LOI Previews: First vs second as Shamrock Rovers host Derry City

Elsewhere on Monday, Dundalk seeking fourth straight win when they welcome St Pats to Oriel Park.

TOP OF THE TABLE CLASH: Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley signs autographs. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Ruaidhrí Higgins will rely on Derry City’s previous Tallaght toppling to blow the title race open on Monday against Shamrock Rovers (8pm).

In another pair of games to ease upcoming fixture congestion for the four European representatives, a Derry win would cut to a solitary point the lead Rovers enjoy in their pursuit of a fourth successive crown.