PREVIEW: POOLE v EDINBURGH (CAB DIRECT CHAMP)

POOLE host Edinburgh in a big clash of top four rivals in the Cab Direct Championship at Wimborne Road tonight (Wednesday).

The Pirates are third in the table but will end the night top if they defeat the Monarchs and current leaders Scunthorpe miss out in their fixture at Oxford.

The teams previously met this season in the BSN Series semi-finals where Poole racked up a 60-point score at home – but co-promoter Dan Ford expects a much stronger test on this occasion.

Sam Hagon guests at reserve for the Pirates in place of the injured Fraser Bowes.

Ford said: “They have picked up two away draws and a win in their last three away league matches since we eliminated them from the BSN Series, and I am sure that they will want to score far better this time around.

“But with our own fans right behind us we can certainly keep our push for top spot going.

“We all know that our riders have the same winning mentality as the management team have, and whilst we gave it our all at Plymouth on Saturday, to lose our unbeaten tag was a bit of a disappointment, so now is the time to start building again.”

POOLE: Richard Lawson, Will Cairns, Lewis Kerr, Cooper Rushen, Zach Cook, Sam Hagon, Kyle Newman.

EDINBURGH: Dan Thompson, Jonatan Grahn, Justin Sedgmen, Paco Castagna, Kye Thomson, Mitchell Cluff, Jordy Loftus.

SCB Referee: Simon Humphrey-Kennett

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