CONOR SAMMON WILL start up front for Ireland against Austria at Lansdowne Road tomorrow night.
The Derby County target man will partner Shane Long in the team named by Giovanni Trapattoni this afternoon.
Marc Wilson has been named at full-back but he’ll be replaced by Stephen Kelly if a groin injury doesn’t clear up. Glenn Whelan returns to the midfield in place of Paul Green.
Ireland earned a creditable scoreless draw with Sweden on Friday night.
Ireland XI: Forde, Coleman, O’Shea, Clark, Wilson (Kelly if Wilson injured), Walters, Whelan, McCarthy, McClean, Sammon, Long.
More to follow
