Cork City and Bohemians meet for the third time in three weeks, as they battle it out for a place in the FAI Cup final.
The sides meet in the semi-final replay at Turner’s Cross, kick-off 7.30pm, having drawn 1-1 at Dalymount Park a week ago, while the Rebels came out on top, winning 4-2 in their league encounter in September.
City come into the game on the back of a 0-0 draw away to Shamrock Rovers on Friday night, in a game that saw John Caulfield make a raft of changes with Monday’s tie in mind.
Bohemians were similarly changed for their 3-1 defeat at home to Waterford on Friday.
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Team news
Cork City: Steven Beattie is ruled out of the tie after suffering an injury in the last meeting between the sides, joining Colm Horgan and Johnny Dunleavy on the sidelines. There are also doubts over the availability of Karl Sheppard, Alan Bennett and Kieran Sadlier.
Bohemians: Defender Dan Casey and winger Daniel Kelly are ruled out through suspension.
Gaffer talk
John Caulfield (Cork City) "We know it is a very dangerous game and we will have to be at our best. In the last week, we have had two good performances and that helps to bring the confidence back."
"It’s a cup semi-final and the fact that we are at home, in front of our own fans, is good for us. What we must focus on is us giving the kind of performance that we have for most of the season. While we went through a rocky patch, in the last ten days we have got back to basics and we need a big performance tomorrow night."
Keith Long (Bohemians) "It's a great game to be involved in and we're looking forward to going down there with a big crowd behind us. Hopefully, we can get through to the final but it will be a big ask for us."
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