UCD in firing line as Hoops bid to extend lead

CHAMPIONS Shamrock Rovers, two points clear at the top of the Airtricity Premier Division table and with a match in hand over second-placed Sligo Rovers, will be hoping to stretch their lead at the top when they take on UCD at the Belfield Bowl tonight (7.45).

“We have UCD tonight and then a home fixture against third-placed Derry City on Monday. These are two very important games for us at this stage of the season,’’ said Hoops boss Michael O’Neill.

The Hoops supremo may change his starting line-up from the side that swept aside Athlone Town 4-0 in the FAI Cup third round last Friday — but definitely out is the suspended Enda Stevens.