Wakefield Trinity beat Leigh Leopards 26-16 in opening Super League play-off eliminator
Max Jowitt penalty and tries from Tyson Smoothy and Tom Johnstone give Wakefield lead before David Armstrong's try just before half-time
Isiah Vagana and Caius Faatili power over after the break before Trinity go down to 12 men after Emre Guler is sent off
Lachlan Lam sprints in for a second Leigh try
Jowitt kicks penalty to put Wakefield 14 points in front
Innes Senior adds another try for Leigh
Trinity will meet either Wigan Warriors or Leeds Rhinos in semi-finals next weekend
FT: Wakefield 26-16 Leigh
We've been treated to one corker of a Super League play-off eliminator.
How about we do it all over again?
Warrington take on Hull KR tomorrow in the other eliminator to sort out who faces Leeds or Wigan in next week's semi-finals.
And better still, that tie's live on BBC Two, too.
We'll be back tomorrow evening to take you through all the action. For now, thank you for joining us.
FT: Wakefield 26-16 Leigh
Matt Newsum
BBC Radio 5 Live
Wakefield are heading to the semis.
What a comeback for a club who were relegated in 2023.
FT: Wakefield 26-16 Leigh
Wakefield will have a wait to find out who they'll play next week, mind.
That rests on what happens in Warrington's tie against Hull KR tomorrow.
Wakefield 26-16 Leigh
All over and 12-man Wakefield hold on for the win against Leigh.
Trinity go through to the Super League play-off semi-finals for the first time in their history.
Leigh started slowly and were playing catch up all night. Despite Emre Guler's sending off, the Leopards couldn't capitalise on their advantage and ultimately Wakefield were too strong.
Wakefield 26-16 Leigh
There's some afters as Lachlan Lam's last-ditch try attempt off the back of Innes Senior's try comes to nothing.
Not that it lasts for long. It fizzles out quickly.
A minute left on the clock.
Innes Senior
Another stunner of a try from Leigh but it's too little too late.
A long kick has Wakefield fooled and Leigh make chase. Adam Cook keeps it alive, works the ball to an onrushing Lachlan Lam who weaves into space and offloads to Innes Senior who goes in at the wing.
However, Cook misses the extras.
Wakefield 26-12 Leigh
9,258 in attendance tonight.
And what a game they've seen.
Wakefield 26-12 Leigh
Ryan Hall
Leeds Rhinos winger on BBC Radio 5 Live
The Leigh players must be sick of getting the ball back 99 metres from the Wakefield line.
Wakefield have managed the game so well.
Wakefield 26-12 Leigh
Wakefield put together a decent set from the restart.
But they're held out five metres from the line on the last tackle.
Leigh build their own attack, but they're pinned down without making ground from the first tackle.
Max Jowitt
Is this the kick that will take Wakefield into a maiden Super League play-off semi-final tie?
Max Jowitt nails the extras and Wakefield are 14 points ahead with just over seven minutes left.
Wakefield 24-12 Leigh
Jack Hughes definitely lifts the leg of Jazz Tevaga before he goes down on his head.
Tevaga does make a bit of a meal of it, but it's not a great move to begin with.
Wakefield win a penalty in kicking range. And they're going for the two as you might expect.
Wakefield 24-12 Leigh
Oof.
Jazz Tevaga is launched head-first into the ground in a Leigh tackle from Jack Hughes.
But did Tevaga make a bit too much of it? Leigh challenge the call.
Wakefield 24-12 Leigh
Josh Charnley works on to a wide pass across the face of the Leigh try-line and tries to make a trademark run down the wing but his route is thwarted.
Meanwhile, Leigh keep the attack alive but they cheaply throw the ball into touch and behind Charnley as he looks to get back onto it.
TIme's running out, here.
Wakefield 24-12 Leigh
Just under 15 minutes left and 12-point deficit still to overturn for Leigh, otherwise their season's over.
Can Wakefield hang on?
Wakefield 24-12 Leigh
Ryan Hall
Leeds Rhinos winger on BBC Radio 5 Live
It's a carbon-copy play from the first try Leigh scored.
They worked a hole in the defence and this time Lam scoots over.
The final pass is flat at best but just about okay.
Lachlan Lam, goal Adam Cook
Is this the beginning of the fightback?
Great try, this. Lachlan Lam puts in a clever dummy to fool the Wakefield defence, then sends Owen Trout through.
Trout then hooks his arm to offload back to Lam who races in from distance.
Adam Cook adds the two.
Wakefield 24-6 Leigh
So Max Jowitt and Umyla Hanley jump to catch a high Leigh ball and the on-field decision was that Jowitt had knocked on.
Replays show they both go for it, but the ball cleanly falls into the chest and arms of Jowitt and then bounces forward.
But does the ball make contact with Jowitt first? Or Hanley?
Well the decision upstairs is that it hits Hanley's arm first and therefore it's his knock-on and the challenge is successful.
Wakefield 24-6 Leigh
Leigh waste no time trying to make their player advantage count.
Lachlan Lam tries to race in quickly but he's held up by a crowded Wakefield back line.
The visitors keep the attack alive but Max Jowitt's judged to have knocked on and Wakefield put in a captain's challenge.
Wakefield 24-6 Leigh
Ryan Hall
Leeds Rhinos winger on BBC Radio 5 Live
Has he lashed out with a elbow here?
It looks really bad on the video.
And I think red is justified.
Wakefield 24-6 Leigh
He's off!
And the replays don't make it look any better.
Emre Guler goes in with a clenched fist on Owen Trout and he's sent off!
20 minutes left on the clock and Wakefield are down to 12.
