Ulster Club SFC preliminary round: Errigal Ciaran v St Eunan’s

The late withdrawal of St Eunan’s star Niall O’Donnell is a surprise and a big loss for the Donegal champions.

The inter-county striker from Donegal went 3-9 in the county championship and was expected to lead the attack alongside Conor O’Donnell Jr.

He is doing well in the warm-up, as is the rest of the squad, so we can only assume he will be introduced during the match.

In St Eunan’s other substitution, O’Donnell Jr, who scored 1-4 in the provincial final at Dungloe, comes on for Pauric Boyle.

Errigal made one late substitution, with Padraig McGirr coming on for Pauric Traynor, a substitution they also made before last week’s provincial final victory over Trillick. So that means the Tyrone champions will go with the same 15 players who started last time.

Errigal Ciaran:
D McAnenly; C Quinn, A McCrory, C Quinn; P Og McCartan, N Kelly, T Colhoun; B McDonnell, J Oguz; P McGirr, P Harte, C McGinley; D Canavan (captain), O Robinson, R Canavan

Sint-Eunans: S Patton; A Deeney, C Morrison, C Ward; D Mulgrew, C O’Donnell, K Tobin (captain); E Dowling, J Kelly; C Moore, S O’Donnell, O Winston; E McGeehin, K Kealy, C O’Donnell Jr

Referee: Noël Mooney (Cavan)