Galway will host Mayo in a massive Connacht derby this weekend following Monday's draw for the All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals.
Pádraic Joyce’s side found themselves in the draw after falling to a late defeat to Armagh in Leitrim on Sunday and they’ll face a huge test to remain in the championship, with Kevin McStay’s side aiming to bounce back from their surprise loss to Cork.
"Prior to yesterday, Mayo and Galway, in a lot of people's minds, and in my own mind maybe, they were right up at the top of the scale in terms of teams that could go on and win it," RTÉ analyst Eamonn Fitzmaurice told Morning Ireland.
"Now after next weekend, one of them is going to be gone. So it just goes to show the consequences of the games yesterday. That’s going to be a massive, massive game in Salthill next weekend.
"The thing with Galway, Seán Kelly was injured in that game yesterday [v Armagh] and if he's out he's going to be a huge loss to them.
"Mayo, that kind of a loss – they were six points up after the Tommy Conroy goal and they didn’t score for the rest of the game. That was a very disappointing finish for them, the manner that they lost the game.
"To try and pick themselves up in less than a week is going to be challenging. Very hard to call, it’s going to be some game either way."
The match will be broadcast on RTÉ One on Sunday with a 3pm throw-in.
There’s also a huge Ulster derby in store this Saturday as Donegal will welcome Tyrone to Ballybofey.
That match has been scheduled for 7pm.
Aidan O’Rourke’s side finished second in Group 4 courtesy of a fine win over Monaghan on Saturday evening, while 2021 champions Tyrone very nearly exited the All-Ireland race as John Heslin missed a late free that would have claimed victory for Westmeath.
Fitzmaurice believes that the Red Hands will have to be at their best to claim another notable victory at the venue having won there in the Super 8s in 2018, the first time the Tir Chonaill County had lost a championship match at the venue since 2010.
"Tyrone were the team that eventually ended that great Donegal championship record in Ballybofey there a couple of seasons ago so it's whether they can repeat the trick.
"Donegal obviously had a great win this weekend. I saw them against Derry a couple of weeks ago and you could see that they were coming whereas Tyrone, I imagine, would have been disappointed with aspects of their performance against Westmeath yesterday.
"Donegal in Ballybofey are always hard to beat so Tyrone are going to have it all to do there."
Kildare have been handed home advantage for their clash with Monaghan after beating Roscommon in Sunday’s thriller, but with St Conleth’s Park out of action, the game will be at Glenisk O'Connor Park as chosen by the Lilywhites.
Throw-in is 2pm.
In the other preliminary quarter-final, Cork will face Roscommon in Pairc Ui Chaoimh at 4.45pm.
All of the three Saturday preliminary quarter-finals will be available worldwide live on GAAGO.
"They're lovely fresh draws," Fitzmaurice said of the final two pairings.
"We obviously have the provincial rivalries, but with those two draws there's a real freshness about them and they’ll be two great games.
"Oftentimes you’d see in the qualifiers in the past where you’d have teams coming up against each other who didn’t have huge championship histories against each other, they could lead to great open games and huge scoring games."
The Tailteann Cup semi-final draws were also carried out on RTÉ1s Morning Ireland and Andy McEntee is set for an early reunion with his old side as Meath and Antrim will clash at Croke Park.
McEntee stepped down from the Royals job last June after six years in charge, and he’ll be hoping that the Saffrons can cause a major upset as they chase a fifth straight win in the competition.
Down, who dumped out competition favourites Cavan at the weekend, will face a Laois side that has built up momentum after impressive wins on the road against Fermanagh and Limerick.
The Meath v Antrim game is first at 2pm followed by the second semi-final at 4pm, with both matches on RTÉ2.
Viewers can also watch Galway v Mayo on RTÉ One at 3pm that afternoon.
Elsewhere the All-Ireland Hurling quarter-finals have been scheduled for a double-header in Limerick on Saturday.
Dublin face Clare at 4pm followed by Galway v Tipperary, with both matches live on RTÉ2.
All televised games will be available on RTÉ Player, while there will be comprehensive coverage on Saturday Sport and Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1 and online.
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