Buckley rallies Fingal for derby clash with UCD

WITH leaders St Pat’s not in action until tomorrow, when they travel to the Showgrounds to play Sligo Rovers, Sporting Fingal have a chance to go top of the Airtricity Premier Division tonight when they resume their campaign by hosting UCD at Morton Stadium (all games 7.45pm unless stated).

A 2-1 win at Dundalk in the final game before the mid-season break pushed Fingal up to second place but, as a result of his sending off at Oriel park, they will be without Ger O’Brien for the visit of the students. Gary O’Neill (groin) and Stephen Paisley (chest) will undergo pre-match fitness tests.

“This is the first game back from the summer break and we’ve used that period to work on certain aspects of our play, especially from an attacking perspective, in training,” said manager Liam Buckley.