Sean O'Shea cuts the gap to two.

Close range free to Derry after Conor Doherty is fouled.

Niall Toner knocks it over.

Declan Cassidy replaces Donnacha Gilmore on the Derry team.

Dan Higgins replaces Anton Tohill on the Derry team.

Diarmuid O'Connor shoots over for Kerry.

Brendan Rogers edges Derry three in front.

Cathal O Beaglaoich replaces Barry Dan O'Sullivan for Kerry.

Derry do not have three men in defence and are punished.

Sean O'Shea will take the free from two point range.

O'Shea lines up and nails it.

Ethan Doherty shoots over again with a goal on.

Change on the Derry team Patrick McGurk replaces Ben McCarron

Paul Geaney replaces Conor Geaney on the Kerry team.

Sean O'Brien fires over from close range for Kerry.

Conor Laverty's men have work to do in the second half to avoid back-to-back defeats.Cork have been impressive from beyond the arc with Rory Magurire, Chris Og Jones, Brian O'Driscoll and Sean McDonnell all raising orange flags with Jones also finding the net.Three successive points to close the half have left the Mournemen with a chance but can they turn it around in the second period?

Raymond Galligan's Cavan lost out to neighbours Monaghan last weekend but will be hoping to bounce back with victory in Navan against a Meath side still stinging from a setback of their own as they lost out to Cork.

Back-to-back defeats would leave either side under huge pressure in the early stages of this campaign.

In the absence of Paddy Lynch (ACL) and the impending return of Gearoid McKiernan, Ramor's Sean McEvoy stood out for the Breffnimen last weekend by kicking five points with Dara McVeety (0-04) also weighing in heavily.

As for Meath, Matthew Costello is perhaps the man needing stopping.

To reverse the losing start to his tenure, Royals manager Robbie Brennan has made two changes with Brian O'Halloran coming into the full-back line and Cian McBride at wing forward.

Meath: Billy Hogan; Seamus Lavin, Adam O'Neill, Brian O'Halloran; Sean Coffey, Donal Keogan, Ciaran Caulfield; Jack Flynn, Bryan Menton; Cian McBride, Shane Walsh, Jack Kinlough; Jordan Morris, Matthew Costello, Eoghan Frayne.Subs: Harry Hogan, Eoin Harkin, Sean Rafferty, Rona Jones, Keith Curtis, James McEntee, James Conlon, Cillian O'Sullivan, Conor Duke, Aaron Lynch, Thomas O'Reilly.

Cavan: Gary O'Rourke; Niall Carolan, Brian O'Connell, Jason McLoughlin; Padraig Faulkner, Dara McVeety, Oisin Kiernan; Killian Clarke, Evan Crowe; Ciaran Brady, Gerard Smith, Luke Molloy; Ryan O'Neill, James Smith, Sean McEvoy.Subs: Nevin O'Donnell, Cian Reilly, Luke Fortune, Peter Smith, Cormac McKeogh, Ryan Donohoe, Ruairi Curran, Tiernan Madden, Conor Madden, Thomas Edward Donohoe, Darragh Lovett.

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Ethan Doherty fires over the top with a hint of a goal on.

Two pointer for Kerry and it's a huge kick from Dylan Geaney.

Keith Evans for Killian Spillane on the Kerry team.

Gabriel Bannigan enjoyed a perfect start to life as Monaghan boss with a 2-22 to 0-20 victory away at Cavan last weekend and a home encounter with Westmeath provides a great chance to make it two from two.

Easier said than done, however. Dermot McCabe's men led for the majority of the second half against Louth but ultimately fell short due to a goal late on. The Lake County will be reliant upon Luke Loughlin's scoring prowess having hit 0-12 of their 0-18 tally last weekend.

David Garland meanwhile, seemed to prosper for the Farneymen in the absence of Stephen O'Hanlon, Andrew Woods and Conor McManus grabbing 1-04.

Bannigan is still awaiting the return of some key players to his side and for his first home game is without nephew Michael who isn't in the squad with Dean McDonnell wearing his issued number 11.

As for McCabe, he names an unchanged starting XV.

Monaghan: Rory Beggan; Ryan Wylie, Killian Lavelle, Dylan Byrne; Ryan O'Toole, Gavin McPhillips, Conor McCarthy; Barry McBennett, Micheal McCarville; Ryan McAnespie, Michael Hamill, Ciaran McNulty; David Garland, Stephen Mooney, Sean Jones.Subs: Darragh Croarkin, Jack Doogan, Darragh Treanor, Gavin McPhillips, Kevin Loughran, Fergal Hanratty, Michael Hamill, Jason Irwin, Bobby McCaul, Aaron Carey, Jack McCarron.Westmeath: Conor McCormack; Jamie Gonoud, Charlie Drumm, David Giles; Enda Gaffney, Ronan Wallace, Sam McCartan; Ray Connellan, Brian Guerin; Matthew Whittaker, Fionn O'Hara, Conor Dillon, Stephen Smith, Luke Loughlin, Robbie Forde.

Subs: Jason Daly, Kevin O'Sullivan, Brian Cooney, Danny Scahill, Jack Geoghegan, Marc Eivers, Eoghan McCabe, Kieran Martin, Lorcan Dolan, Danny McCartan, Joe Moran.

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Donnacha Gilmore gets his second of the day.

Lachlan Murray replaces Cormac Murphy on the Derry team.

The good news for Antrim manager Davy Fitzgerald this afternoon is the return to fitness of some regulars for this afternoon's game at Corrigan Park.

Conor Johnston, who pulled up in the warm-up ahead of the Division 1B opener against Dublin last week, is named in the starting 15, as is Niall O'Connor who hobbled out at Croke Park.

Keelan Molloy lasted for the full 70 minutes eight days ago, which was ahead of schedule, and he will start at wing-forward, while his Dunloy clubmate, Seaan Elliott, is in from the start having been introduced last weekend. Dropping to the bench are Conor Boyd and Eoin O'Neill.

Westmeath manager Seoirse Bulfin takes charge of the Lake County for his first full game after last week's scheduled opener against Laois fell victim to a frozen pitch.

Niall Mitchell had been named in the team for that game, but injury means he is absent from the squad today with Mark Cunningham starting in his place.

Bulfin can call upon the experience in the form of Tommy Doyle, Aaron Craig and Robbie Greville, while Peter Clarke, Eamonn Cunneen, David Williams and Shane Williams are some of the emerging stars seeking to make their mark.

Antrim: Ryan Elliott; Gerard Walsh, Paddy Burke, Declan McCloskey; Scott Walsh, Eoghan Campbell, Conall Bohill; Nigel Elliott, Niall O'Connor; Paul Boyle, Niall McKenna, Keelan Molloy; Seaan Elliott, James McNaughton, Conor Johnston.

Westmeath: Jack Gillen; Conor Gaffney, Tommy Doyle, Gary Greville; Johnny Bermingham, Aaron Craig, Eoin Keyes; Éamon Cunene, Peter Clarke; Robbie Greville, David Williams, Mark Cunningham; Darragh Clinton, Owen McCabe, Shane Williams.

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Donal O'Sullivan replaces Ruairi Murphy on the Kerry team.

Conor Geaney gets Kerry's first of the second half.

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A Brian O'Driscoll two-pointer and Eoghan McSweeney white flag are threatening to take this game beyond reach for Down who now trail by eight with 26 minutes on the clock.