Galway United manager John Caulfield is urging fans to get to the ground early this evening and turn up the noise levels from the warm-up as his side hosts Dundalk in the quarter-finals of the FAI Cup (7.45pm).

The runaway First Division leaders put their 100% home record from this season on the line against a side sitting mid-table in the Premier Division in what is the tie of the round, and Caulfield says his side need what he called “vibrant, aggressive support from the terraces” as his side looks to advance to the last four for the first time since 2008.

“It will be a totally different challenge. At the end of the day Dundalk are fifth or sixth in Ireland, we are 11th, they are used to playing the big teams, they are a massive club and have won trophy after trophy in the last 10 to 15 years.

“For us, we will have a packed house, we want that massive vibrant, aggressive support from the terraces, we want people to come early. We must make it as uncomfortable as we can, we know we are up against it, but at the same time, it won’t be for the want of trying, we will give it our best, it is a cup tie and you never know in the cup,” he said.

Dundalk are favourites with the bookmakers, but only marginally so after they were handed a tie that no side wanted: having to travel to the home of the First Division champions-elect, a side with a blemish-free record this year on their home turf.

“It is a record to be proud of,” Caulfield told Tribune Sport.

“The key for us is we want the crowd in the ground early, when the lads come out to warm up, we want that vocal support, not people waiting for the action, we want them starting from the warm-up, try to see can we put them under pressure and rattle them.

“Dundalk are odds-on favourites but our home form is good, you never know, I just want to make sure we give everything and if we do that, I’ll be happy, but if we don’t give it everything, if we don’t leave everything out there on the pitch, we won’t win the game,” he said.

Pictured: Galway United’s David Hurley who will be hoping to add to his goal-scoring exploits against Dundalk in this evening’s FAI Cup quarter-final at Eamonn Deacy Park.