SATURDAY 19 MARCH
RESULTS
Allianz Football League Division 1
Tyrone 0-11 Mayo 0-09
Allianz Football League Division 3
Laois 0-14 Limerick 0-15
SUNDAY 20 MARCH
Allianz Football League Division 1
Armagh v Kerry, Athletic Grounds, 2pm
Kildare v Monaghan, Newbridge, 2.45pm
Dublin v Donegal, Croke Park, 3.45pm
Allianz Football League Division 2
Cork v Down, Páirc UíChaoimh, 1pm
Derry v Galway, Owenbeg, 1pm
Clare v Meath, Cusack Park, 2pm
Offaly v Roscommon, Bord na Móna O'Connor Park, 2pm
Allianz Football League Division 3
Longford v Wicklow, Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, 2pm
Louth v Antrim, Ardee, 2pm
Westmeath v Fermanagh, TEG Cusack Park, 2pm
Allianz Football League Division 4
London v Cavan, Ruislip, 12pm
Waterford v Sligo, Fraher Field, 2pm
Leitrim v Wexford, Avant Money Páirc Seán MacDiarmada, 2.30pm
Tipperary v Carlow, FBD Semple Stadium, 3.45pm
ONLINE
Live blog on all of Sunday's games RTÉ Sport Online and the RTÉ News app.
RADIO
Live updates and commentaries on Sunday Sport.
TV
Dublin v Donegalvlive on TG4, from 3.30pm. Armagh v Kerry live on the TG4 app, with a deferred showing on TG4 from 5.35pm. Tyrone v Mayo, Dublin v Donegal and Armagh v Kerry live outside of Ireland on GAAGO.
Highlights of all the weekend's action on Allianz League Sunday, RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. from 9.30pm.
WEATHER
Most areas will be cloudy on Sunday with the best of any sunny spells in the northeast and east. Overall dry, outside of a few showers which will mainly affect the western half of the country later in the day. Highest temperatures of 9 to 14 degrees, coolest across the eastern half of the country, in moderate southeast breezes. For more go to met.ie.
Saturday's action in the top flight saw Tyrone edge out Mayo 0-11 to 0-09 in Omagh.
Three Peter Harte points and two from Conor Meyler had Tyrone ahead by 0-08 to 0-03 at the interval.
Mayo fought back to within a point through Ryan O'Donoghue, but the Red Hands sealed a tense tie, a repeat of last year’s All-Ireland final, with a Darragh Canavan score.
A second successive defeat has blown Mayo off course for the League decider, but victory Kildare next Sunday could salvage their title tilt.
In Division 3, Limerick jumped to the standings, winning by the bare minimum away to Laois.
Two late points from sub Robbie Bourke helped Billy Lee's side get the better of the home side as they eventually pulled through after a second-half that ebbed and flowed in both ways.
The result means that Laois’s slim promotion hopes have been ended and they must instead beat Longford next Sunday to avoid relegation.
Donegal too predictable
Donegal haven't beaten Dublin in the league since 2007 - ending that sequence will leave them still in contention to make the final, though they will have to rely on results elsewhere for that to happen.
A team of underachievers in the minds of many, with Colm O'Rourke believing they have regressed from a side who had All-Ireland potential in recent seasons. Speaking on Allianz League Sunday, the former Meath star said: "They are stuck in that system of running off the shoulder, short passing over and back across the pitch," he said. "They haven't moved on from that while other teams have copped on to them and are able to take the necessary moves.
Colm O'Rourke on Donegal being stuck in a system that is holding them back, with he and Colm O'Rourke on the emerging trend of the 'fly goalie' #rtegaa #allianzleaguesunday pic.twitter.com/Un9xZO2Gui
— RTÉ GAA (@RTEgaa) March 13, 2022
"Donegal's success was founded on Michael Murphy, Paddy McBrearty and Ryan McHugh. Three big men of the team. Murphy is injured a lot of the time and the other two have gone back a bit.
"Apart from Ciarán Thompson maybe, and Michael Langan, they haven’t replaced that sort of player.
"They really need now a boost from the younger players."
Dublin got back on track against Tyrone; their first-half showing was most impressive. Familiar names are returning. Relegation talk has eased.
Armagh and Kerry meet in the top-of-the-table clash.
There is no David Clifford in the Kingdom match-day squad. His brother Paudie is listed among the subs. Other changes from last week's win over Mayo sees Shane Ryan and the forward pair of Killian Spillane and Stephen O'Brien return to the starting XV.
A test for Armagh as they look to claim a league final berth. A match to enjoy the forward talents of Rian O'Neill and Tony Brosnan.
Kildare and Monaghan meet in Newbridge. All games are do or die at this juncture. The Lilies have lost two on the trot, another reverse will be very costly. The Farney will have a pep in their step after winning in Ballybofey. Collecting the full set of points should see them safe.
Two from three and two from five
In Division 2, Galway, Derry and Roscommon have already commenced a league of their own to decide who goes up. On Sunday last when yellow cards were thrown around like confetti, Roscommon and Derry shared the spoils at the Hyde.
This opened the door for Galway to top the standings with their win over Clare. It wasn't overly impressive, just like their showing against Offaly a week earlier. Pádraic Joyce's side can seal promotion with a win over Derry in Owenbeg. That outcome would see the Rossies into second spot if they get maximum points away to Offaly. Derry themselves could also earn promotion this weekend with a victory, though that would require an Offaly win.
Rory Gallagher's sides' cause won't be helped by the suspension picked up by Shane McGuigan in that draw with Roscommon.
The final round will see a Connacht derby, while Derry travel to Meath.
Clare, Meath, Offaly, Down and Cork are all still embroiled in the relegation scrap.
Down and Cork occupy the bottom two places with a single point each ahead of their clash on Leeside, where the loser looks all but certain to be going down. A win or draw for Offaly against Roscommon would officially confirm it.
Clare and Meath, on four points each, can avoid any final-round worries with a win.
Many in with a shout of avoiding the Tailteann Cup
Division 3 is a gift that keeps on giving when you think that one or more teams might bolt clear. That could be said of Limerick and Westmeath who looked good early on. Then Limerick lost to Louth, Westmeath suffering defeats on the spin against the Wee County and Longford. And then last weekend the Lake County bounced back when defeating Limerick.
That has left a situation where Antrim and now Louth top the standings. Both meet in Ardee on Sunday, with a Divison 2 ticket very much within grasp for the winner.
The outcome of Laois v Limerick and Westmeath v Fermanagh encounters should make things a little clearer. The unpredictability of this section so far leaves one less inclined to make hard predictions.
Winless Wicklow do appear doomed however, but the scrap to avoid joining them in slipping out of the division will be keenly contested.
Longford occupy that unwanted position at the moment, though the visit of the Garden County could well move them onto five points - and also confirm Wicklow's relegation.
Recent provincial champions have it in their hands
The expectation beforehand was that Cavan and Tipperary would make a quick escape from Division 4. That is still on track to happen after Tipp's win over the Breffni pushed them up to second place in the standings.
Sligo and Leitrim will still keep up the chase, however, hoping that London can rediscover their form when they host Cavan and that Carlow might cause a surprise away to Tipp.
In Sunday's other games, Sligo travel to Waterford and Leitrim host Waterford.
The final round of games would appear to favour the top two, with Tipp hosting London and Cavan welcoming Waterford to Kingspan Breffni.
