Republic of Ireland v Switzerland: All you need to know

WHAT, WHEN AND WHERE?

International friendly: Republic of Ireland v Switzerland, Tuesday 7:45pm, Aviva Stadium.

TV

Watch on Virgin Media Two from 7pm.

RADIO

Listen to live commentary on RTÉ 2fm's Game On with coverage starting at 6pm.

ONLINE

Follow a live blog on rte.ie/sport and the RTÉ News App.

WEATHER

A chilly evening appears to be in store for those heading to Lansdowne Road, although it should at least be dry, with blustery winds and highs of 6C come kick-off.

O’SHEA GETS ANOTHER CHANCE IN THE SPOTLIGHT

A better performance and result than was feared is probably the verdict to take from Saturday’s scoreless draw with Belgium at the Aviva.

As Ireland supporters continue to sit in the departure lounge waiting for an FAI managerial flight which may or may not take off, there were positives to take from the result against the fourth ranked team in the world.

Ireland restricted Belgium to just one genuine clear-cut chance as Caoimhín Kelleher strengthened his claim to the number one shirt with a big save from Thomas Meunier, and were a misplaced spot-kick away from claiming a big scalp.

With no clarity from the FAI as to whether or not O’Shea is actually in the running for the Ireland job on a permanent basis, all he can do now is make the most of the opportunity afforded him against the Swiss – so wholesale changes on the selection front are unlikely.

A similar line-up and approach to that we saw on Saturday is almost certain from the interim Ireland manager, with a 3-4-3 set-up likely again.

Sammie Szmodics certainly did enough on his debut to earn another cap, while O’Shea will be eager to give Evan Ferguson another runout up front after a disappointing day against the Belgians, missing from the penalty spot and not