.paulfennessy21 predicts the Ireland team to face Gibraltar -
Gavin Bazunu was probably the only player to emerge with credit from the Ireland-Greece game and so will surely keep his place tomorrow.
Ireland are unlikely to be under the same intense pressure that they experienced in Greece, and so the manager may feel that the Aviva tomorrow night is the ideal time to re-introduce the 24-year-old defender, who had played every minute of Championship action for West Brom last season before suffering a serious injury in the France qualifier.
While Will Smallbone looked fallible defensively on his competitive debut at times in Athens, his corner created Ireland’s only goal and his set-piece delivery is an obvious asset. With Gibraltar likely to put men behind the ball and be hard to beat, the 23-year-old Southampton star — who made 43 appearances on loan at Stoke in the Championship last season — may be given the nod again.
The same can be said of Adam Idah, though the Norwich star has less credit in the bank, having missed a substantial portion of the last 12 months through injury and enduring a difficult season at Norwich, managing just two goals and 11 starts in the Championship.
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