{"id":1443,"date":"2022-05-19T16:14:21","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T16:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corkcityfc-posts.speiredev.ie\/index.php\/2022\/05\/19\/match-preview-city-vs-wexford\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T09:42:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T09:42:57","slug":"match-preview-city-vs-wexford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corkcityfc-posts.speiredev.ie\/index.php\/2022\/05\/19\/match-preview-city-vs-wexford\/","title":{"rendered":"Match Preview: City vs Wexford"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cork City FC return to home league action on Friday evening, as they welcome Wexford FC to Turner&#8217;s Cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rebel Army come into the game having not played a game since the 2-1 victory away to Athlone Town on 6 May, while Wexford were defeated 4-0 by Galway United last Friday evening. City currently sit at the top of the table, level on points with Galway, but ahead on goal difference, while Wexford sit in sixth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at his pre-match press conference in Bishopstown, City boss Colin Healy said: &#8220;The players always look forward to a game on a Friday night, so when you don\u2019t have a game to look forward to, training can sometimes become flat. That hasn\u2019t been the case here, training has been very good with a great intensity to it, and we\u2019ll be looking to bring that into Friday night\u2019s game. They&#8217;ve had one or two days off, and have come back fresh and are ready to go for Friday night.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Wexford are a very good side with a very good coach. They\u2019ve got some very good attacking players. We\u2019ve watched their games from recent weeks and they\u2019ve been unlucky. They\u2019re a good side and we know that we have to be ready.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kevin O&#8217;Connor was also on media duty this week, saying: \u201cWe haven\u2019t been conceding a lot of goals, and that\u2019s something we have a lot of pride in. Us lads at the back, we know that if we keep a clean sheet, we\u2019ll win the game because we trust the lads going forward. We\u2019ve been doing well so far.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the injury front, Healy confirmed that Dylan McGlade has returned to full training, while Gordon Walker is back running. Alec Byrne will remain sidelined for a few weeks, as he continues his recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tickets for the game can be purchased via TicketCo <a href=\"https:\/\/corkcityfc.ticketco.events\/ie\/ie\/e\/cork_city_v_wexford\">here,<\/a> and will also be available from the ticket huts outside Turner&#8217;s Cross prior to kick-off. The match will also be broadcast on LOI TV, with commentary from RedFM&#8217;s Ruairi O&#8217;Hagan, joined by City legend Philip Long. You can purchase a single match pass for just \u20ac<\/em>5<em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loitv.ie\/en-int\/playerpage\/1361836\">here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Referee:&nbsp;<\/strong>Alan Patchell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Injury News:&nbsp;<\/strong> Dylan McGlade, Gordon Walker, Alec Byrne<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Last game:<\/strong> Athlone 1-2 City<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>League Form (Most recent game first):<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>W W W W W<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cork City FC return to home league action on Friday evening, as they welcome Wexford FC to Turner&#8217;s Cross. The Rebel Army come into the game having not played a game since the 2-1 victory away to Athlone Town on 6 May, while Wexford were defeated 4-0 by Galway United last Friday evening. 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