FAI Cup Final team news: Cork City and Shamrock Rovers name their starting 11s

Stephen Bradley will be hoping his Rovers team gets the better of Ger Nash's City side.

Sun, 09 Nov, 2025 - 14:03

Andrew Horgan, Aviva Stadium

Cork City and Shamrock Rovers have named their starting elevens for the FAI Cup final this afternoon.

Stephen Bradley has made five changes to his side that drew 1-1 with AEK Athens in Greece on Thursday with Joshua Honohan, Matt Healy (both formerly of Cork City), Aaron McEneff, Rory Gaffney and Daniel Grant coming in for the champions in place of Adam Matthews, Lee Grace, Darragh Nugent, Connor Malley and John McGovern dropping to the bench.

Ger Nash has made just the two changes to his team that was beaten 1-0 by Derry City last weekend with Harry Nevin and Alex Nolan replacing Matthew Kiernan and Matthew Murray while Ruairi Keating has also been named amongst the substitutes.

Cork City: Brann; Crowley, Anderson, Kelleher, Feely, Nevin; Nolan, Bolger, McLaughlin, Fitzpatrick; Maguire.

Shamrock Rovers: McGinty, Honohan, Lopes, Cleary, Watts, Mc Eneff, Burke, Healy, Gaffney, Grant, O’Sullivan.