Linfield -v- Bohemians
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Bohemians travel to Windsor Park on Monday evening (kick off 7.45pm) to face Linfield in their Setanta Sports Cup semi final second leg.
Bohs hold a 2-1 advantage from the first leg having come from behind to win. Goals from Ken Oman and Raffaele Cretaro mean Bohemians travel with a one goal advantage.
Pat Fenlon has personnel problems ahead of the game. Ex-Derry City players Gareth McGlynn, Stephen Gray and Ruaidhri Higgins are cup-tied. Mark Rossiter (hamstring) and Anto Murphy (Achilles) are expected to miss out through injury.
Pat Fenlon expects he may have to call in under-20 players Gary Burke and Stephen Traynor. Winger Burke came on the last quarter-hour of the first leg of the semi-final, so has some knowledge of what to expect.
Bohs are on a poor run so far and this could be a match Pat Fenlon could do without. The match comes just three days after Bohemians' second league defeat in a row at home to Galway United, following last weeks defeat to Shamrock Rovers.
"You earn your corner when you work out the mistakes and work on what you have been poor at. We have got to defend better," Fenlon said.
"It's a hard place to go and win," said Pat Fenlon. "We're a goal up but we're going to have to play a lot better than we did against Galway if we're to get anything out of it."
On Saturday, Linfield were already in semi-final action, coming from behind twice to beat Coleraine and progress to the Irish Cup final, securing the win with two goals in injury time. Linfield are seven points clear at the top of the Irish League with three games to play.
"Bohemians lost 3-2 to Galway and Pat Fenlon will want to use this game to kick-start their season," Manager David Jeffrey told BBC. "We are equally hungry and are focused on getting ourselves to another final."
Venue: Windsor Park
Referee: David Malcolm
paddypower.com odds: Linfield 10/11 Draw 9/4 Bohemians 5/2
Linfield
No team news available.
Bohemians
Doubtful: None
Injured: Mark Rossiter, Anto Murphy
Cup Tied: Gareth McGlynn, Stephen Gray, Ruaidhri Higgins
Extratime.ie Prediction: 2-1 to Linfield after 90 minutes, but Bohs to progress to the Final
Pat Fenlon has personnel problems ahead of the game. Ex-Derry City players Gareth McGlynn, Stephen Gray and Ruaidhri Higgins are cup-tied. Mark Rossiter (hamstring) and Anto Murphy (Achilles) are expected to miss out through injury.
Pat Fenlon expects he may have to call in under-20 players Gary Burke and Stephen Traynor. Winger Burke came on the last quarter-hour of the first leg of the semi-final, so has some knowledge of what to expect.
Bohs are on a poor run so far and this could be a match Pat Fenlon could do without. The match comes just three days after Bohemians' second league defeat in a row at home to Galway United, following last weeks defeat to Shamrock Rovers.
"You earn your corner when you work out the mistakes and work on what you have been poor at. We have got to defend better," Fenlon said.
"It's a hard place to go and win," said Pat Fenlon. "We're a goal up but we're going to have to play a lot better than we did against Galway if we're to get anything out of it."
On Saturday, Linfield were already in semi-final action, coming from behind twice to beat Coleraine and progress to the Irish Cup final, securing the win with two goals in injury time. Linfield are seven points clear at the top of the Irish League with three games to play.
"Bohemians lost 3-2 to Galway and Pat Fenlon will want to use this game to kick-start their season," Manager David Jeffrey told BBC. "We are equally hungry and are focused on getting ourselves to another final."
Venue: Windsor Park
Referee: David Malcolm
paddypower.com odds: Linfield 10/11 Draw 9/4 Bohemians 5/2
Linfield
No team news available.
Bohemians
Doubtful: None
Injured: Mark Rossiter, Anto Murphy
Cup Tied: Gareth McGlynn, Stephen Gray, Ruaidhri Higgins
Extratime.ie Prediction: 2-1 to Linfield after 90 minutes, but Bohs to progress to the Final
