Mayo are set to take on Derry this weekend as the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship reaches the preliminary quarter-final stage. Here's everything you need to know about Mayo v Derry.
For Mayo, they will be hoping to continue their unbeaten run the Sam Maguire so far after just missing out on qualifying for the quarter-finals. The Westerners started off their Sam Maguire campaign with a 0-20 to 1-08 win at home to Cavan, before getting a tight 2-14 to 1-15 win away to their Connacht rivals Roscommon in round two.
This set up a situation for Kevin McStay's side in which they needed to win against Dublin in order to win Group 2 and qualify for the quarter-finals. In the game, a Ciarán Kilkenny catch in injury time off a Stephen Cluxton kick-out helped Dublin break and get a point from Cormac Costello which prevented Mayo getting win leading to a 0-17 to 0-17 draw. With that, Dublin advanced in top spot on points difference.
Dublin deny Mayo at the death
Costello ensures a thrilling game finishes level
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Derry meanwhile will be looking to continue building momentum after getting the championship back on track last time out. Mickey Harte's side started off their Sam Maguire campaign with a 2-14 to 0-15 defeat away to Galway, before losing 3-17 to 0-15 at home at Celtic Park to Ulster rivals Armagh.
This set up a situation where the Oak Leaf County had to win in their last match against Westmeath in order to qualify for the preliminary quarter-finals. In the match, goals from Conor McCluskey and Emmett Bradley helped Derry qualify for the preliminary quarter-finals with a 2-07 to 0-09 win.
In their Division One matchup on St. Patrick's Day, Derry beat Mayo in Castlebar with a final score of 3-15 to 2-13.
When is Mayo v Derry?
Mayo are set to take on Derry this Saturday June 22nd at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park in Castlebar with throw-in time scheduled for 6:30pm.
How can I watch Mayo v Derry?
The match will be streamed live on GAAGO with coverage getting underway at 6pm.
Team News
Kevin McStay has named an unchanged Mayo starting line-up from the draw against Dublin in the last round-robin fixture.
The Mayo Senior Football panel has been named for Saturday's All Ireland Preliminary Quarter Final game against Derry.
📖 Team news here ⬇️⬇️⬇️https://t.co/pq7j0MTnmp pic.twitter.com/8JhIK0k11U— Mayo GAA (@MayoGAA) June 21, 2024
Mickey Harte has named an unchanged Derry starting side from the one that beat Westmeath last time out with captain Gareth McKinless returning to the squad on the bench after his red card suspension.
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The Derry squad to face Mayo as the All Ireland knockout series gets underway. pic.twitter.com/nkk3Ksq7GV— Derry GAA (@Doiregaa) June 20, 2024
