LOI preview: Hoops aim to stay clear after battle of the Rovers in Sligo

It's another Bank Holiday Monday and that means we're in the midst of the latest Friday-Monday-Friday turnaround in the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division.

Shamrock Rovers returned to the summit on Friday with a 2-0 win over Dundalk, despite losing captain Ronan Finn to a red card - the fourth they have incurred in their last two matches - and will look to build on that when they visit Sligo Rovers.

Derry City face a tough task in trying to bounce back from Friday's defeat to the Bit O' Red as they make the trek down to Inchicore to go up against an in-form St Patrick's Athletic who are just three points behind them and riding the crest of the new-manager-bounce wave.

Cork City also have the wind in their sails with three wins on the trot in spite of not having a permanent manager in place since Colin Healy's exit, but Bohemians have also got back to winning ways in time for the journey to Turner's Cross.

Drogheda United will be aiming to bounce back quickly from their defeat to Cork and Shelbourne will want to get back to scoring ways after three games without finding the net when they meet at Tolka Park, while Dundalk will view the visit of bottom side UCD to Oriel Park as an opportunity to make up for a run of four games without a win.

Cork City v Bohemians, Turner's Cross, 5pm

Cork City are looking to make it four wins in a row as they welcome Bohemians to Turner’s Cross.

The Leesiders have made serious strides in recent weeks, beating Sligo Rovers, Drogheda United and reigning champions Shamrock Rovers in their last three games, and they will be looking to add the scalp of Declan Devine’s high-flying Bohs.

City remain in the relegation play-off position. However, another victory could see them leapfrog Drogheda and