SAINTS will be looking to see off an on-song Salford side who will be looking to complete the double and claim a victory on St Helens soil for the first time since 1980.
Saints boss Justin Holbrook knows the threats, but is hopeful that the kick up the backside from last week, the good home form and the boost with the arrival of Ben Barba, albeit not currently in a playing capacity, will be the tonic they need.
Holbrook said: “We love playing at home. It is a great stadium and fanbase.
“I am looking forward to Friday.
“Salford are playing well, they have a good back row, who are running hard and Michael Dobson and Robert Lui are playing well in the halves.
“If you are keeping Todd Carney on the bench they must be doing a good job.
“They are playing well as a team and coming off the back of a good Challenge Cup win.
“But we need to get our own game in order.
“We need to keep up our defence and ask some questions ourselves.
“It is probably better for us to play four of the five top sides now.

"Everyone looks forward to playing in the harder games and they are all in a row for us now.
“I think that is a good thing. It tests where you are at and if you’re good enough you will beat them – and if not, you won’t.
“It will be good for us and we are looking forward to it.”

SAINTS have made two changes to the 19-man squad to take on second-placed Salford Red Devils on Friday.
With centre Ryan Morgan injured, coach Justin Holbrook has called up Jake Spedding and Dominique Peyroux - but he may yet pick another option.
Holbrook said: “We have a couple of options and will get that sorted in the next day or two.
“Tommy Makinson into the centres and Swifty back on the wing would be the most obvious one and I’d be leaning towards that.”
Young half Danny Richardson drops out of the 19.
Saints: 1. Jonny Lomax, 2. Tommy Makinson, 4. Mark Percival, 5. Adam Swift, 6. Theo Fages, 7. Matty Smith, 8. Alex Walmsley, 9. James Roby, 10. Kyle Amor, 12. Jon Wilkin, 13. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, 14. Luke Douglas, 16. Luke Thompson, 17. Tommy Lee, 18. Dominique Peyroux, 20. Morgan Knowles, 26. Jake Spedding, 28. Regan Grace, 36. Zeb Taia.
Salford: 1. Gareth O’Brien, 3. Josh Jones, 4. Junior Sa’u, 5. Niall Evalds, 6. Robert Lui, 7. Michael Dobson, 8. Craig Kopczak, 9. Logan Tomkins, 11. Ben Murdoch-Masila, 12. Weller Hauraki, 13. Mark Flanagan, 14. Lama Tasi, 15. Ryan Lannon, 20. Kris Brinning, 21 Greg Johnson, 22. Kris Welham, 24. Jake Bibby, 29. Todd Carney, 30. James Hasson.
The game kicks off at 8pm and the referee is Scott Mikalauskas.