Candystripes won’t take risks ahead of cup clash

Derry City and Dundalk meet in the Airtricity Premier League at the Brandywell tonight (7.45pm), with both sides bound to be keeping an eye on their respective FAI Ford Cup semi-final dates on Sunday.

Indeed, with the Candystripes now out of the running for a European place, manager Declan Devine is not going to be taking any chances with his main men this evening.

“It’s important to get a win, it’s important to get a bit of confidence going into Sunday, but I expect the team tonight to be completely different to the team which faces Shels,” he said. “We have to make sure that players are available for Sunday. I won’t be taking any risks on players who are struggling.”