Well, Tyrone have got the first score of the second half as Peter Harte slams over a free. Tyrone are showing a bit more purpose in the second half although Declan McClure and a subdued Sean Cavanagh have both fired wides.

Mickey Harte has made one change at half-time with Rory Brennan on for Kieran McGeary.

Enda McGinley
Three-times All-Ireland winner

Dublin utterly dominant here. The Dubs are having so much time on the ball. Hard to see a route back for Tyrone. Mickey Harte is going to have to deliver the mother of all team talks.

Colm Cavanagh looks a tad fortunate to only pick up a yellow card as his high boot catches Brian Fenton in the stomach as the Dub attempts a shot. Rock points the resultant free. Peter Harte replies at the other end as we are already in first-half injury-time .

The Dubs have been hand passing the ball around for the past two minutes and the Hill are cheering every pass. It is starting to become a little embarrassing for Tyrone. Not surprisingly, Mickey Harte has made a change with Declan McClure replacing Conall McCann.

Dublin 61% Tyrone 39%. Surprised Tyrone have had that much to be honest such has been Dublin's dominance.

Once again, Dublin seem to have oodles of time to set up their chances as on-fire O'Callaghan slots again from play. We're 24 minutes in.

Dublin just seem to have so much time to set up their scoring chances as Brian Fenton fires over following another deliberate build-up. Tyrone need to come up with some answers quickly or this game is going to slip out of reach. The only ray of sunshine for Tyrone is that three Dubs have already been booked as John Small is yellow carded by David Coldrick.

Colm Cavanagh breaks through a tackle before slotting with his left foot but once again Dublin reply almost immediately as youngster O'Callaghan dummies before stroking over. Eighteen minutes play and Dublin five ahead.

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Peter Harte drills over a free for Tyrone after Dublin's James McCarthy is yellow carded for a high tackle on Mark Bradley. However, Dublin reply with a minute as Rock strokes over a beauty from play after another slick move.

Dublin are strolling around here finding their men with ease. After a slow build-up, Ciaran Kilkenny strokes over another score. Tyrone then have another escape as Niall Morgan has to make a vital save to prevent Paul Mannion from notching a second Dublin goal after he cuts inside. A goal there and it could have been lights out already for the Red Hands.

Tiernan McCann fires over a glorious Tyrone point from 45 metres but Paddy Andrews replies in kind by stroking over from a tight angle and for good measure repeats the dose a minute later. Only nine minutes played. The Dublin attack is getting plenty of space at the minute.

Philly McMahon is shadowing Mattie Donnelly with Jonny Cooper acting as Dublin's sweeper.

My goodness, Con O'Callaghan has just charged 50 metres down the middle and hammered the ball into the roof of the net. What a strike.

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Sean Cavanagh kicks a 20-metre free to put the Red Hands ahead but Dean Rock quickly level from a placed ball. Been a lively start already. Colm Cavanagh had to make an early interception to cut out a goal threat after late inclusion Niall Scully had ventured into a dangerous position.

David Coldrick throws in the ball at Croke Park.

Well, the Tyrone men have upped the ante by breaking away from the pre-match parade which leaves the Dubs alone to parade behind the Artane Band as they stride alongside the Hill.

The noise from the swathes of Blue tells you what they think of this Red Hand stunt.

The big talking point in advance of the game was whether Jim Gavin was going to start Diarmuid Connolly, whose 12-week ban for pushing a linesman in early June elapsed at midnight.

Well, he hasn't although the Dubs boss has made one change from the side he announced last night with Niall Scully replacing Eric Lowndes at left half-forward.

Scully's inclusion is Dublin's only change from the win over Monaghan.

Mickey Harte's only change from the hammering of Armagh sees two-goal substitute that day David Mulgrew drafted into the starting 15 ahead of Declan McClure as the Red Hands will start as selected on Thursday night.

Dublin: S Cluxton; P McMahon, C O'Sullivan, M Fitzsimons; J Cooper, J Small, J McCaffrey; B Fenton, J McCarthy; C Kilkenny, C O'Callaghan, N Scully; P Mannion, P Andrews, D Rock.

Tyrone: N Morgan; A McCrory, R McNamee, C McCarron; T McCann, P Hampsey, P Harte; C Cavanagh, C McCann; D Mulgrew, N Sludden, K McGeary; M Bradley, S Cavanagh, M Donnelly.

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