Kerry bidding to avenge Roscommon blow

Kerry will be out to win their first league semi-final since 2006 — and in turn their first Division 1 knockout game in six years — when they face Roscommon in Croke Park on Sunday.

Éamonn Fitzmaurice’s side return to Dublin for the first time since their opening weekend defeat to Dublin. Their game, where they hope to avoid a repeat of their round two loss at home to Roscommon, is the 2pm curtain-raiser to the other semi-final between table toppers Dublin and Donegal, which throws in at 4pm.

Not since their 2010 Division 1 final win over Derry have the Kingdom won a non-regulation league match, their only knockout appearance since then being their 2012 semi-final loss to Mayo after extra-time.