TYRONE AND DERRY have unveiled their starting teams for Saturday’s Division 1 Allianz football league clash in Celtic Park.
Tyrone boss Mickey Harte has handed out four league debuts for the game.
Corner-back Barry Tierney, midfielder Conan Crugan, centre-forward Shay McGuigan and wing-forward PJ Lavery are the newcomers to the Red Hands outfit.
There are only five survivors from the team that started in last August’s All-Ireland semi-final loss to Mayo in Conor Clarke, Ciaran McGinley, Peter Harte, Darren McCurry and Matthew Donnelly.
TYRONE: Niall Morgan (Edendork); Aidan McCrory (Errigal Ciaran), Conor Clarke (Omagh), Barry Tierney (Omagh); Ciaran McGinley (Errigal Ciaran), Peter Harte (Errigal Ciaran), Ronan McNabb (Dromore); Danny McBride (Strabane), Conan Grugan (Omagh); Niall McKenna (Donaghmore), Shay McGuigan (Ardboe), PJ Lavery (Clonoe); Darren McCurry (Edendork), Matthew Donnelly (Trillick), Paddy McNeice (Coalisland).
Tyrone’s Sean Cavanagh and Derry’s James Kielt
Pic: INPHO/Presseye/Russell Pritchard
Derry
Here’s the Derry team for their home tie.
DERRY: Thomas Mallon (The Loup); Declan Brown (Bellaghy), Chrissy McKaigue (Slaughtneil), Dermot McBride (Ballinascreen); Aidan McAlynn (The Loup), Mark Lynch (Banagher), Sean Leo McGoldrick (Eoghan Rua Coleraine); Fergal Doherty (Bellaghy), Patsy Bradley (Slaughtneil); Gerard O’Kane (Glenullin), Jamie Kielt (Kilrea), Enda Lynn (Greenlough); Ciaran McFaul (Glenn), Emmett McGuckin (Magherafelt), Benny Heron (Ballinascreen).