PREVIEW: SHEFFIELD v KING’S LYNN (Prem)

SHEFFIELD aim to keep their quest for Premiership top spot going when they host King’s Lynn tonight (Thursday).

Two more home wins against the Stars and Belle Vue (September 22) would not only see the Tigers finish the regular campaign unbeaten at Owlerton, but they would pip Ipswich to the league leaders’ tag and take on the fourth-placed side in the play-off semi-finals.

Sheffield name a full-strength side with skipper Kyle Howarth back after his crash at Belle Vue last week, whilst the visitors are again forced into changes at reserve with Leon Flint and Jack Smith standing in.

Tigers star Lewis Kerr, who faces his former club, said: “The vibe in the pits is really good. It’s just a nice feeling how much everyone wants to win.

“I’m just loving being at Sheffield; all the lads are great, Steady (Simon Stead – team manager) has been really good for me as well, telling me what I should be doing and he’s always really positive.”

The Stars are out of the play-off race but still have an incentive to perform as they still have the League Cup Final to come – also against Sheffield, who won at the Adrian Flux Arena last week.

Manager Alex Brady said: “It was disappointing, but now it is all about performing to the best of our ability to gain some momentum to go into the League Cup Final.

“We want to finish as positively as possible and give the fans plenty to shout about, hopefully beginning with a good performance up at Sheffield.”

SHEFFIELD: Tobiasz Musielak, Lewis Kerr, Adam Ellis, Kyle Howarth, Jack Holder, Justin Sedgmen, Connor Mountain.
KING’S LYNN: Nicolai Klindt, Thomas Jorgensen, Josh Pickering, Richie Worrall, Richard Lawson, Leon Flint, Jack Smith.