Jim McGuinness names unchanged Donegal team to face Kerry in All-Ireland football final

The county haven’t released their match-day substitutes list. Instead, they have provided their full 35-man panel.

FINAL COUNTDOWN: Donegal manager Jim McGuinness has named his team for the All-Ireland football final. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Donegal have announced the same team as that which began the All-Ireland semi-final win over Meath for Sunday’s final against Kerry.

The county haven’t released their match-day substitutes list, instead providing a full 35-man panel. However, according to the registered team list as issued to Croke Park it is the same as the bench from last Sunday week.

For Michael Murphy and Paddy McBrearty, it will be a third final following the 2012 and '14 deciders. Ryan McHugh features in his second final after starting the '14 game against Kerry.

Eleven of the named team were in from the off against Galway in last year's All-Ireland semi-final defeat. Three of the absentees - Caolan McColgan, Jason McGee and McBrearty - are expected to be in the panel.

All but Caolan McGonagle and Daire Ó Baoill are missing from the side that defeated Kerry in the rearranged Division 1 game in Fitzgerald Stadium last February. In their place are McColgan and Murphy.

DONEGAL (SFC v Kerry): Shaun Patton (St Eunan’s); Finnbarr Roarty (Naomh Conaill), Brendan McCole (St Naul’s), Peadar Mogan (St Naul’s); Ryan McHugh (Kilcar), Eoghan Bán Gallagher (Killybegs), Caolan McColgan (Naomh Pádraig Uisce Chaoin); Hugh McFadden (Killybegs), Michael Langan (tc, St Michael’s); Shane O’Donnell (St Eunan’s), Ciarán Thompson (Naomh Conaill), Ciarán Moore (St Eunan’s); Conor O’Donnell (Cardonagh), Michael Murphy (Glenswilly), Oisín Gallen (Seán MacCumhaills).

Subs (: Gavin Mulreany (St Naul’s), Stephen McMenamin (Red Hughs), Odhrán McFadden-Ferry (Ghaoth Dobhair), Eoin McHugh (Kilcar), Caolan McGonagle (Buncrana), Odhrán Doherty (Naomh Columba), Patrick McBrearty (c, Kilcar), Jamie Brennan (Réalt na Mara), Niall O’Donnell (St Eunan’s), Daire Ó Baoill (Ghaoth Dobhair), Jason McGee (Chloich Cheann Fhaola/Corduff).