Mayo and Armagh ready to do battle again

Mayo and Armagh battle out their rescheduled National Football League Division 1 semi-final today - with both sides bidding to advance to face Wexford in the decider.

The match was originally due to be played in Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon, last Sunday but was called off due to a waterlogged pitch.

Armagh boss Joe Kernan has named the same side as last weekend for today's clash, which has been moved to Croke Park.

Skipper Kieran McGeeney is chosen at the heart of the defence, but his task will be a tough one, as he is marking Mayo skipper and All Star Ciaran McDonald.

The Orchard's Tony McEntee is struggling to recover from injury and was not considered.

Mayo boss John Maughan has made one change to his line-up from last weekend.

James Nallen, who returned from a holiday in the Caribbean in time for last Sunday's game, is selected ahead of Alan Roche at centre-back in the side.

Flying forward Trevor Mortimer flies back from England for the clash. Mortimer, a student in Leeds, made the trip back last weekend in vain as the match was called off.

Mortimer is named at full-forward, flanked by his brother Conor and Alan Dillon.

The clash is preceded by the Leinster U21 football final replay between Dublin and Kildare.

ARMAGH (SF v Mayo): P Hearty: A Mallon, F Bellew, P McCormack; A Kernan, K McGeeney, K McKeever; J Toal, P McGrane; M O'Rourke, J McEntee, O McConville; S McDonnell, R Clarke, B Mallon.

MAYO (SF v Armagh): D Clarke; K Higgins, D Heaney, D Geraghty; C Moran, J Nallen, P Gardiner; R McGarrity, B Padden; J Gill, C McDonald, A Moran; C Mortimer, T Mortimer, A Dillon.