Senior footballers unchanged for trip to Mayo

Sat, 6th February 2016

Jim Gavin has given a vote of confidence to the team that started against Kerry last weekend for Saturday night's NFL Division 1 encounter with Mayo in Elverys MacHale Park (7.0).

The Dubs defeated the Kingdom by two goals in their NFL opener and have named an unchanged team for this repeat of last year's thrilling All-Ireland SFC semi-final which Dublin won in a replay.

Dublin v Mayo has provided one of the most intense rivalries of recent times, with the latest instalment set for MacHale Park on Saturday night. It will be their 11th Allianz League and Championship meeting in five years, with Dublin having won six to Mayo’s two while there were two draws from their previous ten meetings.

Dublin wins were as follows:

2015: Football League Division 1 and All-Ireland semi-final replay;

2013: Football League Division 1 (group game and semi-final) and All-Ireland final;

2011: Football League Division 1.

Mayo won the 2012 Football League Division 1 game and the 2012 All-Ireland semi-final.

The draws were in last year’s All-Ireland semi-final and the 2014 Allianz Football League Division 1 game.

DUBLIN (SF v Mayo)

Stephen Cluxton (Parnell's)

Jonny Cooper (Na Fianna)

Michael Fitzsimons (Cuala)

David Byrne (Nh Olaf)

James McCarthy (Ballymun Kickhams)