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(SPEEDWAY 1)PETERBOROUGH are hopeful of having Polish youngster Kacper Gomolski back in their line-up for an important week ahead.The Panthers wrap up their Elite League programme at home to Swindon on Monday and then face a two-legged KO Cup quarter-final against Belle Vue, hoping key reserve Gomolski has recovered from a foot injury to take his place.Manager Trevor Swales said: "Kacper has been carrying an injury for a couple of weeks but this was a new one he suffered in a practice crash."He's fairly confident he'll be okay for Monday although we will have to wait and see. It's important that we have Kacper for our trip to Belle Vue on Wednesday and the second leg at the Showground on Thursday night."(SPEEDWAY 2)BERWICK'S Mitchell Davey could be released from hospital on Sunday after undergoing extensive CT scans on his head, shoulders and lower back.Davey was involved in an horrific Heat 2 accident in the Bandits' 47-41 home win over Sheffield, but initial results of the scans appeared to be good.Team manager Ian Rae said: "Mitch took a really nasty knock up on the third bend, going over the fence and we're wishing him well."Sheffield were up for a big win tonight but there was resilience shown by the Bandits and great determination to send them home with a loss to rue."(SPEEDWAY 3)STOKE star Tim Webster returned to form by top-scoring for the Potters in their home win over Hackney.Webster feels the Potters are going into the National League play-offs in good shape, with the 59-33 result also ruling the Hawks out of a top-four finish.Webster, who scored 13, said: "It was good to get amongst the points again after a slow start on my return at Birmingham the other week and it was a good win for the team."It confirms our place at the top of the table and we now wait to see who we choose (for the semi-finals) on Monday."(FIXTURES)SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11:PREMIER LEAGUE: Glasgow v Somerset OFF, Newcastle v Workington 6.30, Rye House v Plymouth OFF (Now Sep 18)NATIONAL LEAGUE: Buxton v Stoke 3pm, Hackney v Scunthorpe OFF (Now Sep 18), Newport v Belle Vue 2.30IVOR BROWN TROPHY: Leicester v Dudley 7pmBRITISH YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP Round 5: Sittingbourne 12pmMONDAY SEPTEMBER 12:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Eastbourne v Coventry 7.30, Peterborough v Swindon 7.30, Wolverhampton v Belle Vue 7.30TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 13:NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP S/F 2nd leg: Isle of Wight v Mildenhall 7.30WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 14:ELITE LEAGUE KO CUP S/F 1st leg: Poole v Eastbourne 7.30ELITE LEAGUE KO CUP Q/F 1st leg: Belle Vue v Peterborough 8pm

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