All-Ireland semi-final spots up for decision

Fri, 20th November 2020

The All-Ireland semi-finalists will be confirmed this weekend after Mayo progressed as Connacht champions last weekend.

The line-up is as follows:

SATURDAY

Leinster: Dublin v Meath, Croke Park, 7.0

SUNDAY

Munster: Cork v Tipperary, Pairc Ui Chaoimh, 1.30

Ulster: Cavan v Donegal, Athletic Grounds, 4.0

DUBLIN v MEATH

Dublin are bidding to win the Leinster final for the 15th time in sixteen seasons, having missed out in 2010 only when they lost to Meath in the semi-final.

PATHS TO THE FINAL

Dublin 0-22 Westmeath 0-11

Dublin 2-23 Laois 0-7

TOP SCORERS

Ciaran Kilkenny...1-9

Dean Rock.............0-9 (0-7 frees, 0-1 '45’)

Cormac Costello....0-7 (0-3 frees, 0-1 mark, 0-1 '45')

Meath 7-14 Wicklow 0-7

Meath 5-9 Kildare 0-15

TOP SCORERS

Jordan Morris........4-5 (2-0 pens, 0-2 frees)

Matthew Costello.....2-1

Joey Wallace..............2-0

LAST FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP CLASHES

2019: Dublin 1-17 Meath 0-4 (Leinster final)

2016: Dublin 0-21 Meath 0-10 (Leinster final)

2014: Dublin 3-20 Meath 1-10 (Leinster final)

2013: Dublin 2-15 Meath 0-14 (Leinster final)

2012: Dublin 2-13 Meath 1-13 (Leinster final)

*Meath have beaten Dublin only once (2010) in their last 11 championship games.

*Dublin are seeking their 30th successive win in the Leinster championship, with their last defeat coming against Meath in the 2010 semi-final.

*Meath’s last win over Dublin in the Leinster final was in 2001, which was also Dublin’s last defeat in the final.

*Meath scored a total of 12-23 in their recent wins over Wicklow and Kildare.

*Dublin haven’t conceded a goal in the Leinster championship since James Stafford scored for Wicklow in the 2018 quarter-final. Since then Dublin have kept clean sheets in seven games.

*Dublin beat Meath by 1-20 to 0-19 in the Allianz League last month.

*This will be Stephen Cluxton’s 12th championship game against Meath. Dublin won nine of the previous 11, Meath won one (2010) and there was one draw (2007). He conceded eight goals in those 11 games, with Meath scoring five of them in the 2010 Leinster semi-final.

CAVAN v DONEGAL

They meet in the Ulster for a second successive year. Donegal won by five points last year in what was on-ly the second meeting between the counties in the decider.

PATHS TO THE FINAL

Cavan 2-15 Monaghan 1-17 (aet)

Cavan 0-13 Antrim 0-9

Cavan 1-14 Down 1-13

TOP SCORERS

Martin Reilly.................2-1 (1-0 pen)

Gearoid McKiernan......0-6 (0-4 frees)

Thomas Galligan............0-4 (0-1 mark)

Oisin Pierson...................1-1

Donegal 1-13 Tyrone 1-11

Donegal 1-22 Armagh 0-13

TOP SCORERS

Michael Langan............... 1-5

Ciarán Thompson.............0-7 (0-5 frees)

Peadar Mogan....................1-2

LAST FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS

2019: Donegal 1-24 Cavan 2-16 (Ulster final)

2018: Donegal 2-20 Cavan 1-15 (Ulster preliminary round)

2012: Donegal 1-16 Cavan 1-10 (Ulster preliminary round)

2011: Donegal 2-14 Cavan 1-8 (Ulster quarter-final)

2005: Cavan 1-11 Donegal 1-10 (All-Ireland qualifiers)

*The counties meet in the championship for a third successive year, with Donegal winning a preliminary round game by eight points in 2018 and the Ulster final by five points last year.

*Donegal are seeking to take the Ulster title for the11th time, having previously won in 1972-74-83-90-92-2011-2012-14-18-19.

