"Republic of Ireland assistant head coach John O'Shea says strikers Evan Ferguson and Troy Parrott are both in contention to feature in Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Portugal. Ferguson was a doubt heading into camp with an ankle injury that meant he was an unused substitute in Roma's Serie A win over Fiorentina last weekend. Parrott returned to action for the first time since August after recovering from a knee injury when he came off the bench in AZ Alkmaar's Eredivisie win over Telstar."
""Evan took part in pretty much all the training today, so really good," O'Shea said. On Parrott, O'Shea added: "There's every chance, but you also have to respect the kind of injuries he's had. We look after the player first and foremost and hopefully then we can make that decision closer to kick-off. "But what we're seeing is very positive. Everything, the strength and the power and the speed that he has is good to see.""
""Troy has been doing everything right on and off the pitch for the last few years to be the best professional he can," added O'Shea. "That's led to him possibly getting back that bit quicker from an injury that could have kept him out for longer too. "It's brilliant to see and obviously he was getting the rewards before the injury too."
Republic of Ireland face Portugal in a World Cup qualifier at Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon on Saturday, 11 October, kick-off 19:45 BST. Strikers Evan Ferguson and Troy Parrott are both in contention to play after positive training and recovery. Ferguson overcame an ankle issue that left him an unused substitute for Roma. Parrott returned from a knee injury by coming off the bench for AZ Alkmaar and is showing strength, power and speed in training. Parrott scored 10 goals in seven matches before his injury. Ireland suffered a shock defeat by Armenia and will host Armenia in Dublin next Tuesday.
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