before it gets ahead of them.

Robbie Hunter-Paul
Former New Zealand international on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Leeds are building pressure, not overplaying, just trying to put the St Helens defence on the back foot and take that energy out of them.