Full-time in Tallaght. Shamrock Rovers 5-0 Cork City.

O'Leary finishes off a cross from Áine O'Gorman to make it 5!

Thompson replaced by Shannon Coady.

Goal! Larkin fires home from a rebound to make it 4-0!

Niamh Cotter comes on for Jesse Mendez.

McCarthy and O'Mahony are replaced by Lauren Kelly and Melissa O'Kane.

Goal! Hennesy heads home from a corner to kill the game for good.

Shaunagh McCarthy goes down with a knock but after a brief spell of treatment returns to action.

A trio of subs for Cork. Shine, Mendez, and Dring come off for O'Brien, Atkinson, and Bradley.

2-0! A fantastic goal from O'Leary sees her break down the wing with pace, riding the challenge of Alix Mendez and finishing across goal at a tight angle to double her side's advantage.

It's gone fairly quiet here in Tallaght, yet to be a dangerous chance in the last few minutes.

Larkin has a crack from 25 yards out, her shot never falling as it soars over Walsh's bar.

That goal from Thomspson looks to have already lifted a massive weight off The Hoop's shoulder-playing with a new-found sense of freedom and creativity on the ball.

Goal! Thomspon drills a low, powerful, freekick from 25 yards out, veering past the Cork wall and finding the bottom left corner of Walsh\'s goal.

Cork City get the second half under way. O'Neill attempts to reinvigorate his side's attacking shape, replacing Alannah McEvoy with Aoife Kelly.

Half-time in Tallaght. Shamrock Rovers 0-0 Cork City.

It will be interesting to see how O'Neill adjusts his side, given how uncharacteristically blunt they've been in their attacking output.

A dangerous break on Cork is dampened as Donnely plays a misplaced pass into the feet of McCarthy.

Cork have really punched above their weight so far this half-most likely the better side, their intense press completely unsettling Rovers' back three.

The biggest chance of the game so far as Shine drops the shoulder past Fox in the Rovers' box, unleashing a powerful shot that forces Buddden to react quickly and save with her feet.

A huge block from Shauna Fox denies Laura Shine a goal-scoring opportunity. Budden looked beat, still recovering from a stopped shot against Donnely.

Mangan puts in a looping free-kick that Aoibhin Donnely manages to connect to, her header failing to challenge Budden who collects the ball and redistributes.

O'Leary goes another slaloming run down the left, her cross blocked and out for a corner.

Lia O'Leary breaks down the left wing and whips in a cross that's met by the head of Áine O'Gorman, the captain's header drawing a good diving save from Walsh.

Savannah McCarthy is presented with an opportunity at the other end, going for a curling effort that's safely collected by Hannah Walsh.

Lauren Walsh finds the ball on the edge of Rovers' box and attempts to drill a shot into the bottom corner, her effort falling straight into Budden's gloves.

Eva Managn hits a free-kick from 25 yards out that lacks the pace and power to challenge Amanda Budden as her shot falls safely into the keeper's hands.

And we're off! The hosts get the action underway.

Just the one change for Cork from the 3-1 defeat to Bohemians, Danielle Burke picked in favour of Niamh Cotter.

Jaimie Thompson and April player of the month Jessica Hennesy both start for The Hoops despite concerns about fitness levels mid-week. Orlaith O'Mahony makes her return to the starting XI after not featuring against Peamount last week, replacing Aoife Kelly in the midfield.

Murphy insists he won't compromise on an attacking game plan despite Rovers scoring 16 goals in just seven outings this season. "We’re not going there to sit back and defend. We’re going to go up and enjoy it. If you give them too much respect, they’ll make you look a very poor side. We’ve got to go up there and not give them any respect and get after them."

Cork will look to rebound after a difficult 3-1 loss to Bohemians, manager Danny Murphy feeling the result was emblematic of The Rebel Army's whole season. “We done some really good things against Bohs. We struggled to create anything in the final third. The three goals we gave away are all three goals we could do better with," Murphy said. "For the first goal we shouldn’t have been in the position to give the freekick away. The second goal we could let the ball go out for a goal kick and (we) concede from the corner. The Third goal was just a mistake by 3 or 4 people and it led to them having an opportunity to score. “That’s the story of us as a club so far (this season) we consistently make those mistakes”.

O'Neill believes his opposition tonight are a far better outfit than their results may suggest. “The results haven’t done their performances justice really. Even when you look at their game against Bohs the weekend, for very large periods of it I think Cork were the better side. “It is going to be a tough one on Saturday, they do have some top players in Jesse Mendez and Eva Mangan, particularly in the middle. They’ll be the ones who’ll look to get Cork ticking on Saturday.”

Rovers come off a stalemate against Peamount United, in which Amanda Budden salvaged a point for The Hoops through a string of dramatic stops and a last-minute penalty save. Manager Collie O'Neill says he was content with the point and was quick to sing Budden's praises after the match. "I’m very, very happy with the point. It’s probably a little bit more than what we deserved on the whole balance of play, but overall, to come away from there with a point against the current league leaders is good,” he said. “It’s great to have good players like Amanda that can stand up in those vital times towards the end of games to get us something.”

Evening all, and welcome along to tonight's live updates of Shamrock Rovers vs Cork City. Rovers, who sit third in league standings square off against a Cork City side that has struggled for form this campaign, their draw against Treaty United forming their solitary point of the season.