Last meeting: Bulls 23 Wolves 10, March 16, 2008. Chris Hicks and Paul Johnson touched down tries, while Lee Briers goaled once.

Home record versus Bulls in Super League: Played 14, won 5, drawn 1, lost 8, points scored 309, points conceded 418.

Coach: Steve McNamara.

Form guide - Bulls' last five games: Huddersfield (A) lost 25-24, Hull KR (H) won 40-20, Hull (H) won 36-22, St Helens (A) lost 58-20, Catalans (H) lost 24-16.

Team for last match: Michael Platt; James Evans, Paul Sykes, Chris Nero, Semi Tadulala; Iestyn Harris, Ben Jeffries; Joe Vagana, Terry Newton, Andy Lynch, David Solomona, Jamie Langley, Sam Burgess. Subs: Dave Halley, Wayne Godwin, Simon Finnigan, Chris Feather.

Team news: Sam Burgess and Terry Newton are injured and Paul Sykes is suspended but Paul Deacon (hamstring) may return.

Links with Bulls: Stuart Reardon, Paul Johnson, Chris Bridge, Adrian Morley and Rob Parker are former Bulls, while Iestyn Harris used to play for Wolves and Matt Cook is a Warringtonian.

Danger man: Scrum half Paul Deacon's kicking game makes him a pivotal player for Bradford in more ways than one.

Referee: Ben Thaler.