Bohemians and St. Pats clash in a rearranged game on Monday night at Dalymount Park and although the season is all but over for Bohs, the Saints are in real danger of being dragged into the relegation play-off. They are just three points ahead of Waterford and need something from this, their game in hand.
Bohemians vs St. Patricks Athletic
(Dalymount Park - 7:45 pm - Premier)
Referee: Ian Stokes
Bohs manager Gareth Farrelly could be tempted to blood more of his emerging youngsters and based on recent performances it's hard to see how they'd do any worse than the first team squad.
St. Pats don't have that luxury and a measure of how desperate things are, a 0-0 draw with Finn Harps was one of their better recent results.
John Paul Kelly and Dessie Byrne are available again after suspension for Bohs. Ken Oman is a doubt after limping off against Waterford.
John Frost, Darragh Maguire and Vinny Perth are all available again after suspension for the Saints. Colm Foley and Chris Armstrong are out injured while Alan Reilly is a doubt.
League form for Bohemians : LLWLL
League form for St. Patricks Athletic : DDLLL
Previous meeting(s):
St. Patricks Athletic 0-1 Bohemians (09/09/2005)
Bohemians 1-3 St. Patricks Athletic (21/06/2005)
St. Patricks Athletic 0-0 Bohemians (25/03/2005)
Bohemians 2-2 St. Patricks Athletic (08/10/2004)
St. Patricks Athletic 1-2 Bohemians (10/09/2004)
IrishFootballOnline.com Prediction: Draw.
Team | Pld | Pts |
---|---|---|
Shamrock Rovers | 31 | 63 |
Derry City | 32 | 51 |
Bohemian FC | 32 | 50 |
Drogheda United | 32 | 47 |
St Patrick's Athletic | 32 | 46 |
Shelbourne | 31 | 46 |
Sligo Rovers | 32 | 37 |
Galway United | 32 | 34 |
Waterford FC | 32 | 34 |
Cork City | 32 | 23 |