City players all fired up as Rovers come calling

It’s joint bottom versus joint top this evening, as last year’s First Division champions, Cork City, welcome reigning Premier Division champions Shamrock Rovers for a 7.05pm kick-off in front of the RTÉ cameras at Turner’s Cross.

Following last week’s attendance of just short of 4,000 for the visit of Drogheda United, another big crowd will be expected at the Cross tonight, but they will be hoping for much better from the home side.

After surrendering a two-goal lead, City finally lost out 2-3 to Drogheda, making it two defeats from two on the club’s return to the top flight, having already gone down by a single goal on their opening night visit to UCD.