Heimir Hallgrímsson’s men will complete their Nations League campaign against the Three Lions on Sunday.
Goalkeeper/defence BARRING INJURY, Caoimhín Kelleher will start again after his crucial penalty save helped Ireland earn three points against Finland.
The only viable alternative would be moving Scales to left-back and playing O’Shea centrally. However, O’Dowda did well enough on Thursday, so it would be no surprise if the 29-year-old retained his starting spot. Sammie Szmodics will surely be retained in the number 10/second striker role. The Ipswich star was unlucky not to score and was one of the biggest positives from the game at the Aviva the other night.Attack Brighton starlet Evan Ferguson is expected to retain his place after scoring the winner against Finland.
The Wexford native has not been ruled out at the time of writing, but the most obvious like-for-like replacement is Kasey McAteer, who has made five substitute appearances for Leicester City in the Premier League this season.
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