Armagh unchanged for Monaghan replay

Armagh have named an unchanged side for their Ulster Senior Footballl Championship replay against Monaghan at Clones.

Armagh have named an unchanged side for their Ulster Senior Footballl Championship replay against Monaghan at Clones.

Joe Kernan has however taken the gamble of including the injured trio of Francie Bellew, Philip Loughran and Aidan O'Rourke on the bench.

Bellew is still struggling with a shoulder injury, as is Lougrhan with an Achilles problem.

A back injury forced O'Rourke to withdraw before the start of last Sunday's game, in which Monaghan came from four points behind late on to force a replay.

Throw in on Saturday is scheduled for 5.30 pm.

Forward Matthew Clancy will miss Galway's Connacht Championship match against Sligo on Sunday. The Oughterard clubman is suffering from a hamstring injury.

Michael Donnellan will captain the men from the west this year. He succeeds Padraig Joyce who has overcome a knock and should be fit to play this weekend.

Sligo are sweating on the fitness of Sean Davey who also has a hamstring injury but manager Tommy Breheny will afford his player every opportunity to overcome the problem.

Clare await the outcome of Rory Donnelly's appeal against a three-month ban. The defender's appeal will be heard tonight and a decision is expected in the morning.

Should Donnelly be cleared then he should line up in attack against Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds in the Munster championship on Sunday.

Armagh: C McKinney, A Mallon, T McEntee, E McNulty, A Kernan, K McKeever, P Duffy, K McGeeney, P McGrane, P McKeever, B Mallon, M Mackin, S McDonnell, R Clarke, O McConville.

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