Tens of thousands of Derry City supporters hoping to cheer their team to cup final glory are making their way to Dublin. About 20,000 Candystripes fans are expected to descend on the Irish capital as their team aims to take the FAI Cup back to the north west for a seventh time.

The season ended terribly for Derry City who saved one of their worst performances of the campaign on the biggest day at the Aviva Stadium

Derry City manager Ruaidhri Higgins admitted the team needs a "reboot" after defeat in the Sports Direct FAI Cup final capped a desperately disappointing end to the season.

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Derry City were in contention for the double in the final weeks of the League of Ireland season, but ended up with nothing.

The Boynesiders were billed as underdogs to clinch a first FAI Cup victory since 2005 but Kevin Doherty's battling troops were full value to end that long wait with a richly deserved win over a Derry side who wilted under the lights of the national stadium.

Drogheda United won their second Sports Direct FAI Cup, upsetting favourites Derry City 2-0 at the Aviva Stadium, thanks to goals from Andrew Quinn and Douglas James-Taylor.

Derry City and Drogheda United go head to head at the Aviva Stadium this afternoon in the FAI Cup final. A huge crowd is expected for the first meeting of two non-Dublin sides in the decider since 2018. Derry City are looking for their seventh Cup victory and their second in three years after beating Shelbourne in the 2022 finale.

Farrell shoots from distance and it's deflected behind for a corner. The same player makes his way over to take and it's over-hit. Ahui then plays the ball back into the box but it evades his Drogs team-mates and runs out.