Great handpass in behind by Mattie Donnelly to find Darren McCurry, who fists the ball over the bar from a tight angle.

Tyrone look good here.

Rian O'Neill kicks what looks to be a fairly routine free wide.

An indifferent start to the evening for the Crossmaglen ace.

Stefan Campbell is immediately swarmed by Tyrone bodies as he gathers the ball.

He somehow manages to release the ball but Jarly Og Burns can't get a touch on it to poke it goalwards!

At the other end, Darragh Canavan come around on the loop and kicks a beauty to edge the hosts ahead.

It's a fine response from Armagh as Greg McCabe feeds Andrew Murnin, who splits the posts from the right-hand side.

In terms of intensity, it's been fairly subdued so far.

Mattie Donnelly wins a free and it's an easy tap over the bar for Darren McCurry.

First score of the evening.

Early goal chance for Armagh as Niall Morgan makes a sharp save to stop Conor Turbitt's palmed effort from Rian O'Neill's clever pass!

O'Neill gets an early kick from the '45 but boots it wide.

Here we go at a sun-baked Healy Park!

Stephen O'Neill
Three-time All-Ireland winner on Sportsound

Coming into the ground today, the buzz is electric. The place is packed. The Armagh fans were here early. It brings back a lot of memories from 20 years ago.

Team news then - it doesn't look like there are any late changes, which is nice to see.

Tyrone, who have only won one championship match since their 2021 All-Ireland triumph, are without the suspended Frank Burns following his red card against Galway.

As a result, Michael O'Neill slots in at centre half-back while Niall Sludden returns to start in the half-forward line.

Conor Meyler moves from right half-back to right half-forward while there is no Cathal McShane in the matchday 26.

Tyrone: Niall Morgan; Michael McKernan, Ronan McNamee, Padraig Hampsey; Cormac Quinn, Michael O'Neill, Peter Harte; Brian Kennedy, Conn Kilpatrick; Conor Meyler, Joe Oguz, Niall Sludden; Darren McCurry, Mattie Donnelly, Darragh Canavan.

Subs: Lorcan Quinn, Ruairi Canavan, Aidan Clarke, Niall Devlin, Richie Donnelly, Niall Kelly, Nathan McCarron, Kieran McGeary, Michael McGleenan, Seanie O'Donnell, Conor Shields.

Armagh make two changes from last week's win over Westmeath. Conor Turbitt returns to the full-forward line with Aidan Nugent dropping out while Callum Cumiskey is named at no.6 as James Morgan makes way.

Armagh: Ethan Rafferty; Conor O'Neill, Aaron McKay, Aidan Forker; Greg McCabe, Callum Cumiskey, Jarly Og Burns; Ben Crealey, Ciaran Mackin; Jason Duffy, Rory Grugan, Stefan Campbell; Conor Turbitt, Rian O'Neill, Andrew Murnin.

Subs: Shea Magill, Paddy Burns, Ciaran Higgins, Barry McCambridge, Ross McQuillan, Jemar Hall, Aidan Nugent, Shane McPartlan, Oisin Conaty, Cian McConville, Stephen Sheridan.

Brendan Devenney
Former Donegal forward on Sportsound

There's never much between the teams.

There's a big weight on Tyrone's shoulders tonight. They've lost four championship games in a row so there's a bit of pressure, they're at their home venue.

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The opening round of the new All-Ireland round-robin stages may not have delivered in the excitement department.

Cagey, possession-based football was the order of the day, but we're hoping that this evening's meeting of two old foes will breathe some life into the race for Sam.

Much has happened since Tyrone sent Armagh down to Division Two with victory here in March.

While the Red Hands lost to Monaghan in Ulster and Galway in their Group Two opener a fortnight ago, Armagh came agonisingly close to ending their 15-year wait for a major title, losing to Derry on penalties in a riveting Ulster final.

The Orchard men bounced back to beat Westmeath last week and can take a big step towards topping the group with victory here.

Tyrone and Armagh games. They rarely disappoint. Hopefully tonight's no different.

It's Tyrone v Armagh. It's the championship. At a buzzing Healy Park.

What more could you want on a Saturday evening?

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