UCD AFC travel to Hunky Dory Park on Monday night to face off against Drogheda United in what is the first of two fixtures in seven days.
Monday night’s game is a second round EA Cup fixture with both sides desperately looking to build momentum. The two sides may be struggling in the league, only two places and three points separating them, but a win tonight would be a massive confidence booster for next weeks league meeting between the two sides in the Belfield Bowl, a potential relegation six pointer.
UCD have enjoyed the most recent success in the EA Sports cup reaching the final twice in the last ten years, most recently in 2005 when they lost 2-1 to Derry City. Drogheda United went a step further in 1984 when in their solitary final they beat Athlone Town 3-1.
Sean Russell will be included in an otherwise unchanged UCD squad that took on Shamrock Rovers on Friday night, Cillian Morrison remains out with an ankle problem.
When asked about the game Martin Russell said: “It’s a good competition, and we will be looking to go as far as we can. We will continue to try and play our football, as we did against Shamrock Rovers. We will be looking to play some decent football and hopefully that will take us into the last eight."
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