After their aggregate success over Newcastle in the Premier League Knockout Cup, Arena Essex will look to add a league win tonight over the same opponents at the Purfleet Raceway.

The Hammers took a 14 point advantage from the first leg of the cup tie to the north-east on Monday but the Geordies were unable to turn around that deficit, gaining a 49-41 victory which gave Arena a last-four clash with Sheffield.

Published Friday, August 1, 2003

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