Monaghan unchanged for Saturday qualifier

Monaghan manager Seamus McEnaney has kept faith with the team that lost the Ulster final, naming an unchanged side for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier against Donegal at Healy Park (throw-in 7pm).

However McEnaney has made a number of position switches for the all-Ulster encounter in Omagh.

John Paul Mone moves from midfield to left half-back, Dick Clerkin is switched from right half-forward to midfield, with team captain Damien Freeman now in an advanced role at left half-forward. He was at wing back for the Tyrone game.

There are further changes in the Farney county attack with Stephen Gollogly moving from left half-forward to right half-forward, and Rory Woods and Paul Finlay have also swapped positions.

Saturday's clash is Monaghan's first championship meeting with Donegal since 1995 when the Farney men won an Ulster quarter-final by 1-14 to 0-8.

It will be the eleventh championship fixture between Monaghan and Donegal with the score standing 7-3 in Monaghan’s favour. Donegal’s last win over Monaghan was in 1983 when they won an Ulster semi-final by 1-14 to 1-9.

MONAGHAN (SFC v Donegal): S Duffy; D Mone, V Corey, D McArdle; D Morgan, G McQuaid, JP Mone; E Lennon, D Clerkin; S Gollogly, R Woods, D Freeman (capt); C Hanratty, P Finlay, T Freeman.