Callum O’Dowda ready to step up to challenge

He might not get to start in Copenhagen on Saturday but don’t rule out the possibility of Callum O’Dowda having a say in proceedings before the play-off against Denmark reaches its conclusion in Dublin next Tuesday night.

The 22-year-old is certainly in the form to capitalise on any chance he gets, after a few weeks which saw him make his competitive international debut against Moldova and then follow up that impressive outing for his country by scoring twice for his club, the first a stunner in the League Cup against Crystal Palace and the most recent, just last Saturday, helping Bristol City to the 2-1 win against Cardiff which has taken them up to fourth in the Championship table.

O’Dowda doesn’t disagree with the notion that his purple patch can be traced back to what he calls “the perfect scenario” of his 90 minutes at the Aviva in the 2-0 victory over the Moldovans in early October.