THURSDAY’S SPORTS INSURE PREMIERSHIP TEAM NEWS + FORM GUIDE
#IPSLEI
IPSWICH name an unchanged team for their Sports Insure Premiership home fixture against Leicester on Thursday.
Ben Barker makes his first appearance at Foxhall since rejoining the Witches on a 28-day deal.
Meanwhile the Lions operate rider replacement for Richard Lawson following his crash on Monday night, with all remaining members of their team eligible for an extra outing.
IPSWICH: Jason Doyle, Ben Barker, Danny King, Keynan Rew, Emil Sayfutdinov, Danyon Hume, Joe Thompson.
LEICESTER: Max Fricke, Justin Sedgmen, Richard Lawson R/R, Chris Harris, Nick Morris, Jake Allen, Dan Thompson.
The last top-flight league meeting between the clubs at Foxhall was on September 1st, 1983, when the Witches secured a 42-36 victory.
Much more recently, the gap was also six points in the KO Cup on April 6 this year with Ipswich winning the first leg tie 48-42.
#SHEKLY
SHEFFIELD have a riding order change for their home clash with King’s Lynn in their first fixture at Owlerton for seven weeks.
David Bellego returns to No.2 for the Tigers with Adam Ellis, Kyle Howarth and Tobiasz Musielak also rotated from the order in their defeat at Leicester on Monday.
Meanwhile the Stars are back at full strength as skipper Josh Pickering returns after a month out with shoulder trouble, and he takes his place at reserve.
SHEFFIELD: Jack Holder, David Bellego, Adam Ellis, Kyle Howarth, Tobiasz Musielak, Lewis Kerr, Dan Gilkes.
KING’S LYNN: Nicolai Klindt, Thomas Jorgensen, Frederik Jakobsen, Michael Palm Toft, Krzysztof Kasprzak, Josh Pickering, Jason Edwards.
Results since the Tigers returned to the top league have very much gone in their favour, although the Stars did go close to an away win in July 2021 before Sheffield took the victory with a last-heat 5-1 from Adam Ellis and Kyle Howarth.
06/04/23 – Sheffield 58 King’s Lynn 32 (KOC)
02/11/22 – Sheffield 50 King’s Lynn 34 (LCF)
15/09/22 – Sheffield 50 King’s Lynn 40
08/08/22 – Sheffield 48 King’s Lynn 42
26/09/21 – Sheffield 61 King’s Lynn 29
15/07/21 – Sheffield 46 King’s Lynn 44
