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Fri 09 Sep 2007Formbook favours lowly Longford against the leadersIt's not often in a league that top meets bottom with so little to choose between them in terms of recent results but as Drogheda United travel to Flancare Park for this evening's televised game (RTÉ Two, kick-off 7.55) it is actually they who will have to slightly upset the formbook if they are to come away with the points.The six-point deduction imposed on Longford Town early in the season for licence-related difficulties means they still prop up the Premier Division table. Over the last eight games, though, Alan Mathews' side have picked up 16 league points compared with 15 for United, who hold a five-point advantage over Shamrock Rovers in the title race.