PREVIEW: SHEFFIELD v PETERBOROUGH (Sports Insure Prem)

SHEFFIELD are looking to make it five home wins on the spin when they take on Peterborough tonight (Thursday).

The Tigers find themselves on another positive run of form at Owlerton and head into the clash against the Panthers on the back of an impressive 54-36 victory over Leicester last week.

Tonight gives the South Yorkshire men the opportunity to move back to within one point of the Sports Insure Premiership play-off places.

The Panthers track a full-strength line-up led by Chris Harris at No.1, and with Vadim Tarasenko back after missing the narrow home defeat to Ipswich last week.

Sheffield manager Simon Stead said: “They’ve now got ‘Bomber’ in at No.1, Tarasenko will be looking forward to riding our track in drier conditions than the last time the Panthers came to town, and in Niels (Kristian Iversen), Ben Cook and Benjamin Basso they’ve got a very capable middle order as well.

“Their new signing Patryk Wojdylo shot into form in their home meeting against Ipswich last week and Jordan Jenkins down at reserve has come on leaps and bounds once again this season.

“So Peterborough have got what it takes to give us a good run for our money – but as ever, as long as all the lads apply themselves correctly and ride how we all know they can, then you know I’d back them against anyone.”

SHEFFIELD: Tobiasz Musielak, Kyle Howarth, Adam Ellis, Josh Pickering, Tai Woffinden, Lewis Kerr, Dan Gilkes.
PETERBOROUGH: Chris Harris, Vadim Tarasenko, Benjamin Basso, Ben Cook, Niels-Kristian Iversen, Patryk Wojdylo, Jordan Jenkins.