DAVID Howe will make a late decision over his fitness ahead of Wolverhampton's Elite League trip to Ipswich on Thursday (7.30pm).

Howe crashed heavily in Monday's agonising 45-44 defeat by rivals Coventry at Monmore Green and is suffering from shoulder and knee injuries.

German reserve Christian Hefenbrock, the other rider involved in the Heat 11 incident, has already declared himself fit to travel to Suffolk.

Parrys International Wolves boss Peter Adams admits there is growing pressure on his side to pick up some away wins after slipping up twice at Monmore Green so far this season.

He said: "We've already been to Ipswich once this season and need to learn from that experience in the Knockout Cup.

"We fought back well but we still lost on the night and we don't want that to happen this time. It was good back then because it was an aggregate situation, we pegged them back to bring them back to our place.

"But with an extra point available for away wins this season, we need to start picking up points on the road because of the home defeats we've suffered. It will be tough, though, especially with two riders carrying knocks."

IPSWICH: Chris Louis R/R, Piotr Swiderski, Robert Miskowiak, Steve Johnston, Jarek Hampel, Tobias Kroner, Chris Schramm.

WOLVERHAMPTON: Fredrik Lindgren, Ales Dryml, Niels Kristian Iversen, Nicolai Klindt, David Howe, Christian Hefenbrock, Kenneth Hansen.