Andrew Omobamidele and Jayson Molumby set to miss Ireland's clash with Portugal

Omobamidele would have been tipped to start in a three-man Ireland central-defensive unit alongside Shane Duffy and John Egan but won’t be risked

Andrew Omobamidele. Picture: INPHO/James Crombie

Andrew Omobamidele is out of Ireland’s World Cup qualifier against Portugal on Thursday night.

The teenage centre-back sustained a knock while playing the 90 minutes for Norwich City in Saturday’s Premier League win at Brentford and hasn’t trained all week. He was absent from this evening’s pre-match session at the Aviva Stadium.