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O'Shea: partners Tom Parsons in the Mayo midfield. INPHO/Cathal Noonan
Pre-Season

Aidan O'Shea returns as Mayo prepare for Roscommon

James Horan makes seven changes to the side held by IT Sligo last weekend.

AIDAN O’SHEA RETURNS to action with Mayo tomorrow.

The Breaffy midfielder starts as one of seven changes to face Roscommon in final round of the FBD League.

Mayo were held to a draw by IT Sligo last Sunday and manager James Horan also brings back goalkeeper Rob Hennelly, Colm Boyle, Tom Parsons, Diarmuid O’Connor and Adam Gallagher.

Alan Freeman, who scored a late penalty when he came off the bench against the students, starts at full-forward.

Throw-in at Ballinlough is at 2pm.

Mayo (SF v Roscommon): Robert Hennelly (Breaffy); Kevin Keane (Westport), Ger Cafferkey (Ballina Stephenites), Colm Boyle (Davitts); Brendan Harrison (Aghamore), Shane McHale (Knockmore), David Drake (Ballaghaderreen); Tom Parsons (Charlestown Sarsfields), Aidan O’Shea (Breaffy); Diarmuid O’Connor (Ballintubber), Andy Moran (Ballaghaderreen), Adam Gallagher (Mayo Gaels); Kevin McLoughlin (Knockmore), Alan Freeman (Aghamore), Darren Coen (Hollymount/Carramore).
Substitutes: Brendan Walsh (Ballintubber), Keith Rogers (Ballaghaderreen), Jason Gibbons (Ballintubber), Brian Gallagher (Claremorris), Cathal Carolan (Crossmolina), Michael Conroy (Davitts), Enda Varley (Garrymore), Lee Keegan (Westport), Cathal Freeman (Aghamore), Keith Higgins (Ballyhaunis).

Handful of Banner’s All-Ireland heroes to start against Limerick