The Super League semi-final between Wigan Warriors and Leigh Leopards is set to take place on Friday night after a rather bizarre build-up.

In an extraordinary turn of events on Wednesday, Wigan released a statement saying that Leigh did not intend to fulfil the fixture because of a ticketing gripe.

However, Leopards owner Derek Beaumont later released a lengthy counterstatement implying he had never formally requested the game be cancelled .

As it stands, the clash at the Brick Community Stadium - live on Sky Sports from 7.30pm on Friday (8pm kick-off) - is on with both clubs naming their 21-strong squads.

But what exactly has gone on? Here are some of the questions answered…

What has caused the dispute between Wigan and Leigh?

Wigan gave Leigh the choice of 4,600 unreserved sea

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