The midfielder replaces Roberts who misses out on the night as co-bosses Steve Akrigg and Kev Towey make one enforced change from Saturday's loss at Ramsbottom United.

James Steele will slide in at right-back in a slight re-shuffle as Ben Hodkinson and Conor Ready will once again be the supply chain to lone front-man Lewis Buckley.

Ventre will join stand-in skipper Sam Sheen and Fisnik Hajdari in a midfield trio.

Widnes: Wheeler, Steele, Holden, Sheen (c), Shaw, Quansah, Ready, Hajdari, Buckley, Hodkinson, Ventre

Subs: Herbert, Grogan, Brazel, Lomax, Klein-Davies