John Patrick makes his return to the Workington Town side this afternoon as they welcome Bradford Bulls to Derwent Park.

Patrick has been missing while he recovered after having a pin removed from his knee but is now back in action, taking his place on the wing.

Jamie Doran and Carl Forber make up the half-back pairing with talented Wigan loan player Caine Barnes starting at loose forward.

Sean Penkywicz begins the game at hooker with James Newton on the bench.

There had been grumblings ahead of the game with Town refusing Bradford a livestream of the game.

The Bradford chairman had come out with a sharply worded statement, saying: "Amateur and completely selfish is the only way I can truly describe this decision.

"I’m sure many rugby league fans will feel this damages Cumbrian desire for Super League inclusion."

Town hit back with a reply, saying: "The Workington Town board are surprised and very disappointed to see the statement issued by the Bradford Bulls Chairman this afternoon as it is inaccurate and inflammatory.

"We agree that our great sport should be seen by a wider audience so have found it strange over the last couple of weeks that the Bradford club have made very little effort to promote the game, particularly on social media.

"Two people from the Bradford media team turned up at Derwent Park after a brief telephone discussion with a club volunteer a couple of weeks ago to scope out for filming.

"However, since then, we have had no formal written request to allow filming at Derwent Park as per RFL rules. Mid this week we were in contact with Bradford and agreed that there would be no filming.

"We believe that live streaming for free could have an adverse effect on the attendance and that the request to stream afterwards at 6pm could have a similar effect.

"We do not see Bradford Bulls as a cash cow as some Bradford fans are accusing us. Our top price ticket is £15 and we allowed a discount for Bradford fans who purchased ahead of the match.

"We feel this is a suitable admission price for League 1 rugby. We understand our fans will pay quite a bit more at Odsal."

It added: "To be called amateurish and selfish is a slur on the many people who give time, effort and financial input to our club."

Town: Tansey, Hambley, Akehurst, Miller, Patrick, Doran, Forber, Wilkes, Penkywicz, Bailey, G Maudling, K Maudling, Barnes. Subs: Newton, Dawson, Moore, Ryan.

Bradford: Pickersgill, Grant, Butler-Fleming, Oakes, Ryan, Keys, Chisholm, Crossley, Hallas, Bustin, Garside, Minchella, Milton. Subs: Flanagan, Johnson, Peltier, Wood.