Monaghan v Donegal LIVE score updates from All-Ireland quarter-final clash
Monaghan take on Donegal this afternoon in the quarter-final of the All-Ireland senior football Championship.
Croke Park is the host venue for all of this weekend's quarter-finals, with throw-in this afternoon set for 4pm.
This clash between Ulster sides is the first of four quarter-finals to take place at GAA HQ this weekend, with Dublin's clash with Tyrone to take place at 6:15pm this evening.
Here's how the teams are scheduled to line-up:
MONAGHAN: R. Beggan; R. Wylie, K. Duffy, D. Byrne; R. O'Toole, D. Ward, C. McCarthy; M. McCarville, G. McPhillips; A. Carey, M. Bannigan (c), R. McAnespie; J. McCarron, A. Woods, S. O'Hanlon.
Subs: K. Mulligan, R. Boyle, L. Kelly, D. Hughes, G. Mohan, C. McNulty, J. Irwin, K. Lavelle, S. Mooney, D. Garland, K. O'Connell.
DONEGAL: S. Patton; F. Roarty, B. McCole, P. Morgan; R. McHugh, E. Bán Gallagher, C. Moore; J. McGee, M. Langan; D. Ó Baoill, C. Thompson, S. O'Donnell; C. O'Donnell, M. Murphy, O. Gallen.
Subs: G. Mulreany, S. McMenamin, O. McFadden Ferry, E. McHugh, O. Doherty, A. Doherty, P. McBrearty, J. Brennan, N. O'Donnell, C. McColgan, H. McFadden.
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