Armagh are having a lot of the early possession, but wides from Rory Grugan, Ben Crealey and Conor Turbitt mean they haven't been able to increase their lead.

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It's taken five minutes, but Armagh are first off the mark with a point by Tiernan Kelly

For the third year in a row, these men go head to head in a key championship clash.

Who'll come out on top this time?

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The ball has been thrown-in and the action is underway in Sligo!

Monaghan fought back to draw 2-10 to 2-10 with Louth in their second Group 4 game at Clones a fortnight ago.

Goals from Craig Lennon and Conor Grimes - either side of Conor McCarthy's superb Monaghan major - helped Louth lead 2-5 to 1-3 at half-time.

Louth keeper Niall McDonnell gifted Monaghan a 61st-minute goal as he lost possession which allowed Micheal Bannigan to lob to an empty net.

Frees from substitute Conor McManus and Rory Beggan put Monaghan ahead with three minutes left but Sam Mulroy's free levelled matters as McManus and Ryan O'Toole missed late chances to snatch victory for the Farney men.

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Derry manager Mickey Harte has dismissed suggestions of disharmony in his side after Saturday's crucial victory over Westmeath.

Knowing only victory would earn progression to the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals, Derry battled to a 2-7 to 0-9 win in Newry thanks to goals by Conor McCluskey and Emmett Bradley.

The victory ended a run of three successive defeats as the pressure began to pile on last year's semi-finalists.

"Did that look like a team out there in disharmony?," Harte told BBC Sport NI.

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Armagh will line out as per the programme, making two changes from the side who defeated Derry, as Andrew Murnin and Ciaran Higgins come in for Connaire Mackin and Stefan Campbell.

For Galway, number 24 Johnny Heaney replaces John Daly at centre half-back. Sean Kelly replaces Cian Hernon from the team who defeated Westmeath last time out.

Armagh: B Hughes; B McCambridge, A McKay, P McGrane; C Higgins, T Kelly, A Forker; N Grimley, B Crealey; J McElroy, R O'Neill, O Conaty; R Grugan, A Murnin, C Turbitt.

Galway: C Gleeson; J McGrath, S Fitzgerald, J Glynn; D McHugh, J Daly, L Silke;P Conroy, S Kelly; M Tierney, J Maher, C Darcy; R Finnerty, S Walsh, C McDaid.

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Armagh put three goals past 14-man Derry to pull off an impressive second win in the All-Ireland series at Celtic Park as the Orchard men ran out 3-17 to 0-15 victors.

The Orchard outfit played with energy and purpose and countered with a real attacking threat that Derry had no answer to.

The fault lines in the Oak Leaf defence were badly exposed again as Ross McQuillan and Conor Turbitt plundered first-half goals as Armagh led 2-8 to 0-6 at the break.

Rian O'Neill added a third midway through the second half before sub Ciaran McFaul was sent off for Derry for a black card offence, having already been booked.

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Kildare:

M.Donnellan, R.Burke, S.Ryan, M.O’Grady, T.Archbold, B.Byrne, J.Sargent, A.Masterson, K.Flynn, S.Farrell, D.Kirwan, P.McDermott, P.Woodgate, N.Kelly, K.Feely.

Laois:

K.Roche, B.Dempsey, J.Kelly, M.Timmons, S.Lacey, B.Byrne, S.Fingleton, D.Larkin, C.Heffernan, M.Barry, E.O’Carroll, K.Swayne, E.Lowry, N.Dunne, P.Kingston.

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Welcome to our coverage of today's All-Ireland SFC encounters with Armagh and Monaghan in action.

Group 1 pacesetters Armagh are first up at 13:45 BST as they take on Galway in a top-two showdown at Markievicz Park.

Both sides have won their opening two games but the Orchard team lead the way on scoring difference.

It means they just have to avoid defeat to go straight through to the quarter-finals.

Armagh will hope history repeats itself - last year they edged the Tribesmen in the final group game in Carrick-on-Shannon to take top spot.

Monaghan sit third as they prepare to face Meath in their final Group 4 fixture at 15:00.

Victory or a draw against the bottom side at Breffni Park would see the Farney men secure a spot in the preliminary quarter-finals.

The Farney men can still finish second with a big win and a heavy defeat for Louth against Kerry.

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