Shelbourne -v- Athlone Town

Match Information

Venue: Tolka Park, Dublin

Odds: Shelbourne 4/9, Athlone Town 5/2, Draw 5/1

Referee: J. Grimes

Showing: None

Shelbourne

League Position: 5th

Doubtful: None

Injured: Eric Foley (hamstring), Mark Hughes (hamstring), Gareth Hughes (hamstring), Paul Shiels (hamstring)

Suspended: None

Athlone Town

League Position: 8th

Doubtful: Robbie Benson, Tom O’Halloran

Injured: Gareth Kenna (knee)

Suspended: Mark Nolan

Match Snapshot

  • ‘A’ Championship players, Pinto, Azimi and O’Reilly will be included in the panel for Shelbourne.
  • Check out Marwan Azimi's throw in against Shamrock Rovers. We like this at Extratime.
  • Austin Skelly, Stephen Caffrey and Brian McCarthy all return for Athlone after missing out last week’s game
  • Eric Foley has scored five goals in the league for Shelbourne. David McGill has scored five also but two of those were in the League Cup.
  • The last three meetings between these sides have resulted in draws.