DERRY have named an unchanged starting line-up for Saturday’s winner-takes-all showdown with Mayo at MacHale Park, Castlebar (6.30pm).
Gareth McKiness returns from suspension after his red card against Galway in round one ruled him out of the rest of the group action. Derry beat Mayo convincingly in Division One this season but have lost form since they Championship began. However, their four-point win over Westmeath last Saturday brought an end to a three-game losing streak and should have bolstered morale.
Mickey Harte keeps faith in that side for the trip to the West where the Oak Leafers face a Mayo side that missed out on top spot in Group Two on scoring difference after they drew with Dublin last weekend.
Derry: O Lynch; C McCluskey, C McKaigue, D Baker; C McFaul, E McEvoy, D Gilmore; C Glass, B Rogers; E Doherty, E Bradley, P Cassidy; E Mulholland, S McGuigan, L Murray
Subs: R Scullion, D Cassidy, C Doherty, M Doherty, S Downey, R Forbes, D McDermott, G McKinless C McMonagle, C Murphy, N Toner
