THE Wire came crashing back to earth as St Helens handed them their heaviest Super League loss of the season.
They conceded six tries in a 38-12 defeat, with Blake Austin and Daryl Clark crossing in reply.
Mike Cooper's sin-binning in the first half proved costly as Saints took a grip of the match while he was off the field.
Steve Price's side now drop below their opponents in the Super League table.
> 'They played us off the park' - Ryan Atkins' honest assessment of Saints defeat
> A brutal reminder of the standard required - our Guardian Verdict
> Vote for your Wire man of the match
> 'They wanted it more,' admits Price plus Murdoch-Masila injury update
> Wire's night to forget as it happened
Match facts
Super League, Round 10
Friday, April 12, 2019
St Helens...38 Warrington Wolves...12
Saints: Lachlan Coote; Tommy Makinson, Kevin Naiqama, Mark Percival, Regan Grace; Jonny Lomax, Danny Richardson; Alex Walmsley, James Roby, Luke Thompson, Dom Peyroux, Zeb Taia, Morgan Knowles. Subs: Joseph Paulo, Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Kyle Amor, Matty Lees
Wolves: Stefan Ratchford; Josh Charnley, Toby King, Ryan Atkins, Tom Lineham; Blake Austin, Declan Patton; Chris Hill, Daryl Clark, Mike Cooper, Jack Hughes, Ben Currie, Joe Philbin. Subs: Jason Clark, Lama Tasi, Ben Murdoch-Masila, Matt Davis
Scoring: Coote penalty, 10mins, 2-0; Austin try, 14mins, Ratchford goal, 2-6; Percival try, 20mins, 6-6; Coote penalty, 24mins, 8-6; McCarthy-Scarsbrook try, 34mins, Coote goal, 14-6; Lomax try, 38mins, Coote goal, 20-6; D Clark try, 46mins, Ratchford goal, 20-12; Lees try, 50mins, Coote goal, 26-12; Grace try, 60mins, Coote goal, 32-12; Coote penalty goal, 61mins, 34-12; Makinson try, 64mins, 38-12
Penalties: Saints 8 Wolves 6
Sin bin: Cooper (high tackle, 28mins)
Referee: James Child
Attendance: 17,078
@WG_Sport Wire didn’t turn up tonight. Austin has been shut down and Patton looks lost without him. The forwards were met up front and we missed way to many tackles.
— WozzaBok (@wozzabok) April 12, 2019
Plenty to work on for @wolvesrl Not end of the world. Good Easter required. @WG_Sport
— graham littler (@adelwire) April 12, 2019
Ability is fact ,application is a choice , we chose to loose with no pride 🤔sad night🏉🏉
— Anton Johnson (@Antonjohnson24) April 12, 2019
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