We are underway in Ennis

Late changes to both sides in Ennis with Cillian McCroary replacing Fionn Kelliher at centre-half back for the hosts.As for Fermanagh Ultan Kelm does not start and is out of the matchday squad. Erne Gaels club-mate Ryan Lyons takes his place.

Kieran Donnelly's Fermanagh make the seven-hour round trip to Ennis to take on Clare with both sides aiming to build on a first victory of the campaign last time out.

The Ernesiders secured the narrowest of wins defeating Antrim 2-16 to 3-12 a fortnight ago with the talismanic Garvan Jones accounting for almost half of their overall tally.

The previously AFL-linked Ultan Kelm made a welcome return to the Fermanagh side in Ederney managing 50 minutes and is initially named in the starting line-up for the game in Cusack Park this afternoon.

Brandon Horan, Oisin Smyth and Luke Flanagan are all still sidelined.

Clare meanwhile, avenged an opening weekend defeat to Antrim by thumping Leitrim 2-17 to 0-10 two weeks ago.

Emmet McMahon, Eoin Cleary and Keelan Sexton will likely see close attention from the traveling Erne outfit while Ikem Ugwueru has also impressed at half-back for the Banner, netting in their recent win.

Clare: Eamon Tubridy; Manus Doherty, Cillian Brennan, Cillian Rounie; Ikem Ugwueru, Fionn Kelliher, Alan Sweeney; Brian McNamara, Sean McCallister; Eoin Cleary, Emmet McMahon, Daniel Walsh; Ciaran Downes, Aaron Griffin, Keelan Sexton.

Subs: Mark McInerney, Conor Meaney, Cillian McGroary, Evan Cahill, Darragh Burns, Shane Griffin, Cormac Murray, Gavin Murray, Jamie Stack, Joe Rafferty, Diarmuid O'Donnell.

Fermanagh: Ross Bogue; Lee Cullen, Che Cullen, Johnny Cassidy, Shane McGullion, Declan McCusker, Ronan McCaffery, Joe McDade, Darragh McGurn, Fionan O'Brien, Ultan Kelm, Paul Breen, Josh Largo-Ellis, Garvan Jones, Conor Love.

Subs: Sean McNally, Oisin Murphy, Diarmuid Owens, Conall Quinn, Aaron Jones, Nathan Tierney, Ryan Lyons, Diarmuid King, Aogan Kelm, Sean Cassidy, Conor Murphy.

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It's been the big talking point before every Donegal League game so far but once again, it appears as though Jim McGuinness is going to wait a little longer before giving Michael Murphy his inter-county return, with the Glenswilly man not named in the 26.

Incidentally, Murphy's last Donegal game was the All-Ireland qualifier mauling by Armagh at Clones in 2022.

The Donegal team announced this morning shows two changes from starting line-up in Kerry as skipper Patrick McBrearty and Jamie Brennan come into the attack as Michael Langan is ruled out after pulling his hamstring in Killarney and Daire O Baoill drops to the bench.

Langan's absence means that Ciaran Thompson switches to midfield alongside Hugh McFadden.

Armagh make just the one change from the starting team that comfortably overcame Tyrone as Niall Grimley is available again following his one-match ban and Rory Grugan drops out of the matchday squad. Once again, Rian O'Neill is an absentee from Kieran McGeeney's side.

Needless to say, we'll bring any late alterations to you closer to the throw-in.

Donegal: S Patton; F Roarty, B McCole, P Mogan; R McHugh, C McGonagle, E Ban Gallagher; H McFadden, C Thompson; S O'Donnell, C O'Donnell, C Moore; P McBrearty (capt), O Gallen, J Brennan

Subs: G Mulreany, M Curran, D O Baoill, E McHugh, O Doherty, J Mac Ceallabhui, J Carlin, E McGettigan, N O'Donnell, D Mac Giolla Bhride, C McGuinness

Armagh: E Rafferty; T McCormack, B McCambridge, A Forker (capt), Connaire Mackin, G McCabe, R McQuillan; B Crealey, N Grimley; J Duffy, D McMullen, J Hall; C Turbitt, A Murnin, O Conaty

Subs: B Hughes, F O'Brien, J Og Burns, C O'Neill, S McPartlan, C McConville, S Campbell, C Higgins, G Murphy, P Burns, D Magee

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After a night of comebacks, what is this afternoon's Allianz Football League Division One action going to bring us?

You would think it would be hard to top the excitement of Derry coming back nine points down at half-time to draw with Galway and Dublin then incredibly overcoming an 11-point interval deficit to earn their first win in Tralee since 1982.

Don't bank on that though with Mayo, in particular, and Tyrone both needing a result in Castlebar before today's 'big one' as Donegal host Armagh in the meeting of the Ulster and All-Ireland champions at Ballybofey.

Donegal were the team celebrating last May as Armagh's penalty shootout hoodoo continued in the Ulster Final but All-Ireland glory was to be Armagh's 11 weeks later as Jim McGuinness' side had to watch from their TV screens if indeed they could bear to do so.

Inevitably most attention will be on Division One but it will another big day down the divisions.

Roscommon host Monaghan in the Division Two top-of-the-table clash with both on maximum points while Cavan go into their home contest with Louth badly needing a win after two opening defeats - which included a thumping by Meath last time out.

And in Division Three, Fermanagh and Antrim probably need away wins in Clare and Offaly today to maintain any realistic ambitions of challenging for promotion.

A certain Mickey Harte is also now joint manager of Offaly who go into today's Tullamore game sharing top shop with Kildare after two opening wins.

Buckle up folks!

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