Johnstone double helps Trinity to four in a row

Tom Johnstone grabbed two tries as Wakefield Trinity claimed their fourth win in a row and climbed up to sixth in the Betfed Super League table after a 30-24 win over Salford Red Devils.

Fresh off knocking out Warrington Wolves in the Betfred Challenge Cup, winger Johnstone scored two first-half tries to help Trinity to an impressive 24-4 half-time lead before the Red Devils fought back with four second-half scores to almost steal the victory.

Wakefield snapped the deadlock in the eighth minute when Johnstone broke free down the wing and turned the ball inside for Jacob Miller to score easily. Max Jowitt converted the try to give Trinity an early 6-0 lead, but it lasted all of two minutes before Salford hit back.

Tim Lafai beat a tackle down the left side and his lovely offload found Rhys Williams to touch down, but Marc Sneyd was unable to add the extras, leaving Wakefield 6-4 ahead.

Trinity extended their lead through the brilliance of Johnstone. Miller sent up a bomb to his wing and Johnstone leaped high over the Red Devils' outside backs to claim the ball and the try, which Jowitt converted to make it 12-4.

Wakefield continued to dominate proceedings, and pushed further ahead when Johnstone found space after returning the ball, beating a series of tackles, and on the next play the ball was brilliantly spun out wide quickly to Reece Lyne to touch down.

Jowitt's third successful kick meant a comfortable 18-4 lead for the home side, who seemingly could do little wrong. Wakefield almost had a fourth try soon after, when Liam Hood burrowed over from short range, but the score was chalked off because of a double movement.

It mattered little as in the 39th Johnstone brought up his double with a sensational solo try,