Wanderers just need to avoid defeat

BRAY need to avoid defeat in the east coast derby against Cabinteely tonight to reach the playoffs.

Wanderers have a fivepoint cushion over Athlone as well as a game in hand and a superior goal difference of +19.

Defender Daniel Jones is back from suspension.

Winger Keith Dalton is banned for the visitors. Record scorer Kieran Marty Waters is injured.

Champions Shelbourne make the long trek to Cork tonight to take on Cobh at St Colman’s Park.

Kameron Ledwidge ( left) is back for the Reds after Irish U-21 duty while Gerardo Bruna and JJ Lunney are close to first team returns.

Cobh are without the suspended Nathan O’Connell. Ian Turner and Regix Madik are back from bans.

Depending on how their playoff rivals do, victory for Galway over Wexford at Eamonn Deacy Park could be enough to seal the runners-up spot.

Unbeaten in their last four, the Tribe have Mikie Rowe suspended. Francely Lomboto and Ronan Manning remain injured.

A defeat for the Slaneysiders will see them finish bottom. Defender Lorcan Fitzgerald is suspended.

Assured

With a +18 goal difference over Athlone, Treaty need just a point from their remaining three games to be assured of a play-off berth.

A win or a draw this evening for United over the Midlanders at Markets Field will do the job.

The Westmeath outfit need to win and then defeat Cobh next week while hoping Treaty lose to UCD and Cabinteely to reach the play-offs.

After securing a playoff place, UCD return to the Bowl to face Cork tonight.

The Students hope to have divisional top scorer Colm Whelan and winger Liam Kerrigan back after being in the Irish U-21 squad but Paul Doyle serves a ban.

The best Cork can finish is sixth place. The Leesiders hope to have Josh Honohan in their squad after his Ireland U-21 call-up.