Irish players feature prominently in FA Cup 3pm kick-offs

Four Irish players will start in the Sunderland versus Stoke City FA Cup match, with two more on the bench. This is the highest number of Irish starters in the 3pm kick-offs today. Aaron Connolly aims to impress as he starts for Sunderland, while Enda Stevens, Andrew Moran, and Tom Cannon start for Stoke. Bosun Lawal and Jack Bonham are substitutes for Stoke. In other matches, Mark McGuinness starts for Luton against Nottingham Forest, and John Egan plays for Burnley against Reading. Nathan Collins and Shane Duffy are on the bench for Brentford and Norwich, respectively.