Kerry boss Jack O’Connor has made two changes to his side for Sunday’s Munster senior football championship final showdown with Cork in Killarney.

Evan Looney and Sean O’Brien come into the All-Ireland champions’ starting 15 from the provincial semi-final win over Clare last time out, with Tom O’Sullivan and Cillian Trant the players to miss out.

Marksman Sean O’Shea and midfield All-Star Joe O’Connor miss out on the matchday squad through injury, while Paudie Clifford is named to start on ‘the 40’ for the holders with is brother David, Paul Geaney, Keith Evans making up the full-forward line.

🏐 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT | Munster Senior Football Championship

Kerry host Cork in the 2026 Munster Senior Football Championship Final.

For full team news: https://t.co/3JNVkiC84M#WeAreKerry #CiarraíAbú pic.twitter.com/AuJ1l3Zww2

— Kerry GAA (@Kerry_Official) May 7, 2026

Meanwhile, Cork manager John Cleary has named his line-up for the southern province’s decider.

The three changes for the Rebels see Patrick Doyle, Colm O’Callaghan and Ruairi Deane coming in from last month’s semi-final win over Tipperary, with Micheál Aodh, Sean Walsh and Conor Cahalane the players to miss out.

O’Callaghan and skipper Ian Maguire start at centre-field while Chris Og Jones leads the attack from full-forward where he’ll be flanked by Mark Cronin and Steven Sherlock.

Throw-in at Fitzgerald Stadium is at 1.45pm.

The Cork Senior Hurling team to play Waterford in Round 3 of the Munster Senior Hurling Championship has been announced.

Saturday’s game throws in at 6:00pm in Walsh Park, Waterford.

You can read the full team announcement here: https://t.co/AuS3R22dOv pic.twitter.com/RCQRvWNdxD

— Cork GAA (@OfficialCorkGAA) May 7, 2026

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