BECKER BLOW FOR WOLVES

WOLVERHAMPTON have been rocked by an injury to American ace Luke Becker on the eve of their Premiership opener against King’s Lynn tonight (Monday).

Becker crashed in Slovakia on Sunday and X-rays have confirmed a broken fibula just above the ankle, meaning he will spend at least three weeks in a cast before seeking specialist advice.

Wolves have booked Scott Nicholls, who had a spell with the club in 2019 but is not racing regularly in the Premiership this season, to guest against the Stars.

The visitors hand a debut to former World No.2 Krzysztof Kasprzak whilst Michael Palm Toft is back with the club after two seasons with Peterborough.

Speaking prior to Becker’s injury, Wolves manager Peter Adams said: “We’re confident of finishing in the top four and as the old adage goes, it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish that matters in this game.

“The riders we select have got to be capable of delivering what we’re looking for; but for me, this year’s team virtually picked itself.”

Stars boss Alex Brady said: “Wolves is a tough place to go but we pushed them all the way in our second meeting there in 2022, so we’ll look to take the positives of that, and use that experience to put us in good stead.

“KK has had some good meetings there in years gone by and Tofty has produced double figures the past couple of times he’s completed a meeting there.

“We want to get off to a positive start, and we’re looking for a minimum of three of the available five points over the two meetings, and we’ll be going to Wolverhampton to win.”

WOLVERHAMPTON: Sam Masters, Steve Worrall, Rory Schlein, Ryan Douglas, Scott Nicholls, Zach Cook, Leon Flint.
KING’S LYNN: Nicolai Klindt, Thomas Jorgensen, Josh Pickering, Michael Palm Toft, Krzysztof Kasprzak, Frederik Jakobsen, Jason Edwards.