Robert Miskowiak makes his Wolves debut tonight

Polish racer Robert Miskowiak makes his Wolves debut tonight eager to remind fans of his talents.

And the 28-year-old reckons his new side can open with a win against Poole in the Knockout Cup quarter-final, first leg at Monmore Green (7.30pm).

Miskowiak joins as six-week cover for broken shoulder victim Nicolai Klindt and has been a regular figure on the British scene since 2005 with Ipswich. But when the Witches dropped down a tier last year, he couldn't find another berth.

"I really missed it last year," he said. "There was something missing from my season. I want to remind English fans who I am.

"It will not be an easy match. But I really like the track. I am looking forward to my first performance – and a win for my new team."

Miskowiak lines up at No.3 in a shuffled line-up which sees Wolves run rider-replacement at four for Tai Woffinden, who has broken a scaphoid bone in his wrist.

Tonight's meeting is the first Knockout Cup match run under new regulations. Among the changes are the chance for a team, first when eight points down and again if trailing by 10, to nominate a rider for a match race. If he wins, the deficit is cut by three – but if his opponent gets the verdict, the scores are unchanged.

Teams alternate choice of gates race by race and the old 13-heat formula is used with the addition of another reserves' race and a nominated scorers heat.

n Wolves double-up rider Thomas Jorgensen has gone through to the world under-21 semi-finals after finishing fourth in a six-qualifier meeting at Randers, Denmark.

Wolves: 1 Freddie Lindgren, 2 Pontus Aspgren, 3 Robert Miskowiak, 4 rider-replacement for Tai Woffinden, 5 Ty Proctor, 6 Ricky Wells, 7 Lukasz Sowka.

Poole: 1 Chris Holder, 2 Ricky Kling, 3 Darcy Ward, 4 Dennis Andersson, 5 Adrian Miedzinski, 6 Ludvig Lindgren, 7 Kyle Howarth.