Donegal manager Jim McGuinness has named captain Patrick McBrearty and Ryan McHugh in his starting team to play Derry in Saturday's eagerly awaited Ulster SFC quarter-final clash at Celtic Park.
Both players missed the Allianz Football League Division 2 final clash with Armagh, and are among five changes to the team that failed to collect silverware in Croke Park earlier this month.
McBrearty, who won three provincial titles under McGuinness previously as well as 2012’s All-Ireland, has recovered from a calf injury, while McHugh is named at wing-back.
The other changes see full-back Ciarán Moore, Odhran Doherty and Dáire O Baoil named to start.
Derry manager Mickey Harte meanwhile has named an unchanged side from the one that edged out Dublin in a dramatic Division 1 decider.
The Oak Leaf County, bidding for a third successive provincial title, will have Diarmuid Baker making his first championship start after an impressive league campaign, while Gareth McKinless, who was forced off injured in their win over the Dubs, has been listed on the bench.
Derry: O Lynch; McCluskey, C McKaigue, D Baker; C Doherty, E McEvoy, P McGrogan; C Glass, Brendan Rogers; Ethan Doherty, C McFaul, P Cassidy; N Loughlin, S McGuigan, L Murray.
Donegal: S Patton; M Curran, C Moore, P Mogan; R McHugh, C McGonagle; S O'Donnell, C Thompson, Michael Langan; O Doherty, N O’Donnell, Daire O Baoill; P McBrearty (c), OGallen, A Doherty
Shane Walsh and Damien Comer are both in the Galway panel for Saturday's Connacht SFC semi-final against Sligo.
The pair missed a large part of the Tribesmen's Allianz Football League campaign but they are fit and ready to go as the championship begins in earnest.
Walsh has been named to start at Markievicz Park, with Comer on the bench.
Finnerty and Kelly are also back in the frame as things brighten up on the injury front for Galway.
Sligo manager Tony McEntee has made three changes from the side that beat Leitrim last time out.
Paul McNamara and Peter Laffey come into the back line and Lee Deignan into the attack, with Brian Cox, David Quinn and Paddy O'Connor making way.
Nine of the team started last year’s Connacht final defeat at the hands of the Tribesmen in Castlebar.
Sligo: A Devanney; E Lyons, E McGuinness, P McNamara; P Laffey, N Mullen, D Cummins; S Carrabine, C Mulligan; C Lally, A McLoughlin, E Smith; P Kilcoyne, N Murphy (c), L Deignan.
Galway: C Gleeson; J McGrath, S Fitzgerald, J Glynn; D McHugh, J Daly, L Silke; P Conroy, S Kelly (C); J Heaney, S Walsh, C Darcy; J McCabe, R Finnerty, L O'Conghaile.
Mayo manager Kevin McStay has made one change to his team for Sunday's Connacht SFC with Roscommon at Dr Hyde Park.
Garrymore’s Enda Hession - pictured above - comes into the side at wing-back, with Eoghan McLaughlin not part of the matchday 26.
Otherwise it is the same personnel that had 15 points to spare last time out against New York in Gaelic Park.
One year on from ending Mayo’s interest in the Connacht Championship, Roscommon are hoping to repeat the feat this weekend despite coming into ge game on the back of relegation from the top-flight in the league.
Manager Davy Burke has made one change from their last competitive fixture, a heavy defeat to Derry in Division 1, with Tadhg O’Rourke coming in to partner Enda Smtih in midfield.
Roscommon: C Carroll, D Murray, B Stack, N Higgins, N Daly, R Fallon, E McCormack, E Smith, T O’Rourke, D Ruane, U Harney, R Daly, D Smith, D Cregg, D Murtagh
Mayo: C Reape; J Coyne, R Brickenden, S Callinan; P Durcan, S Coen, E Hession; D McBrien, M Ruane; B Tuohy, F Boland, J Carney; A O’Shea, T Conroy, R O’Donoghue.
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