PREVIEW: BERWICK v SCUNTHORPE (Cab Direct Champ)

BERWICK welcome back Danish youngster Jonas Knudsen for tonight’s (Saturday, 6.30pm) Cab Direct Championship clash with Scunthorpe.

Knudsen crashed out at Glasgow last Friday and missed last week’s home defeat to Redcar, but he returns to face the Scorpions, with Greg Blair continuing to stand in for the injured Nathan Stoneman at reserve.

The visitors hand debuts to new signings Max Clegg and Nathan Ablitt after their home KO Cup clash with Birmingham on Friday was washed out by a torrential rain shower.

Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey said: “I believe the key to success in the Cab Direct Championship this season is winning consistently at home and also picking up the aggregate points.

“At the same time, to get a nice, healthy league position, we have targeted to pick up a victory in various away meetings. For whatever reason, while we’ve had a good start to the season, Berwick have not.

“We won’t underestimate them. Bandits have beaten Edinburgh home and away this season, so we need to respect them. At the same time, I have every belief that we can win up there.”

BERWICK: Thomas Jorgensen, Jonas Knudsen, Leon Flint, Jye Etheridge, Rory Schlein, Greg Blair, Connor Coles.
SCUNTHORPE: Ryan Douglas, Simon Lambert, Max Clegg, Jake Allen, Michael Palm Toft, Nathan Ablitt, Connor Mountain.