Sunday 8 November 2015 21:50, UK
Martin O'Neill will give Republic of Ireland injury doubts John O'Shea and Shane Long as much time as possible to prove their fitness ahead of the Euro 2016 play-offs.
The pair are among a group of five named in a reduced 30-man Republic of Ireland squad whose conditions will be considered by their club sides before they report for duty in Dublin.
Newcastle goalkeeper Rob Elliot, Reading defender Paul McShane and Brentford midfielder Alan Judge are the others ahead of the two-legged tie with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
An FAI statement said: "Martin O'Neill has reduced the Republic of Ireland squad to 30 players ahead of meeting Bosnia-Herzegovina in the UEFA 2016 European Championship qualifying play-off.
"Rob Elliot, John O'Shea, Paul McShane, Alan Judge, and Shane Long will all be assessed by their respective clubs before reporting for international duty."
O'Shea is suspended for the first game in Zenica on Friday night - live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 7pm - after he was sent off in Ireland's final European Qualifiers match against Poland last month.
But he has not played since Sunderland's 3-0 derby win against Newcastle a fortnight ago because of a hamstring injury suffered in that game.
That has cast doubt over whether the former Manchester United will be ready for the return fixture at the Aviva Stadium on Monday, November 16.
Long has been out with a foot injury since the 2-1 loss to the Poles on October 11, and has not been in a Southampton matchday squad since.
Goalkeeper Shay Given and forward David McGoldrick have already been ruled out, while Jonathan Walters will also sit out the away game after collecting his third booking of the campaign in Warsaw.
O'Neill's squad will begin preparations for the double-header in Abbotstown on Monday afternoon before travelling to Bosnia later in the week.
Republic of Ireland squad: David Forde (Millwall), Keiren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday), Darren Randolph (West Ham), Rob Elliot (Newcastle), Richard Keogh (Derby), Marc Wilson (Stoke), Seamus Coleman (Everton), Cyrus Christie (Derby), John O'Shea (Sunderland), Alex Pearce (Derby), Shane Duffy (Blackburn ), Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa), Paul McShane (Reading), Stephen Ward (Burnley), Robbie Brady (Norwich), James McCarthy (Everton), Jeff Hendrick (Derby), Darron Gibson (Everton), Harry Arter (Bournemouth), Glenn Whelan (Stoke), Aiden McGeady (Everton), James McClean (West Brom), Alan Judge (Brentford), David Meyler (Hull), Jonathan Walters (Stoke), Wes Hoolahan (Norwich), Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy), Shane Long (Southampton), Daryl Murphy (Ipswich), Kevin Doyle (Colorado Rapids).
Watch the Republic of Ireland's Euro 2016 play-off games against Bosnia and Herzegovina live on Sky Sports 1 HD on Friday night, and on Monday, November 16.
