Speedway: Guest rider signed up to ride number one for Sheffield in trip to Ipswich
Reserve set to return after injury
Sheffield have brought in a former Ipswich rider to cover for injured Jack Holder on Thursday night.
The Dane, Nicolai Klindt, has been signed up for the away meeting in Suffolk, while reserve Jye Etheridge is set to return from injury for the Tigers.
It means Sheffield will field a full seven for the first time since Holder was injured.
It is first meeting since Sheffield suffered their first home Rowe Motor Oil Premiership defeat of the season, against King’s Lynn at Owlerton last Thursday.
Team manager Simon Stead said: “We need to dust ourselves down and pick ourselves back up after losing at home last week.
“We’ve got a team of seven riders and I think that will benefit us massively compared to using R/R to cover Jack (Holder) at No.1.
“We know we’re more than capable of going to Ipswich and getting a result and if we could manage to do that again, then that would get us right back on track.”
Ipswich have Richard Lawson returning from illness and are also hopeful that captain Danny King will be fit enough to make a comeback from rib injuries.
Meanwhile, in-form Belle Vue youngster William Cairns guests at Number six for the Witches in place of the injured Kevin Juhl Pedersen.
Ipswich’s Scott Nicholls said Sheffield should not be underestimated, even if they were under strength.
He said: “Sometimes in these situations, other people can step up and take you by surprise. We certainly can’t take anything for granted.
“Having Danny and Richard back is huge. It isn’t just about the points; it’s a team and Danny is our captain.
“Our unbeaten home record is gone, so it will be nice to get that back on track and start a fresh one.”
Anyone unable to make the trip to Foxhall will be able to stream the action via BSN at: https://www.britishspeedwaynetwork.co.uk
Ipswich: Tom Brennan, Danny King (if fit), Richard Lawson, Scott Nicholls, Tobiasz Musielak, William Cairns, Jason Edwards.
Sheffield: Nicolai Klindt, Anders Rowe, Chris Holder, Leon Flint, Josh Pickering, Jye Etheridge, Luke Killeen.