The Ipswich Witches will look for their first Premiership double of the season at Leicester tonight. 

The Suffolk side beat the Lions 47-43 at Foxhall Stadium just a few weeks ago. This after having knocked out the Lions from the Knockout Cup at the start of the season, with home and away wins.

However, since then the Lions have regrouped, while the Witches have lost their last two Premiership meetings – at home to Wolves last Thursday and a heavy defeat at Belle Vue on Monday.

Certainly, the Suffolk side would like to finish what has been a difficult week with at least a bonus point at Leicester, preferably the full three.

Early days it may still be in the Premiership, but Wolverhampton and Belle Vue are already looking strong contenders for a top four play-off spot, with the other two places very much up for grabs.

A win and a bonus point for the Witches would see them leapfrog into third place, ahead of Monday night’s big clash at Foxhall against Sheffield Tigers.

The Witches name an unchanged team to the one beaten at Belle Vue.

Team boss Ritchie Hawkins said: "For me, it’s the biggest meeting of the season so far. On the back of two disappointing results, it’s important we get points there.

"Leicester are a team who are going to fight to be in the play-offs, that’s obvious, and we need a win to keep in the mix.

"We’ve already been to Leicester this season and won and it will be nice not to have R/R this time.

"Leicester are in better form than they were back then. But we know we’ve won there, so we go there confident.

"We have a big meeting at Foxhall on Monday against Sheffield. It will be good to go into it on the back of a really good performance at Leicester.”

LEICESTER: 1. Max Fricke 8.32 2. Justin Sedgmen 5.35 3. Richard Lawson 7.54 4. Chris Harris 7.45 (c) 5. Nick Morris 6.69 6. Jake Allen 4.00 7. Drew Kemp (G) (RS). Team Manager: Stewart Dickson

IPSWICH: 1. Jason Doyle 10.15 2. Ben Barker 4.42 3. Danny King 6.71 (c) 4. Keynan Rew 5.00 5. Emil Sayfutdinov 8.00 6. Danyon Hume 3.93 7. Joe Thompson (RS). Team Manager: Ritchie Hawkins