Derry City seek elusive win against Bohs

Peter Hutton insists he and the players must respond to the public backing from the club’s chairman and board of directors with a long-overdue win.

Derry City travel to Dalymount Park to face Bohemians tonight in the Airtricity Premier Division, desperate for a victory after a run of 11 league games without a win, dating back to mid-April.

City have found the net on only 12 occasions – the lowest of any team in the Airtricity and Premier Divisons - from their 20 league games to date this season.

That run of form has put the Candy Stripes into relegation trouble, but despite the growing anxiety amongst the clubs’ fanscChairman Philip O’Doherty publicly backed his manager earlier this week.

But Hutton knows that results simply must star to go in Derry’s favour soon, with the

Brandywell club currently locked in a battle with Sligo Rovers to avoid the relegation play-off spot in the Premier Division.

“At the end of the day we still have to keep going and get results sooner rather than later,” he said. “Whilst it is good to see that the chairman and the board are being very supportive, they still want results, so it’s up to myself and the players to deliver that now. It was good to hear the support publicly, but we have to get our house in order, in that we need to start providing results.”

Hutton has been forced to make changes to the team which started against Limerick last week, with midfielder Philip Lowry (pictured) ruled out of the trip to Bohemians through suspension.