McCarthy returns for quarter-final against Donegal

Fri, 5th August 2016

Dublin have made one change to their starting 15 for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Donegal in Croke Park (6.0).

James McCarthy, who missed the Leinster final victory against Westmeath owing to injury, returns to the team and is named in his customary right half-back berth.

The counties meet for the sixth time in the championship with each side having won twice while there was one draw from the previous five meetings. Their last meeting was in 2014 when Donegal won the semi-final by six points.

Dublin are bidding to reach the semi-final for a seventh successive year while Donegal are trying to reach the last four for the fourth time in six seasons, having missed out in 2013 and last year.

DUBLIN (SF v Donegal)

1 Stephen Cluxton (Parnell's)

2 Philly McMahon (Ballymun Kickhams)

3 Jonny Cooper (Na Fianna)

4 David Byrne (Nh Olaf)

5 James McCarthy (Ballymun Kickhams)

6 Cian O’Sullivan (Kilmacud Crokes)

7 John Small (Ballymun Kickhams)

8 Michael Darragh Macauley (Ballyboden St Enda's)

9 Brian Fenton (Raheny)

10 Paul Flynn (Fingallians)

11 Kevin McManamon (St Jude's)