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MONDAY SPORTS INSURE PREMIERSHIP TEAM NEWS + FORM GUIDE
LEICESTER and Sheffield both name full-strength sides for Monday’s Sports Insure Premiership clash live on Eurosport and discovery+ .
Skipper Kyle Howarth missed the Tigers’ defeat at Wolverhampton last Monday but is due back at the Pidcock Motorcycles Arena, Beaumont Park to face the club he captained at Championship level in 2021-22, whilst No.1 Jack Holder is also back after Polish commitments.
It’s the first top-league meeting between the clubs in Leicester since May 31, 1983 when the Lions were 55-23 winners at Blackbird Road.
They did meet in the promotion/relegation race-off in 2017 with the Lions winning both legs, including 49-41 in the home match.
LEICESTER: Max Fricke, Justin Sedgmen, Richard Lawson, Chris Harris, Nick Morris, Jake Allen, Dan Thompson.
SHEFFIELD: Jack Holder, Kyle Howarth, David Bellego, Tobiasz Musielak, Adam Ellis, Lewis Kerr, Dan Gilkes.
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PETERBOROUGH have booked British Champion Dan Bewley to fill their vacant No.1 position as they host King’s Lynn at the East of England Arena.
Richie Worrall and Jordan Jenkins are both expected back for the Panthers after missing the reverse fixure last Thursday.
The Stars take a 54-36 lead into the meeting for the aggregate point, and Tom Brennan guests at reserve for injured skipper Josh Pickering.
PETERBOROUGH: Dan Bewley, Hans Andersen, Benjamin Basso, Richie Worrall, Niels-Kristian Iversen, Ben Cook, Jordan Jenkins.
KING’S LYNN: Nicolai Klindt, Thomas Jorgensen, Frederik Jakobsen, Krzysztof Kasprzak, Michael Palm Toft, Tom Brennan, Jason Edwards.
FORM GUIDE:
25/08/22 – Peterborough 38 King’s Lynn 52
04/07/22 – Peterborough 46 King’s Lynn 44
18/04/22 – Peterborough 42 King’s Lynn 48 (LC)
23/09/21 – Peterborough 58 King’s Lynn 32
07/06/21 – Peterborough 58 King’s Lynn 32
27/05/21 – Peterborough 54 King’s Lynn 36
22/04/21 – Peterborough 45 King’s Lynn 45
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WOLVERHAMPTON will still be without Americna star Luke Becker for their home clash with Ipswich on Monday.
Becker has been out for nearly two months with a broken leg and had been targeting the meeting against the Witches for his comeback, but it comes too soon and Craig Cook will step in to guest.
The Foxhall side, who won twice at Monmore last season, hand a seasonal debut to Ben Barker, who has signed as a 28-day replacement for the unwell Erik Riss.
WOLVERHAMPTON: Sam Masters, Steve Worrall, Craig Cook, Ryan Douglas, Rory Schlein, Zach Cook, Leon Flint.
IPSWICH: Jason Doyle, Ben Barker, Danny King, Keynan Rew, Emil Sayfutdinov, Danyon Hume, Joe Thompson.
FORM GUIDE:
04/07/22 – Wolverhampton 43 Ipswich 47
09/05/22 – Wolverhampton 42 Ipswich 48
19/07/21 – Wolverhampton 52 Ipswich 38
31/05/21 – Wolverhampton 62 Ipswich 28
15/07/19 – Wolverhampton 45 Ipswich 45
29/04/19 – Wolverhampton 50 Ipswich 40
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