IT is a bad injury outcome for Ben Currie, Kurt Gidley is sidelined, but good news for Kevin Penny and Tom Lineham in the build-up to Warrington Wolves' League Leaders' Shield play-off with Hull FC on Friday.

Currie's scan results, after injuring a knee scoring in the loss against Wigan, show he has torn his ACL.

The back rower's season is over, for both Wolves and England, and Wolves' head of coaching and rugby Tony Smith has confirmed today that the 22-year-old's return to the field will take six to nine months.

Influential half back and chief game manager Gidley will miss Friday's crunch clash with Hull FC at the KCOM Stadium due to tightness in his hamstring.

He has been playing with a fracture in his eye socket since the Challenge Cup Final loss to Hull at Wembley in August.

Chris Sandow remains sidelined with a knee ligament injury, though he is expected back for the semi final next week.

Stefan Ratchford will join Dec Patton in the halves against the Airlie Birds, with Matty Russell switching to full back.

Penny and Lineham, who have been behind Russell and Rhys Evans on the wing pecking order in the second half of the season, are both in line to start on Friday.