Caulfield calls for another rebound in Cork City after Dundalk's defeat

By Liam Mackey

They may have lost their first place spot in Dundalk's Premier Division last Friday, but Cork City retains a 100% home record while the Shamrock Rovers come to Turner's Park Tonight

. at Oriel Park, City boss John Caulfield trusts his team's rebound ability before the Hoops visit

"In this league, there will be occasions when you lose points," he says, "but on previous occasions, when that's the case. is produced, we have shown how good we are in running, and if we do that, this league will go straight to the point, but if we start losing points, it will not be the case. on the rebound at home and we have to make sure that we give a performance that will bring us the three points. "

Damien Delaney is competing to make his debut in competition for City, but he will have to evaluate his results. Ahead of the game, Alan Bennett, Steven Beattie, Karl Sheppard, Colm Horgan and Barry McNamee.

Rovers shocked Cork earlier in the season with a 3-0 win at Tallaght and surrender to Turner's Cross on the back of three consecutive wins although they are still 20 points behind their opponents in the table

and manager Stephen Bradley, who seems to be without Sean Boyd tonight, is waiting to meet a team from the City with a point to prove.

"We know we are going to Cork, we are against it," he says. "I think they were unlucky to lose last Friday and we know they're going to want to bounce back.It will be a tough night, but we are confident in who we are and what we do. have played at Turner's Cross these last two times, we have to be more ruthless at both ends. "

Dundalk's Michael Duffy says" everyone was buzzing "after Cork's 2-1 win last week, a buzz that will not be diminished by the availability of new recruits Georgie Kelly and Patrick McEleney return for tonight's trip to Dublin to face the St. Patrick's Athletics.

But Stephen Kenny insists that league leaders can "

" There is nothing easy in Inchicore against St Patrick's Athletic, "says the manager. "It will be a tough match for us, but we want to win and we are firmly focused on it."

Like Pat, Derry badly needs an elevator as he prepares to welcome Limerick to Brandywell.

Dean, the son of manager Kenny Shiels, was to be in the team but the FAI informed the club that the player will be suspended tonight after serving only one game of a two-game suspension in Scotland last season. Derry is also waiting for international permission for Ally Roy and Aaron Splaine.

"There has been a lot of negativity in recent weeks, but everyone is aware that it's up to us to change it," says Shiels. "We really hope that the fans will be behind us tonight and we will do all we can to give them the performance and the result that everyone wants."

In tonight's other match, Waterford, third a Bohemian team who will be deprived of Dylan Watts after the expiry of his Leicester loan agreement

"Dylan is a big loss for us there is nothing to get away from it, "says Bohs boss Keith Long. Waterford is already strengthened this month, bringing players with a good pedigree. They have good resources behind them – resources that we envy. I do not say that reluctantly, it's good for the league to have a strong Waterford team but it makes us even more difficult.