Workington Comets suffered further injury troubles on Saturday night as popular Australian heat lead🅰er Mick Powell crashed out, possibly for the season, with a broken femur and assorted other injuries in the home victory over Arena Essex.

As a heat leader, Po💦well can be replaced by a guest, but that w🦋ill be little comfort for the Comets. And, if the decision is taken to sign a replacement, that will still leave the team with a very difficult job, as Powell joins Barry Campbell and Darren Groves on Workington's long term injured list.

The pro🐬blems did not stop the Comets travelling down to 🌌Newport on Sunday afternoon, however, and the Cumbrian team was duly rewarded with a two point victory which sends them to the top of the Premier League.

In a separate incident on Sa𒐪turday night, Stoke's Jan Staechmann collected a broken collarbone in their narrow victory over Swindon.