St Patrick's Athletic v Derry CityDERRY CITY defender Clive Delaney returns from suspension to face former club St Patrick's Athletic in Inchicore this evening when a win for the visitors would guarantee them a place in the semi-finals of the Setanta Sports Cup.

Stephen Kenny's men are looking to bounce back from a home league defeat by Drogheda United on Friday but they will again be missing Ciarán Martyn (ankle problem) and Peter Hutton who has had a hernia operation. However, Seán Hargan and James McClane are set to feature.

John McDonnell's selection for his side's league win at the weekend suggested he might have seen this tie as the more important, with six changes made to the team that started against Hertha Berlin last Tuesday. John Murphy and Stephen Paisley were injured but Barry Ryan, Jamie Harris, Gary Dempsey, Joe O'Cearuill and Gary O'Neill appear to have been rested and look to be in contention.