John Caulfield wary of Brandywell bounce

John Caulfield expects Derry City to make every effort to bounce back from an opening night defeat when they host Cork City in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division at the Brandywell this evening (7.45pm).

While Cork got their campaign up and running by beating Bohemians 2-0 at Turner’s Cross, Derry lost 2-1 away to Finn Harps and, under new manager Kenny Shiels, will be anxious to make amends for their first home league game of the season.

“The fact that they lost last week means we are expecting them to come out and have a right cut off us,” says the Cork manager. “It’s their first home game and they will be hoping to have a big crowd. Derry are like ourselves, it’s always a good venue to play in and they’re passionate people, so we are looking forward to that.”