Two changes to Mayo team for league encounter with Armagh
Mayo manager Kevin McStay has made two changes from the team that started against Tyrone last time out for the Allianz National Football League round four game against Armagh this weekend.
Aidan O'Shea and Ryan O'Donoghue return to the starting line-up in place of Paul Towey and Cian McHale, while Stephen Coen will captain the team.
The game will throw in at 5 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday, February 22) in the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, Armagh.
This weekend's meeting will be the 17th in the league between Mayo and Armagh. The first was played in 1979, which means the rivalry between the counties is a recent one.
Armagh hold the upper hand with eight wins to Mayo's 5, while there have been three drawn games – in 1981, 1997 and their most recent meeting in 2023.
Seven games have been played at Armagh venues, with the Athletic Grounds hosting six of those. Lurgan was the venue for the 1981 drawn game.
Mayo have enjoyed home advantage on five occasions, with three games played in Charlestown and one each in Ballyhaunis and Hastings Insurance MacHale Park, Castlebar.
Four games have been played at neutral venues, with Croke Park hosting the 1986 quarterfinal and 2005 semi-final, Carrick-on-Shannon the 1988 relegation playoff meeting, and Hyde Park the 2022 meeting, which was a home game for Mayo when Hastings Insurance MacHale Park was unavailable due to pitch improvement works.
In addition to the League, Mayo and Armagh have met twice in the championship: the 1950 All-Ireland semi-final and a 2019 round three qualifier game which was played in Hastings Insurance MacHale Park, with Mayo winning both of these games.
Barry Tiernan from Dublin will officiate tomorrow's game, which will be shown live on TG4, with coverage starting at 4.30 p.m. There will also be live commentary on Midwest Radio with Michael D. McAndrew and Austin O'Malley, and Mayo GAA will have live updates across all social media channels. Tickets can be purchased here.
The Mayo starting team in full is as follows: Colm Reape; Eoin O'Donoghue, Donnacha McHugh, Enda Hession; Stephen Coen, David McBrien, Eoghan McLaughlin; Conor Reid, Matthew Ruane; Davitt Neary, Frank Irwin, Jordan Flynn; Aidan O'Shea, Darren McHale, Ryan O'Donoghue.