Monaghan unchanged for Ulster semi

Monaghan will field an unchanged team for Sunday's Ulster SFC semi-final against Derry at Casement Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

Manager Seamus McEnaney has kept faith with the fifteen players that secured Monaghan's first championship win in four years - a 2-15 to 1-15 quarter-final success over Down.

Donal Morgan and Shane Smith, who made their championship debuts against Down, have retained their places at wing back and full-forward respectively.

The Farney men will hope Ciaran Hanratty can continue to find his goal-scoring touch - the Castleblayney corner forward grabbed two goals in the defeat of Down at Pairc Esler.

Monaghan are bidding to reach the Ulster final for the first time since 1988. The winners of Sunday's tie will face Tyrone in the Anglo-Celt Cup decider on July 15.

Monaghan lost their last championship clash against Derry. 2005 saw the Oak Leafers win by 1-17 to 2-8 in a one-sided Ulster quarter-final.

MONAGHAN (SFC v Derry) - S Duffy; D Mone, V Corey, C Flanagan; D Freeman (capt), G McQuaid, D Morgan; E Lennon, B McKenna; D Clerkin, P Finlay, S Gollogly; C Hanratty, S Smith, T Freeman.