Keating will need to be on fire today.

Cavan underdogs will need performance of the summer to overturn Kerry

County Cavan is emptying as thousands of supporters take to the roads for Cavan's clash with the Kingdom at GAA headquarters this afternoon.

Cavan manager Terry Hyland announced his starting 15 earlier in the week, and it sees Jason McLoughlin return from an injury which saw him lose his place in qualifier rounds 3 and 4 against Derry and London respectively. The Shannon Gaels club-man has impressed all year having marshaled players of the calibre of Patrick McBrearty in the Ulster U-21 FC and Jamie Clarke in Cavan's Ulster SFC opener last May.

Meanwhile Fionn Fitzgerald comes into the Kerry side in the full back line in place of Mark Griffin while Kieran Donaghy resumes in the full forward line in place of James O’Donoghue who has been suffering from a hamstring strain since the Munster final.

Whilst the underdog tag is sure to suit the Breffni men, when the ball's thrown in at 2pm, no one doubts that anything other than their best performance of the summer will be enough to reign in the Kingdom.

Cavan will line out 1 to 15 as follows:

1.  Alan O'Mara (Bailieborough Shamrocks)
2.  Thomas Corr (Denn)
3.  Rory Dunne (Redhills)
4.  Killian Clarke (Shercock)
5.  Jason McLoughlin (Shannon Gaels)
6.  Alan Clarke (Kingscourt) Captain
7.  Ronan Flanagan (Castlerahan)
8.  Damien O'Reilly (Belturbet)
9.  David Givney (Mountnugent)
10. Cian Mackey (Castlerahan)
11. Jack Brady (Ramor United)
12. Feargal Flanagan (Butlersbridge)
13. Martin Reilly (Killygary)
14. Martin Dunne (Cavan Gaels)
15. Eugene Keating (Saint Sylvesters)

Kerry:

1.Brendan Kealy (Kilcummin)
2.Fionn Fitzgerald (Dr Crokes)
3.Marc Ó Sé (An Gaeltacht)
4.Shane Enright (Tarbert)
5.Tomás Ó Sé (An Gaeltacht)
6.Killian Young (Renard)
7.Peter Crowley (Laune Rangers)
8.Anthony Maher (Duagh)
9.Johnny Buckley (Dr Crokes)
10.Paul Galvin (Finuge)
11.Colm Cooper (Dr Crokes)(Capt)
12.Donnchadh Walsh (Cromane)
13.Declan O’Sullivan (Dromid Pearses)
14.Kieran Donaghy (Austin Stacks)
15.Darran O’Sullivan (Glenbeigh/Glencar)