Injured Woffinden forced to wait

Iversen triumphed at the first ever speedway meeting in the Friends Arena, with Poland’s Jaroslaw Hampel in second.

Woffinden re-broke the collarbone he injured at the Millennium Stadium earlier in the season when colliding with Tomaswz Gollob in the second heat.

He will now seek to rest the injury - though surgery has been avoided - and still hopes to earn the six points that will guarantee him the world title in Poland in two weeks.

“The pain is ridiculous,” said Woffinden. “But it’s alright. I’ve got a two-week break now.

“It is what it is. It has been a long old season and you’ve heard a lot of national anthems. But the last national anthem you hear is the one that counts. In a fortnight’s time, you’re going to hear mine.”