Here’s how the sides will start:
Cork
1. Anthony Nash (Kanturk)
2. Stephen McDonnell (Glen Rovers)
3. Damien Cahalane (St Finbarr’s)
4. Colm Spillane (Castlelyons)
5. Christopher Joyce (Na Piarsaigh)
6. Mark Ellis (Millstreet)
7. Mark Coleman (Blarney)
8. Bill Cooper (Youghal)
9. Darragh Fitzgibbon (Charleville)
10. Seamus Harnedy (St Ita’s)
11. Conor Lehane (Midleton)
12. Shane Kingston (Douglas)
13. Alan Cadogan (Douglas)
14. Patrick Horgan (Glen Rovers)
15. Luke Meade (Newcestown)
Clare
1. Andrew Fahy (Whitegate)
2. Seadna Morey (Sixmilebridge)
3. David McInerney (Tulla)
4. Patrick O’Connor (Tubber – captain)
5. David Fitzgerald (Inagh-Kilnamona)
6. Conor Cleary (St Joseph’s Miltown)
7. Oisín O’Brien (Clonlara)
8. Colm Galvin (Clonlara)
9. Cathal Malone (Sixmilebridge)
10. Tony Kelly (Ballyea)
11. Podge Collins (Cratloe)
12. John Conlon (Clonlara)
13. Shane O’Donnell (Éire Óg)
14. Aron Shanagher (Wolfe Tones)
15. Conor McGrath (Cratloe)
We’re underway in Semple Stadium. Clare will play against the breeze for the opening half.
Cork 0-1 Clare 0-0
1 min – Alan Cadogan is in flying form lately and he gives the Rebels an early lead.
Cork 0-3 Clare 0-2
8 mins – Brilliant score by Patrick Horgan edges Cork back in front. John Conlon hits a wide at the far end – that’s Clare’s third.
Cork 0-3 Clare 0-3
11 mins – Cathal Malone’s kick at goal rebounds off the outside of the post, but Podge Collins sends it over.
GOAL! Alan Cadogan hits the net for Cork!
Cork 1-3 Clare 0-4
12 mins – Beautiful stick work by Cadogan there and a fine finish. He’s got 1-1 already today. Tony Kelly responds with a superb point from distance at the far end.
Cork 1-3 Clare 0-5
16 mins – Tony Kelly’s free is accurate and raises a white flag. Clare have responded well to the goal.
Cork 1-4 Clare 0-6
22 mins – Cork hadn’t scored for 11 minutes when Lehane nailed an effort from midfield.
Cork 1-5 Clare 0-6
24 mins – Darragh Fitzgibbon scores after a short sideline by Horgan.
Cork 1-6 Clare 0-6
28 mins – Horgan slots over a free from a tight angle. It’s been a low-scoring first-half so far with scores at a premium.
Cork 1-8 Clare 0-7
32 mins – Tony Kelly hits a free after a run of five straight Cork scores. Jason McCarthy replaces Oisin O’Brien on the Clare team.
Alan Cadogan’s goal earlier:
Clare’s tally of wides increases to seven as we enter additional time at the end of the first-half.
Cork 1-9 Clare 0-8
35+2 mins – John Conlon reduces the gap to three but Horgan cancels it out moments later from a free. That’s his third.
Cork 1-10 Clare 0-8
35+2 mins – Horgan could score frees like this with his eyes closed.
Cork 1-10 Clare 0-8 – HT
Cork 1-10 Clare 0-9
36 mins – Anthony Nash makes a good save from Conor McGrath but Arron Shanagher takes his score to reduce the gap to four.
Cork 1-13 Clare 0-11
42 mins – Kelly and Horgan swap frees. The latter score was engineered by a wonderful probing run by Kingston. Cian Dillon comes in for Patrick O’Connor.
Cork 1-14 Clare 0-12
45 mins – Lehane makes a superb catch in the air and Horgan slots over the resultant free.
Cork 1-15 Clare 0-12
50 mins – Cadogan leaps high to claim a stunning catch and wins a free. Horgan applies the finish.
Cork 1-16 Clare 0-13
53 mins – Tony Kelly arrows over Clare’s first score from play in nine minutes. It’s goals they need though.
GOAL! Clare’s Conor McGrath drills a low strike past Anthony Nash!
