Galway United will play at Derry City's Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium on Friday in a Premier Division fixture. John Caulfield's team faces a short recovery period after beating Sligo Rovers in the Connacht Derby.
They enter the match in seventh place. The away team will miss defenders Dara McGuinness and Killian Brouder because of injuries.
This game also acts as a look ahead to the upcoming Men's FAI Cup semi-final, which will feature these same opponents. Derry City, currently led by Mark Connolly after Tiernan Lynch left, are positioned just ahead of Galway in the league.
Manager John Caulfield recognized the difficulty. "They are a very good side," Caulfield stated. "They've some really good players. It's a quick turnaround as well. Hopefully we can carry Monday's performance into Friday."
The sides played recently, with Derry City winning through a late goal from Adam O'Reilly. Galway's latest results include two victories, one draw, and two defeats from their previous five matches.
Important figures for Derry City feature local player Michael Duffy, who is performing well. Galway's traveling party consists of Hugo Pires Da Cunha, Junior Thiam, Axel Pieshold, David Hurley, Aaron Bolger, Jimmy Keohane, Ed McCarthy, Stephen Walsh, Cillian Tollett, James Morahan, Wasiri Williams, Kris Twardek, Lee Devitt, Matty Wolfe, Gianfranco Facchineri, Al-Amin Kazeem, Francely Lomboto, and Frantz Pierrot.
The Friday fixture will be broadcast live on LOI TV. Tickets can be bought via the Derry City FC website.
The report in full is at Galway United
