FULLTIME :: St Helens have won their 13th Challenge Cup and their first since 2008.
Coote adds the extras.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! It went straight to the grounding. Video referee lost sight of the ball. Live call is TRY! No angle can overturn so it is given.
BUNKER TIME! Kyle Amor is confident of barging over.
RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! It will be a dropout though.
BUNKER TIME! Saints might have confirmed their win here. Gone up NO TRY.
Guess what?! Coote is kicking for goal again. He is winding down the clock now. He uses all his time allocated before the kick. The Australian pulls it wide.
PENALTY SAINTS! Dropout is short and a Saints man is tackled in the air.
Saints are putting their foot on the throat here. Coote stabs through and forces a dropout.
PENALTY SAINTS! Castleford went short and it is knocked on. Offside.
Rinse and repeat for Coote. It is another mid range kick for the Australian. He raises the flags.
PENALTY SAINTS! Offside. They can push ahead by eight now.
Coote loses the ball! Saints had gotten a set restart and rushed their attack. Castleford survive.
Castleford spread it left and Shenton spills it.
Paul McShane rips it free! Castleford on the attack now.
Coote aims to push them ahead by six again. Mid range distance and he knocks it over.
PENALTY SAINTS! Peter Mata’utia with an escort. Saints can surge ahead.
It is a warm afternoon at Wembley! Both teams are feeling it currently. Castleford though have started to make more space on their sets.
James Roby tries to find some space but kicks it out on the full.
Castleford keep trying to give Olpherts room on the right but he is swallowed up by the defense. Saints ball! Huge roar from the Saints defense after that effort.
Castleford stab one through and Roby knocks on.
PENALTY CASTLEFORD! Strip.
Grant Millington loses it into a Saints player. It is a shame after Evalds break which got them on the front foot.
Toughest kick from the sideline for Coote. He takes his time over it and takes in the jeers but misses.
They do! It ended up being so simple! Jack Welsby drifted right found his support and Makinson walks over.
PENALTY ST HELENS! Offside. Can they push on now.
Castleford try to surge forward but McShane loses it.
Coote shoots to level things up, and does!
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! The kick came down right on the sideline, Coote misses it and Regan Grace pushes it back to the hooker. Roby is able to touch down. It needed some close examination though.
BUNKER TIME! James Roby might have scored one from a wonky kick.
Just as we got going, we have a break! Joe Batchelor collides with a Cas attacker and has to be helped off!
KICK-OFF! Here we go!
We're back for the second half! Will Cas hold on for a huge win or will the Saints continue their recent dominance of domestic football!
HALFTIME :: Castleford hold the advantage.
Tigers are trying to find one more score before the break! A kick through is just toed dead before Evalds could get to it!
PENALTY CASTLEFORD! Offside.
Saints were on a roll! Jack Welsby burst through the middle and couldn't find his support! The kick on next rolls dead. Seven tackle set for Cas.
Castleford are in full fettle right now! They shifted it on last then another kick which comes to naught.
O'Brien raises the flags again!
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Yes he has! The kick went to the posts and the five eighth snatched it!
BUNKER TIME! Jake Trueman might have picked the pocket of the Saints defender!
Castleford looked to go down the shortside and get caught on last.
PENALTY CAS! They are marching downfield and looking to go ahead.
O'Brien slots the two.
That is some response from Castleford! They spread it wide in their own end and it is finished by Evalds easily.
Saints tried to sweep it left but a low pass sees Lomax lose it.
Oh dear! It has been all St Helens! Jordan Turner spills it coming out of his own end.
Coote converts!
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! The kick from Lomax hit the post and the five-eighth pounces!
BUNKER TIME! Saints look like they have the first try! Fages swept on the ball off the post!
Fages is caught with the ball and loses it. Big defense from Cas!
Saints get a break! It looks like Theo Fages has knocked on but it is touched by Peter Mata’utia and the tackle count is wiped.
Both teams got through their first sets without any dramas. It has been a high standard thus far at a sunny Wembley.
Both teams were standing proud through the anthem and now take a knee for the BLM movement. Now we're ready for kick-off!
Here come the two teams! After a stirring rendition of Jerusalem sees both teams meeting the dignitaries as we prepare for kick-off!
Good evening everyone! We have an interesting final for you tonight! One of the Super League's heavyweight side in St Helens meet Castleford Tigers seeking to secure their legacy tonight.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Liam Moore
Touch Judges: Tom Grant, Jack Smith
Video Referee: Chris Kendall
ST HELENS (26)
Tries: Theo Fages, James Roby, Tom Makinson, Kyle Amor
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Lachlan Coote (3/4)
Penalty Goals: Lachlan Coote (2/3)
CASTLEFORD TIGERS (12)
Tries: Niall Evalds, Jake Trueman
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Gareth O'Brien (2/2)
Penalty Goals: