Rovers look to put pressure on Candystripes in Euro hunt

With third-placed Derry City not in action until Sunday when they host Dundalk, Shamrock Rovers will tonight aim to close the gap on the Candystripes in their bid to claim a European place when they visit Eamonn Deacy Park to take on Galway United.

“We knew coming into this week we had a real chance to go and put some real pressure on Derry,” says Hoops head coach Stephen Bradley. “We started that on Tuesday [with a 2-0 win in Limerick] and now we need to go and finish it by winning this game, and see where that takes us.”

For the hosts, who are currently in the drop zone, tonight’s game is all about the battle for the points to stave off relegation.