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TAI Woffinden is refusing to be carried away by his tag as favourite for tonights British Final at Wolverhampton.The Wolves star says he still faces a tough night as he looks to take the title off seven-time winner Scott Nicholls.Woffinden said: I know I'm the favourite but that carries some pressure too and it's up to me to handle that. Anything can happen in a meeting like this and when it's decided by a one-off race, you need everything to go your way.Sheffield duo Simon Stead and Richard Hall have been ruled out of the meeting due to shoulder injuries and are replaced by Joe Haines and Kyle Howarth, with Jason Garrity and Kyle Newman taking over as reserves.LINE-UP: Craig Cook (Belle Vue/Edinburgh), Olly Allen (Coventry/Rye House), Richie Worrall (Kings Lynn/Newcastle), Chris Schramm (Plymouth), Stuart Robson (Coventry/Newcastle), Tai Woffinden (Wolverhampton), Scott Nicholls (Coventry), Ben Barker (Birmingham/Ipswich), James Wright (Glasgow), Ashley Birks (Swindon/Scunthorpe), Chris Harris (Birmingham), Danny King (Birmingham), Joe Haines (Sheffield), Josh Auty (Birmingham/Scunthorpe), Edward Kennett (Swindon/Berwick), Kyle Howarth (Poole/Workington). Reserves: Jason Garrity (Rye House), Kyle Newman (Somerset).
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POOLE promoter Matt Ford says team changes look likely after seeing his side slip to the bottom of the Elite League table.The Pirates have reached the play-off Grand Final in four of the last five years but face a catch-up job to finish in the top four in 2013, and have been further hampered by the serious shoulder injury suffered by No.1 rider Darcy Ward.Ford said: I have gambled once with a change and it didn't happen, my next move must be the right one for the club. If that means a new restructure to the side than that is what we will have to do.Unfortunately though it could mean that I may have to take riders out of the side who do not deserve to be rested, and that is the hardest thing about this job. I will be confronting some very tough decisions in the next few days.(SPEEDWAY 3)
NEWCASTLE have qualified for the League Cup semi-finals thanks to a 55-38 home win over local rivals Redcar.Christian Henry and Richie Worrall both picked up 13-points for the Diamonds, who join Edinburgh and Sheffield in the last four of the competition with the Southern section still to be resolved.Newcastle boss George English said: We had some horrendous rain in the area right up to start time and it made the track a little off standard, but we got through it and the Diamonds made the semi-finals which is all to the good.We wish Stuart Robson and Richie Worrall all the best for tonights British Final at Wolverhampton.
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DRAW specialists Scunthorpe made it an incredible third 45-45 result from four Premier League matches as they finished all-square at Glasgow on Sunday.The reigning champions found themselves 37-41 down with two heats to go but secured a 5-1 in the penultimate race from Lewis Blackbird and Ashley Birks, with home skipper Joe Screen winning a shared final heat.Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey said: Having dropped five points in our opening three home PL matches, I set the team a target of winning at least three away meeting this season, if we are to make the play-offs. We didnt quite get one of those wins today, but an away draw is almost as good.Its very odd having drawn three out of our opening four Premier League meetingsIve never known a start to a league campaign quite like it. Were actually unbeaten in the league at the moment, despite having won just one meeting out of four!
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MONDAY MAY 13:BRITISH FINAL: Wolverhampton 7.30NATIONAL TROPHY: Kent v Isle of Wight 6.30
TUESDAY MAY 14:NATIONAL TROPHY: Isle of Wight v Mildenhall 7pm
WEDNESDAY MAY 15:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Kings Lynn v Poole 7.30
THURSDAY MAY 16:PREMIER LEAGUE: Ipswich v Somerset 7.30, Redcar v Plymouth 7.30, PREMIER LEAGUE KO CUP Q/F 2nd leg: Sheffield v Rye House 7.45
FRIDAY MAY 17:SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE: Lakeside v Birmingham 8pmPREMIER LEAGUE: Edinburgh v Plymouth 7.30, Somerset v Sheffield 7.30NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP 1st leg: Coventry v Mildenhall 8pm
