"There needs to be five strikers with so many league games and three cup competitions, but I have a lot of confidence and that's how I'm going to play, " he said.

BBC: New signings praise Norwich drive

Leinster are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions and have won their last 10 games at Dublin's RDS Showground in the Magners League.

BBC: Leinster v Scarlets (Sat)

Villa arrived with only one win in their previous 14 games in all competitions but boast one of the division's finest away records - and after half-time they showed exactly why.

BBC: Middlesbrough 1-1 Aston Villa

It's a significant milestone in English soccer where the regular season is 38 games, with cup competitions and international games adding up to 30 more.

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Martin O'Neill's men have now won only two of their last nine home games and are winless in five matches in all competitions.

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