Abbie Larkin starts for the Republic of Ireland in this evening's crunch World Cup qualifier against Poland at the Polsat Plus Arena Gdansk (Live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player from 4.30pm).
Larkin, who is enjoying a strong campaign with Crystal Palace in WSL2, was the Irish saviour last October when she came off the bench to score a dramatic 90th-minute goal against Belgium that earned the Girls in Green promotion to League A of the Nations League.
Carla Ward has now given her a major vote of confidence by bringing her into the XI, with Kyra Carusa not included in the matchday squad after she picked up a bug overnight.
In the only other change to the team that started against the Netherlands in Utrecht last month, Denise O'Sullivan comes back into the midfield in place of Lucy Quinn. O'Sullivan missed that 2-1 defeat due to a knee injury. She'll be in the engine room alongside Megan Connolly and Marissa Sheva.
Katie McCabe skippers the side, with the central defensive trio of Anna Patten, Caitlin Hyes and Chloe Mustaki tasked with locking down Barcelona star striker Ewa Pajor.
Poland: Kinga Szemik; Aleksandra Zaremba, Paulina Dudek, Oliwia Woś, Martyna Wiankowska; Adriana Achcińska, Ewelina Kamczyk, Tanja Pawollek; Paulina Tomasiak, Natalia Padilla, Ewa Pajor (capt)
Republic of Ireland: Courtney Brosnan; Aoife Mannion, Anna Patten, Caitlin Hayes, Chloe Mustaki, Katie McCabe (capt); Megan Connolly, Denise O'Sullivan, Marissa Sheva; Abbie Larkin; Emily Murphy
Referee: Hristiyana Guteva (Bulgaria)
Watch Poland v Republic Ireland in FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying today from 4.30pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Follow our live blog on RTÉ.ie/sport and RTÉ News app.
