Pictured - Yob Son misses the trip to his former club.

Sligo Rovers vs Galway United, Airtricity League Premier Division, Saturday, October 1st, 7.45PM KO at The Showgrounds, Sligo.

Player news:
John Brennan will be without five first team players for Saturday evenings Connacht Derby against Sligo Rovers. Long term absentees Johnny Keane (knee), Victor Collins (achilles tendon) and Eric Holland (hamstring) will definitely be out. South Korean centre back Yob Son misses the trip to his former club after he suffered a dead leg in training on Tuesday night. Stephen Walsh serves an automatic one match suspension after picking up two yellow cards in United's last home match against Bohemians. Jin Gu Kim returns to United's squad after missing two weeks because of a niggly hamstring injury.

List of injured players:
Johnny Keane (Knee)
Victor Collins (Achilles tendon)
Eric Holland (Hamstring)
Yob Son (Dead leg)

Suspensions:
Stephen Walsh - Automatic one match suspension.

John "Jumbo" Brennan manager comments:
"It's going to be a huge game. We have to focus on keeping it tight, be in the game in the first half and after that give it the best shot we can."