Cook set to restore scorer Amond

WITH JUST one goal to show for their efforts in their last four games, Sligo Rovers’ manager Paul Cook is likely to restore Pádraig…

WITH JUST one goal to show for their efforts in their last four games, Sligo Rovers’ manager Paul Cook is likely to restore Pádraig Amond, the scorer of that goal, to his starting line-up for the visit of champions Bohemians to the Showgrounds tonight.

Iarfhlaith Davoren also returns from the hamstring strain that kept him out of Tuesday’s 0-0 draw at Galway United in the Connacht derby.

Apart from Portuguese defender Mauro Almeida, who will be out for several months following an operation on an Achilles tendon, Cook has a full panel to choose from.

Not so fortunate is Bohemians’ boss Pat Fenlon, who has an injury crisis in defence.

Captain Owen Heary (hamstring) and Steven Gray (Achilles) remain out, while Ken Oman (hamstring) and full-backs Mark Rossiter and Conor Powell (both dead legs) are doubts. Winger Gareth McGlynn is suspended.

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