PREVIEW: IPSWICH v LEICESTER (ROWE MOTOR OIL PREM)

ROWE Motor Oil Premiership leaders Ipswich welcome back skipper Danny King for tonight’s (Thursday) home clash with Leicester.

The Witches are four points clear at the top of the table and King’s return means long-term injury victim Jason Doyle is now their only absentee.

Foxhall specialist Scott Nicholls comes in to guest for Doyle at No.1 whilst the Lions track a full-strength side as they look to move into the play-off places, with a trip to Belle Vue upcoming on Monday.

Ipswich manager Ritchie Hawkins said: “It feels like a full team, and it will need to be because Leicester on paper certainly bring as strong a test as anyone else in the league.

“When you look at their line-up, I can’t see any weak links and if all their boys are going well and click into form then they’re going to be really tough for anyone to beat.

“Another tough task ahead, we’ve performed very well against them home and away recently and we need to do that again.”

Leicester boss Stewart Dickson said: “When you go to Ipswich and there’s no Jason Doyle then you always think you have a chance, but they are pretty strong and they’ve shown they are probably the best team in the league at the moment.

“They came out on top in their battles with Sheffield so they look the business at the moment and we know what Scott Nicholls did against us there last time.

“These are two big meetings coming up for us over the next few days. I know I keep saying it, but it’s time we came to the party, and the riders all want to get to the play-offs. We need to do it when it counts.”

IPSWICH: Scott Nicolls, Dan Thompson, Danny King, Adam Ellis, Emil Sayfutdinov, Keynan Rew, Jordan Jenkins.
LEICESTER: Max Fricke, Richard Lawson, Sam Masters, Luke Becker, Ryan Douglas, Craig Cook, Sam Hagon.
SCB Referee: Mick Bates