Martin O’Neill name’s 32-man provisional squad.


 
Jon Walters’ knee injury has ruled him out of the Republic of Ireland’s last two World Cup qualifiers with Moldova and Wales.
In his place, Martin O’Neill has added some new striking options to his 32-man provisional squad.
There are first call-ups for Aston Villa striker Scott Hogan, and Millwall forward Aiden O’Brien.
There’s also room for Preston’s in-form forward, Seani Maguire.
Jeff Hendrick and David McGoldrick both return to the fold after missing the Georgia and Serbia games through injury.
While both Robbie Brady and James McClean are suspended for the Moldova game, they are expected to link up with the squad when the players report into camp on Monday, October 2.
Ireland face Moldova at Aviva Stadium on Friday, October 6 and are away to Wales in Cardiff the following Monday. They are likely to need six points to have any chance of qualifying for Russia.
Republic of Ireland squad
Goalkeepers: Darren Randolph (Middlesbrough), Keiren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday), Rob Elliot (Newcastle United), Colin Doyle (Bradford City)
Defenders: Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough), Richard Keogh (Derby County), Shane Duffy (Brighton & Hove Albion), Ciaran Clark (Newcastle United), John O’Shea (Sunderland), Kevin Long, Stephen Ward (Burnley)
Midfielders: Aiden McGeady (Sunderland), James McClean (West Bromwich Albion), Glenn Whelan, Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa), Jeff Hendrick, Robbie Brady (Burnley), James McCarthy (Everton), David Meyler (Hull City), Harry Arter (Bournemouth), Eunan O’Kane (Leeds United), Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City), Jonathan Hayes (Celtic), Callum O’Dowda (Bristol City), Daryl Horgan (Preston North End)
Forwards: Shane Long (Southampton), Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest), David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town), Kevin Doyle (Colorado Rapids), Sean Maguire (Preston North End), Scott Hogan (Aston Villa), Aiden O’Brien (Millwall)

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