Monaghan v Donegal live stream: How to watch the All-Ireland quarter-final
Monaghan and Donegal meet in the first of this weekend's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-finals.
The sides clash at Croke Park, with throw-in scheduled for 4pm, ahead of the evening meeting between Dublin and Tyrone.
Donegal released a statement earlier this week, expressing their anger at playing first this weekend, having faced Louth in Ballybofey in a preliminary quarter-final last Sunday.
It read: 'No other county has played as many matches as Donegal in this year's championship.
"To compound the physical and mental demands, those eight games have been played within an 11 week window. Match number nine comes this Saturday, less than 12 weeks after playing Derry in the Ulster Championship Preliminary round on April 6th.
"On that basis, we thought it wholly reasonable and fully justified to seek an extra day recovery time for our players this weekend.
"Coiste Chontae Dhún na nGall concludes that it is most regrettable, and very disappointing, that our request has been turned down. We feel the welfare of our players was not adequately considered in the decision making process.'
Monaghan v Donegal is only being shown live on GAA+ and can be purchased for €12 on the streaming service.
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