*Cavan last won the Ulster title in 1997. This is the first time they have reached succes-sive finals since the late 1960s.

*Donegal are in the final for the ninth time in ten seasons. The only year they missed out was 2017.

*Cavan last beat Donegal in the championship in the 2005 qualifiers. Their last success over Donegal in the Ulster championship was in 1997.

CORK v TIPPERARY

They meet in the Munster final for the first time since 2002 when Cork won a replay. Cork are bidding to win the provincial title for the first time since 2012 while Tipperary’s last suc-cess was 85 years ago when they beat Cork by 2-8 to 1-2 in the 1935 final.

PATHS TO THE FINAL

Tipperary 2-11 Clare 1-11

Tipperary 1-15 Limerick 2-11 (aet)

TOP SCORERS

Conor Sweeney..........1-11 (0-7 frees)

Jack Kennedy...................0-5 (all frees)

Liam Casey...................1-2

Cork 1-12 Kerry 0-13 (aet)

TOP SCORERS

Mark Collins ............0-4 (0-3 frees)

Mark Keane............ 1-0

Killian O’Hanlon....0-2 (0-1 free, 0-1 ‘65’)

LAST FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP CLASHES

2018: Cork1-17 Tipperary 0-9 (Munster semi-final)

2017: Cork 1-10 Tipperary 1-9 (Munster semi-final)

2016: Tipperary 3-15 Cork 2-16 (Munster semi-final)

2014: Cork 0-16 Tipperary 1-11 (Munster semi-final)

2007: Cork 2-18 Tipperary 0-10 (Munster semi-final)

LAST FIVE MUNSTER FINAL MEETINGS

2002: Cork 1-23 Tipperary 0-7 (replay)

2002: Cork 2-11 Tipperary 1-14 (draw)

1994: Cork 2-19 Tipperary 3-9

1993: Cork 1-16 Tipperary 1-8

1943: Cork 1-7 Tipperary 1-4

*Cork are bidding for their 38th Munster title while Tipperary are chasing their tenth.

*Tipperary’s last win over Cork in the championship was in the 2016 Munster semi-final. Prior to that, Tipperary hadn’t beaten Cork in the championship since the 1944 Munster semi-final.

GAA ALL-IRELAND FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2020

CONNACHT

Nov 1: Quarter-final: Mayo 2-15 Leitrim 0-10, Carrick-on-Shannon

Nov 7: Semi-final: Galway w/o Sligo.

Nov 8: Semi-final: Mayo 1-16 Roscommon 0-13, Dr.Hyde Park.

Nov 15: Final: Mayo 0-14 Galway 0-13, Pearse Stadium

LEINSTER

Nov 1: First round: Wicklow 2-9 Wexford 0-11, Chadwicks Wexford Park; Offaly 3-14 Car-low 0-20, BNM O Connor Park; Longford 1-9 Louth 1-7, TEG Cusack Park.

Nov 7: Quarter-final: Dublin 0-22 Westmeath 0-11, MW Hire O’Moore Park.

Nov 8: Quarter-finals: Meath 7-14 Wicklow 0-7, Aughrim; Kildare 0-20 Offaly 0-16, MW Hire O’Moore Park; Laois 1-16 Longford -14, BNM O’Connor Park.

Nov 15: Semi-finals: Meath 5-9 Kildare 0-15, Croke Park; Dublin 2-23 Laois 0-7, Croke Park.

Nov 21: Final: Dublin v Meath, Croke Park.

MUNSTER

Oct 31: Quarter-final: Limerick 2-14 Waterford 0-9, Fraher Field, Dungarvan.

Nov 1: Quarter-final: Tipperary 2-11 Clare 1-11, Semple Stadium.

Nov 7: Semi-final: Tipperary 1-15 Limerick 2-11 (aet), LIT Gaelic Grounds

Nov 8: Cork 1-12 Kerry 0-13 (aet), Pairc Ui Chaoimh

Nov 22: Final: Cork v Tipperary, Pairc Ui Chaiomh

ULSTER

October 31: Preliminary round: Cavan 2-15 Monaghan 1-17 (aet), Clones