WIDNES Vikings welcome back Joe Mellor at scrum half for Friday night's trip to St Helens.

The scrum half missed the thrashing of Castleford last Sunday due to sickness.

Wing Paddy Flynn is still sidelined with the effects of a virus.

Vikings travel to Langtree Park in pursuit of their first away win of the campaign.

Saints have Widnesian centre Mark Percival back in the fold fter missing since early March with knee ligament damage.

Widnes 19: 1. Rhys Hanbury, 3. Cameron Phelps, 4. Stefan Marsh, 5. Patrick Ah Van, 6. Kevin Brown, 7. Joe Mellor, 8. Eamon O'Carroll, 9. Lloyd White, 10. Manase Manuokafoa, 11. Danny Galea, 14. Chris Dean, 15. Jack Owens, 16. Willie Isa, 23. Phil Joseph, 24. Macgraff Leuluai, 25. Alex Gerrard, 28. Matt Whitley, 33. Aaron Heremaia, 35. Gil Dudson.

Saints: 2. Tommy Makinson, 3. Jordan Turner, 4. Josh Jones, 5. Adam Swift, 6. Travis Burns, 7. Luke Walsh, 8. Mose Masoe, 9. James Roby, 10. Kyle Amor, 13. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, 14. Alex Walmsley, 15. Mark Flanagan, 17. Mark Percival. 18. Luke Thompson, 19. Greg Richards, 25. Andre Savelio, 26. Lewis Charnock, 28. Jack Ashworth, 30. Matty Fleming.

The referee will be Phil Bentham.