Cork 1-16 Clare 1-14
55 mins – Shane Kingston is booked. Clare are right back in this game now. Then Tony Kelly launches over a huge point from midfield!
Cork 1-17 Clare 1-14
56 mins – Fantastic leadership by Cadogan to score off his left under pressure.
Cork 1-18 Clare 1-14
57 mins – Coleman puts a great ball into Horgan who converts the chance. Cork lead by four.
Cork 1-19 Clare 1-15
58 mins – A great score from John Conlon brings Clare back to within three. Fitzgibbon hits a wide at the far end but Cork are awarded a free. Horgan’s strike is good.
Cork 1-21 Clare 1-17
63 mins – Coleman slots over a wonderful sideline while McCarthy responds with one at the far end.
Cork 1-22 Clare 1-17
65 mins – Coleman glides forward and pops one over from way out the field.
Cork 1-22 Clare 1-20
69 mins – Conor McGrath leaves two between them. We’re in the final minute of normal time.
Cork 1-23 Clare 1-20
71 mins – Cahalane makes a break forward from the full-back line and Horgan points.
Cork 1-24 Clare 1-20
73 mins – Cadogan floats a classy point over. The title is surely Cork’s now!
Cork 1-25 Clare 1-20 – FT
Cork are Munster champions!
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Most interesting thing I’ve seen today. No reason why Villa won’t challenge this season. Every reason why Arsenal won’t.
Premier League points table for 2023 calendar year:
Man City 93
Aston Villa 85
Liverpool 81
Arsenal 81
Man United 74
Spurs 69
Brighton 68
Newcastle 66
West Ham 59
Wolves 56
Brentford 55
Fulham 51
Chelsea 48
Bournemouth 48
Everton 47 (doesn’t include -10)
Forest 45
Palace 44
@Louis Jacob: tell us more Louis
@Dan P: What do you wanna know P?
@Louis Jacob: villa’s lack of depth likely to catch up with them. 5th place I’d say. Unless Arsenal really balls it up, which they could.
@Louis Jacob: your deepest darkest secrets
@ecrowley: For some reason I can’t comment under you there. Probably need to reinstall app.
It seems to me that of you look at it: Man City are bound to improve. Liverpool will hopefully improve. Arsenal seem to stand still. Good form followed by bad form. But Aston Villa are the only team whove been on a definite upward curve. Tou could be right about their squad depth but that’s been an issue for them for a while. Arsenal have a weak underbelly. Arteta is supposed to have fixed that but I’m not entirely sure he has.
@Louis Jacob: Soft underbelly is accurate and doubt Arteta will be given funds in Jan. City will defo improve, I just hope Liverpool can keep ahead of em but it’s hard to say. I’d like Villa to get 4th, they’ve been very good. Emery doing great stuff with em.
@Louis Jacob: I feel City are not as good as they have been in past seasons but unless one of the other contenders put a great run together it won’t make any difference. Unfortunately for the league.
@Bert Carolan: Totally agree. I still think liverpool have in them to run them close. There’s something missing at city at the moment. I’m not sure Pep and Haaland are the best of pals to be fair. Halaand can pretend he doesn’t mind getting lectures in full view of everyone, but no player wants that and Keane is right, it’s only showmanship from Pep. But in reality they probably still win it handy in the end.
@Dan P: I don’t like to even think about my deepest darkest secrets. They’re shocking to be fair.
@Louis Jacob: If I was a comppiracist I’d suggest that City got a nice soft schedule after their world club cup exertions; Everton, Sheffield Utd and Huddersfield between 22 December and 13 January. I don’t think that way though.
Some dude on here said they’d go top on Thursday nite.Its a classic
@colin coady: Some dude on here said that Wolves would be relegated.
@Bert Carolan: Again can’t comment underneath.
But isn’t Pep abit of a conspiracy theorist? Always moaning about the fixture list and how hard it is on his multi billion pound squad. I’d love to know what he has to say about it. Lol.
About 4 of that starting 11 no where good enough to be a starting 11 for a title winning team. Martilelli is up there with Rashford as being one of the most over rated players in years. The league is liverpools to loose.
@Red Rooster: 650 million spent since Arteta came in and only a point ahead of Spurs!! (Stole that from Twitter) no one’s to loose just yet. It could go to the last day if anything