UNDER-21 EURO QUALIFIER:ESCHEN IN Liechtenstein holds a particular bad memory for Irish football but Noel King believes the right application from his under-21 side will avoid any repeat tonight in their Uefa Championship qualifier (6pm Irish time).

The 1995 stalemate between the nations in the tiny Alpine venue eventually ended Jack Charlton’s golden decade at the helm.

Three points are imperative for the under-21s prospects of challenging for qualification. Their win over Hungary in last month’s opener was followed by a narrow defeat in Turkey five days later.

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (probable): McLoughlin (MK Dons); Connolly (Bolton Wanderers), Canavan (Scunthorpe), Kiernan (Wigan Athletic), Stevens (Shamrock Rovers); Towell (Hibernian), Barton (Preston North End), Clifford (Chelsea); Brady (Hull City), Mason (Cardiff City), White (Leeds United).