Workington Comets boss Tony Jackson insisted the hot competition for the top spot in his side can only benefit them on track.

Comets will rev back into Premier League action at Rye House on Monday (2pm start) with Ricky Wells on a new, lower average of 8.80.

Wells, who has been Comets' No1 since August, is desperate to hold on to his place but faces stiff competition from Danish trio Claus Vissing, Kenneth Hansen and Rasmus Jensen.

Vissing's average has seen a hefty rise of almost a point to 8.42, while Hansen's average has increased to 7.37.

Jensen's average has rocketed to 6.71 after his first meetings for Comets led to his 2014 fixtures being discarded.

Comets manager Tony Jackson said: "They're all keen to be No1 and I know Ricky doesn't want to lose it.

"Claus said in the winter he wanted to be there so if there's competition for places I don't see how that can be anything but good."

Adam Roynon's average is up to 4.66 while Mason Campton keeps his assessed average of 5.00 and Matt Williamson stays on 3.00, leaving Comets on a team average of 44.47.

Comets will hope to collect their first away league points of the season at the Rye House Stadium on Monday but the Rockets will want to recover from a disappointing 48-42 home defeat to Peterborough last weekend.

Jackson said: "We had a big win there in 2014 and we got a draw in 2013 when we should have won had the referee made the right call.

"They were tipped to be near the bottom in pre-season but we've already seen some strange results that make those predictions look a bit silly.

"They're a solid team who have done well on some away tracks and are strong at home.

"It's also a track that's very much different to Workington and is a lot smaller.

"They're a bit hard for our boys because they're used to bigger tracks they can race on but Ricky grew up on smaller circuits in America so he'll go well.

"I think we can definitely pick up a point at least."