Shelbourne's slender lead at top of table in jeopardy 

Should they fail to beat Jon Daly’s Dundalk, who lifted from the bottom on Monday, and Derry prevail, there’ll be a changing of guard on top, just past the midway stage of the campaign.

SLENDER LEAD: A combination of results in Derry and Dublin on Friday could engineer a turnaround at the Premier Division summit but that scenario relies on John Caulfield’s Galway United faltering.

A combination of results in Derry and Dublin on Friday could engineer a turnaround at the Premier Division summit but that scenario relies on John Caulfield’s Galway United faltering.

His Tribesmen travel to the north-west, where they won earlier in the season, with Derry aiming to dislodge Shelbourne.