High-flying Dundalk aim to extend winning-run

The fixture might be a preview of next weekend’s EA Sports Cup final but the more immediate reward will be a place in the FAI Ford Cup semi-finals for the winner of tonight’s meeting between Shamrock Rovers and Dundalk at Tallaght Stadium (kick-off 7.05pm, live on RTÉ 2).

League leaders Dundalk are in the hunt for a treble and go into the game on the back of a resounding 5-0 defeat of Derry City in the Premier Division which restored their six-point lead over Cork City, though the latter have a game in hand.

Says Dundalk’s former Cork City man Daryl Horgan: “Going to Shamrock Rovers is always a difficult game. They are on an upward curve at the moment with Pat Fenlon coming in but they’ll be smarting after losing to a last-minute goal last week. It’s a cup competition and we’re going there to win the game and are confident after winning there earlier in the season. If we can play to our best hopefully we can get the victory.”