Nations League
27.09.2022 at 19:45 - Aviva Satdium
Republic of Ireland host Armenia in their final UEFA Nations League fixture as they look to secure third spot in League B - Group One.
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26th Sep 2022
Stephen Kenny's side go into the game looking to avoid relegation and to avenge the defeat in Yerevan at the start of the campaign.
Ireland suffered a narrow 2-1 defeat in Scotland but go into the game with plenty of confidence and with a crowd of over 45,000 expected at the Aviva Stadium.
Match Details
Fixture: Republic of Ireland v Armenia
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Date: Tuesday, September 27
Kick-off: 7.45pm
Stadium: Aviva Stadium
TV: RTE & Premier Sports
Tickets: Available from Ticketmaster here
Match Officials
Referee: Rade Obrenovič (SVN)
Assistant 1: Jure Praprotnik (SVN)
Assistant 2: Grega Kordež (SVN)
Fourth Official: David Smajc (SVN)
Video Assistant Referee: Matej Jug (SVN)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alen Borošak (SVN)
Team News
Stephen Kenny will be without the suspended Josh Cullen for the match against Armenia but doesn't have any injury concerns ahead of the final UEFA Nations League tie.
What he said - Ireland manager Stephen Kenny
“We will have one or two changes I would say, but not radical. I think the team played well on Saturday.
“There is a misconception that 3-5-2 gives you greater protection, and 3-4-2-1 is more attacking. Neither are more attacking or defensive, they are just different ways of playing. We don’t consider one more attacking than the other. So we’ll have to wait to see tomorrow. We are capable of playing both systems and we don’t like to tell our opposition in advance how we are going to play.”
"We are disappointed about how we played in Armenia, for sure. We’re looking forward to tomorrow night, we’ll make sure we’re ready. We’ll have to earn the win. Armenia are in League B and are third seeds in Euros on merit. They won their group to get here so we have to go and produce a strong performance to win."
What he said - Ireland defender Nathan Collins
"We were incredibly disappointed to lose out in Armenia, the conditions weren't favourable but we didn't perform anywhere near our maximum so we need to put that right tomorrow.
"We've grown as a team during the campaign and I feel like we're getting stronger each match, it was a disappointment to lose in Scotland but I feel like there were plenty of positives to take from the game.
"It's been a really positive week and it's a great group so we need to get a result to back it up and to end the group strongly."
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Opta Facts - Ireland v Armenia
- Republic of Ireland lost their last meeting with Armenia 1-0 in the UEFA Nations League in June 2022, having won each of the first two internationals before then.
- Armenia’s only previous away international against the Republic of Ireland was a 2-1 defeat in October 2011 with a Valeri Aleksanyan own goal and winner through Richard Dunne.
- Republic of Ireland have lost just one of their previous eight home internationals (W3 D4), with two of those wins coming in the last three such games (L1), one more victory than in the last 10 combined (W1 D7 L2). - Armenia are without a win in any of their last nine away games in all competitions (D3 L6), should they fail to win here it will be their fourth streak of 10 or more consecutive away internationals without a victory and the first since September 2018 (run of 16).
- Republic of Ireland have won just one of their 15 games in the UEFA Nations League (D6 L8). However, they’ve scored in each of their last three in the competition, having done so in just two of their first 12.
- Armenia have lost each of their last four UFEA Nations League games, more than they had in their first 13 in the competition (W7 D3 L3). They’ve conceded 14 goals in these four defeats, as many as in their previous 13 UEFA Nations League games beforehand.
- No Republic of Ireland player has been directly involved in more goals (1 goal, 1 assist), or created more chances (5) in this edition of the UEFA Nations League than defender Nathan Collins.
- Republic of Ireland’s 20-year-old forward Troy Parrott has scored four goals in 16 appearances for the national team. Only two players have ever scored five times before turning 21 for the Boys in Green – Robbie Keane (7) and David Connolly (6).
Republic of Ireland Squad - Armenia
Goalkeepers: Gavin Bazunu (Southampton), Mark Travers (AFC Bournemouth), Max O'Leary (Bristol City)
Defenders: Seamus Coleman (Everton), Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur), Shane Duffy (Fulham), John Egan (Sheffield United), Nathan Collins (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion), James McClean (Wigan Athletic), Robbie Brady (Preston North End), Liam Scales (Aberdeen).
Midfielders: Jeff Hendrick (Reading), Jason Knight (Derby County), Alan Browne (Preston North End), Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion), Conor Hourihane (Derby County), Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City).
Forwards: Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United), Michael Obafemi (Swansea City), Troy Parrott (Preston North End), Callum Robinson (Cardiff City), Scott Hogan (Birmingham City).
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