O'Shea and Ebosele remain injury doubts for Ireland

Heimir Hallgrímsson is attempting to marry the need to experiment and the immediate imperative of avoiding the drop to League C.

Head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson, left, in conversation with Festy Ebosele during a Republic of Ireland training session at the FAI National Training Centre in Abbotstown, Dublin. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile

Dara O’Shea and Festy Ebosele are fitness doubts for Ireland ahead of Thursday’s penultimate Uefa Nations League game fixture against Finland at Lansdowne Road (7.45pm).

Ipswich Town centre-back O’Shea, who was redeployed to right-back for the October matches against Finland and Greece, reported with a back injury.