The Bohemians breakfast club had Dalymount Park rocking on Sunday morning and Alan Reynolds is hoping his side can build on that when they host Shelbourne at the more familiar time of 7.45pm on Friday night.

Sunday’s 11.30am kick-off saw Bohs claim the Dublin derby bragging rights when they came from behind to beat Shamrock Rovers 2-1 with goals from Ross Tierney and Filip Piszczek.

That win was a long time coming and the final whistle was met with delight and relief, but Bohs will have their work cut out to build on it when league leaders Shelbourne make the short trip from Drumcondra to provide the opposition at Dalymount Park.

The sides drew 1-1 at Tolka Park just a fortnight ago, with Reynolds’ men frustrated that they couldn’t find a winner.

But Reynolds expects Shels to come bursting out of the traps early at Dalymount tomorrow and said: “Listen, this is going to be a really tough test for us. Shelbourne are top of the league for a reason and I expect that they will come to Dalymount to have a real go at us.

“They are not going to come here to sit off, they’ll come and attack us, so we have to be ready for that.

“We have had a couple of really good performances now and we performed well against them two weeks ago but we will have to be better than that again because Shelbourne have real quality that can hurt you.”

After a difficult season in the league, the draw against Shelbourne and win against Rovers have been causes for optimism.

Reynolds said: “We have players who believe and buy in to what we are trying to do and what we are building towards.

“That hasn’t been easy when results were not going our way but I have to give credit to the group, they keep working harder and harder every week.

“They really wanted to give the fans something to cheer about on Sunday and obviously winning a Dublin derby has given everyone a lift, fans and players.

“That’s what we want every week – we want it to be a springboard for us between now and the end of the season so it’s important now that we continue to build and grow.

“But our players are flying in training, a derby win is the confidence boost and shot in the arm that we needed and one that I think our players deserved.

“We rode our luck at times but we grew into the game and we had our supporters behind us egging us on again, which is really important.

“The winner came from two substitutes too, which was pleasing as it shows that we have players who can come in and make a difference when games are in the balance.

“It was a massive goal for Filip, and he will want to build on that now, but it was a perfect cross into him from Jordan too, and it was great to have him back in the team.

“Those two are obviously champing at the bit to start now, and we have James Akintunde back this week too so we have options, and as a group there is a determination there and a belief in what we are trying to achieve.”

Team news

Martin Miller is away on international duty with Estonia, but James Akintunde returns from injury.

Rob Cornwall and Keith Buckley remain out.