The Republic of Ireland continue their push for a place in League A next year with a crunch match against the Austrian’s in Linz tonight.

Former Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick’s side are unbeaten in almost 3 years on home soil and the current Austria boss says he’s “confident” they can deal with the threat posed by Ireland striker Troy Parrott.

The sides drew 2-all in Dublin in the last window, and and victory for Heimir Hallgrimsson’s side would set up the chance to win the group against Kosovo on Tuesday.

Brentford’s Nathan Collins is back from injury to captain Ireland later and has been impressed by the hosts performances so far. Speaking before the match Collins said “they’re an exciting team and I like the way they play, they have a lot of energy but our style of play can deal with that and if we can match their energy and push for more it will be a really exciting game”

The team will be glad to see the focus shift back to matters on the pitch following their controversial double header versus Israel in the previous international break.