Hoops lie in wait as UCD face testing Tallaght trip

Tonight’s SSE Airtricity League action is all on the east coast, with the main focus in the Premier Division on the battle to escape relegation.

While Athlone Town currently prop up the table, they are now only one point behind UCD and five behind Bray Wanderers. But the Students also have a game in hand on the Seasiders, as the tooth and nail fight to stay in the top division looks all set to go right down to the wire.

Nine-man Bray held out for what could prove to be a crucial point when they drew 1-1 away to Drogheda United last Friday, although the two red cards shipped by his side in that game mean manager Alan Mathews will have to do without defender Shane O’Connor and striker Ismahil Akinade for this evening’s visit of Derry City to the Carlisle Grounds (7.45pm).