WARRINGTON Wolves' losing streak is over.
They kicked off a busy Easter period with a much-needed two points as they saw off Salford Red Devils.
Toby King scored a hat-trick of tries for Wire while Matty Ashton scored twice as Daryl Powell's men brought a run of five consecutive defeats to an end.
Joe Philbin also crossed the whitewash for The Wire, with Ken Sio, Andy Ackers and Ryan Brierley scoring for Salford.
> IN PICTURES: Ashton's acrobatics light up the HJ
> VOTE: Choose your Wire man of the match here
> BIG MATCH VERDICT: A step forward upon which Wire must build
> Click here to read -and listen to - Daryl Powell's full post-match thoughts
> Post-match injury news from the Wire camp
> How Warrington Wolves fans are reacting to the victory
> Re-live the action as it happened here
Match facts:
Super League, Round Eight
Thursday, April 14, 2022
Warrington Wolves...32 Salford Red Devils...18
Wolves: Josh Thewlis; Josh Charnley, Peter Mata'utia, Toby King, Matty Ashton; Gareth Widdop, Stefan Ratchford; Robbie Mulhern, Daryl Clark, Mike Cooper, Jack Hughes, Ben Currie, Billy Magoulias. Subs: Joe Philbin, Joe Bullock, Danny Walker, Ellis Longstaff
Red Devils: Ryan Brierley; Ken Sio, Deon Cross, Tim Lafai, Joe Burgess; Brodie Croft, Marc Sneyd; Jack Ormondroyd, Andy Ackers, King Vuniyayawa, Elijah Taylor, Ryan Lannon. Jack Wells. Subs: Alex Gerrard, Sitaleki Akauola, Danny Addy, Chris Atkin
Scoring: King try, 8mins, Ratchford goal, 6-0; King try, 19mins, Ratchford goal, 12-0; Ashton try, 31mins, 16-0; Sio try, 40mins, Sneyd goal, 16-6; Philbin try, 45mins, Ratchford goal, 22-6; Ackers try, 55mins, Sneyd goal, 22-12; Ashton try, 64mins, 26-12; King try, 72mins, Ratchford goal, 32-12; Brierley try, 80mins, Sneyd goal, 32-18
Sin bin: Brierley (27mins, professional foul), Widdop (80mins, professional foul)
Penalties: Wolves 8 Red Devils 4
Referee: Jack Smith
Attendance: 8,486
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