Workington Comets slipped to their second successive home defeat when they lost to Sheffield Tigers, conceding the bonus point as well.

But it was the injuries suffered during the meeting which added to Workington's woes as they are due to ride a Newcastle later today.

Already without Ritchie Hawkings and skipper Garry Stead, they lost guest rider Phil Morris with a dislocated shoulder while Polish star Thomaz Piszcz suffered a bad friction burn to his leg.

Sheffield pulled away after Morris fell and was excluded in heat 11 after tangling with Ricky Ashworth. After a long delay reserve John Branney could only finish third in the re-run behind Ashworth and Ben Wilson as the tigers raced to a 5-1.

WORKINGTON: James Wright 9, Paul Thorpe 10, Thomas Piszcz 9, Rider replacement for Ritchy Hawkings; Phil Morris 3, John Branny 4, Aidan Collins 9.

SHEFFIELD TIGERS: Ricky Ashworth 7, Ben Wilson 9, Kyle Legault 8, Emiliano Sanchez 9, Andre Compton 8, Paul Cooper 5, Benji Compton 0.