Speedway: Another injury for Sheffield ahead of Kings Lynn clash, as guest drafted in
Another injury for Sheffield ahead of Kings Lynn clash
Sheffield will be without two of their regular riders due to injuries, as they take on Kings Lynn on Thursday.
With Jack Holder injured last month in grand prix action, Jye Etheridge is now ruled out on Thursday after crash while on Championship duty at the weekend
With all six Premiership clubs in action, the Tigers will once again operate Rider Replacement for Jack Holder while reserve Etheridge will be covered by guest Jake Mulford.
Tigers have the chance to create some breathing space inside the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership’s top four when they host King’s Lynn on Thursday (July 9, 7.30pm).
The Tigers have raced fewer meetings than anyone else in the top-flight to date - yet they still currently occupy one of the play-off positions at this stage.
Thursday’s opponents King’s Lynn sit two points behind Sheffield in the standings - but have raced two fixtures more.
And with three more league points on the line at Owlerton, with the Stars leading 49-41 on aggregate following the two’s head-to-head in Norfolk in April, the Tigers have an opportunity to move five ahead of their opponents who are in fifth.
King’s Lynn are yet to taste success on the road this term and, disappointing, dropped a point at home to bottom side Northampton on Monday, whilst Sheffield can make it three wins on the spin for the first time in 2026.
Tigers team boss Simon Stead said: “If we could get three more points on Thursday then that would give us a nice bit of breathing space ahead of them – and we’ve still got a couple of meetings in hand on them as well.
“One thing’s for sure though, King’s Lynn will not be an easy fixture for us. I know their away record hasn’t been great this year, I know they were disappointed to drop points at home to Northampton on Monday, but look at the team they’ve got.
“If that King’s Lynn team actually all clicked on the same night, they could do damage to anyone.
“Hopefully that won’t be on Thursday though and as I always say, we can’t take our foot off the gas, we just need to focus on making sure we get our own jobs done.
Sheffield: Jack Holder R/R, Anders Rowe, Chris Holder, Leon Flint, Josh Pickering, Jake Mulford, Luke Killeen.
Kings Lynn: Max Fricke, Chris Harris, Ben Cook, Cooper Rushen, Jan Kvech, Jordan Jenkins, Jody Scott.