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Vincent Whelan

What time and TV channel is Sligo Rovers v Motherwell on today in Europa Conference League qualifier?

Sligo Rovers look to finish the job this evening in their second leg against Motherwell in the second qualifying round for the Europa Conference League.

John Russell's side secured a famous 1-0 victory in Scotland last week so they'll be full of confidence that they're well able to knock their SPL opponents out at The Showgrounds.

Aidan Keena's goal and some good saves from McNicholas saw them claim their biggest European result since beating Rosenburg 2-1 away eight years ago. But Sligo went on to lose that tie and they'll be desperate not to let that happen again.

READ MORE: Motherwell fans fume over Sligo Rovers defeat as pressure mounts on Graham Alexander

Here's all of the key info around this pivotal second leg:

What time is kick-off later on today?

It'll be a 7 pm kick-off.

What TV channel is it on and can I stream it?

It'll be on Premier Sports 1. Alternatively, you can stream it on LOI TV for €7.

What are the odds?

According to wincomparator.com, the home side are 3/1 to win on the night while the visitors remain strongly fancied at 1/2.

A draw is also priced at 3/1.

Russell's pride

In the wake of that stunning win Russell, who was only named interim manager of the club two months ago, praised his side for carrying out the game plan to "perfection" but warned that the job is only half done.

The 37-year-old said: "I'm unbelievably proud of the players. It was a brilliant performance. I thought we were set up really well. The players carried out the game plan to perfection.

"We knew we wanted to limit them being away from home in the first leg and I felt with the pace and energy in our team that we could break and counter and the goal Aidan scored was brilliant. It was a serious finish.

"For all our travelling supporters coming over, it's a brilliant night for them to witness that goal and the defensive display

"I felt over the 90 minutes we deserved to win the game. We could have had another goal. I thought we should have had a penalty too in the second half.

"We've got to recover now. It's a good performance but we have to go again next week.

"Motherwell have had a good look at us now tonight. You're always coming into these games when we're the underdog and they're expected to win at home in front of their fans.

"There was a big crowd here and they'll be hurting. We can't be coming in thinking we've done a great job.

"Yeah we have played well tonight but we need to go again and go up another level or two and hopefully we'll have a full house next Thursday, which I'm sure we will."

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