Widnes leapfrogged London Broncos to move into sixth spot in Super League after a thrilling victory over Castleford on Tuesday night.

But Widnes needed a dramatic recovery to notch only their second home win of the season.

Widnes had trailed 12-4 early in the first half before hitting back in style.

There was also plenty to celebrate for man-of-the-match Phil Cantillon, who reached a century of touchdowns for the club.

Widnes went ahead with a Barry Eaton penalty after only two minutes. But Castleford snatched the first try, with Danny Orr and Mitch Healey combining for Jon Wells to go over before Wayne Bartrim landed the conversion after four minutes.

Eaton's second penalty cut the gap to 6-4 before Nathan Sykes sent the impressive Orr slicing through to make it 12-4.

But then Castleford were rocked by two Widnes tries in five minutes.

The outstanding Steve McCurrie sent Stuart Spruce past Waine Pryce to go over.

Then Pryce failed to collect Craig Weston's kick, with Jason Demetriou going over in the corner.

Widnes, who led 14-12 at the break, then extended the lead with an Eaton penalty after a high tackle by Bartrim.

Cantillon notched his landmark try to make it 20-12 before Bartrim's penalty closed the gap.

The vital try came from David Mills in the 57th minute, although Spruce appeared to steal the ball from Bartrim in a two-man tackle.

Eaton landed his fifth goal from seven attempts to make it 26-14.

Castleford refused to throw in the towel with Andy Johnson going over on the hour and Bartrim booting his fourth goal from four attempts.

But the Vikings held out to revive their top-six hopes and give Castleford a mountain to climb in their bid for a play-off spot.