Honohan replaces Szmodics in Republic of Ireland squad

Honohan is yet to win a senior cap but was in the Republic of Ireland squad for June's friendly against Senegal

Shamrock Rovers defender Josh Honohan has been called into the Republic of Ireland squad for Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Armenia in Yerevan following Sammie Szmodics' withdrawal.

Honohan was part of the squad for the June friendly against Senegal, but is yet to win a senior cap.

Szmodics was withdrawn after 78 minutes in Saturday's 2-2 draw against Hungary in Dublin when Heimir Hallgrimsson's team recovered from going two goals down after 15 minutes to rescue a late point thanks to Adam Idah's injury-time equaliser.

The Ipswich Town player expressed his disappointment at missing the trip to Armenia with a social media post: "Gutted to be leaving camp early fingers crossed it's nothing too serious. Good luck to the boys in Armenia."

The Republic of Ireland squad departed from Dublin Airport on Sunday as they now focus on taking on an Armenia side that lost their opening qualifier 5-0 to Portugal on Saturday.

Manager Hallgrimsson acknowledges the long journey to Yerevan is not ideal, but victory remains their primary objective against the 105th-ranked team in the world.

"We have to recover quickly because that game in Armenia has more importance than before," he said after Saturday's draw against Hungary.

"Armenia have a day at home and they will have an advantage on us.

"We said that four points (from the opening two games) would be OK - six was our target - so we're disappointed not to have three in the bag."