Straight shootout between Duffy and O'Shea for third central defensive spot

GOALSCORING FORM: West Bromwich Albion's Dara O'Shea scored at the weekend. Pic: Nigel French/PA Wire.

Jack Grealish was the talk of the Irish camp when the players assembled on Sunday but the playmaker’s ex-Aston Villa teammate John McGinn will soon be consuming their attention.

Two days on from scything the Manchester City playmaker down to incur a red card, Nathan Collins could afford a chuckle as the pain of the ex-Ireland U21 was a source of amusement at the Castleknock Hotel.