Sligo manager Niall Carew has picked an experienced starting 15 for Sunday's opening round of the Connacht Championship against New York.
The Yeats County are without Kevin McDonnell and Gerard O'Kelly Lynch, while Niall Murphy has failed to recover from hamstring injury to take his place in the squad.
Sligo have four players in the starting team who featured against New York in 2007, in Charlie Harrison, Ross Donavan, Mark Breheny and Adrian Marren, while Neil Ewing will captain the side for the first time in the championship.
The New York side features former Mayo player Tom Cunniffe, who is the holder of five Connacht medals. He lines out at corner back, Danny Sutcliffe, a 2013 hurling All Star for Dublin, makes his football championship debut in the Exiles' half-forward line.
New York: Vinny Cadden; Tom Cunniffe, David Cunnane, Peter Witherow; Gerard McCartan, David Culhane, Keith Quinn; Brian Gallagher, Shane Hogan; Danny Sutcliffe; Conor McGraynor, Ross Wherity; Daniel McKenna, Shane O’Connor, Eugene McVerry.
Sligo: Aidan Devaney; Ross Donavan, Charlie Harrison, Eoin McHugh; Keelan Cawley, Brendan Egan, John Kelly; Cian Breheny, Adrian McIntyre; Neil Ewing (capt.), Mark Breheny, Kyle Cawley; Stephen Coen, Pat Hughes, Adrian Marren.
