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Preview: Tyrone v Dublin

Mickey Harte and Jim Gavin following the 2017 All Ireland SFC Semi-Final at Croke Park.

Mickey Harte and Jim Gavin following the 2017 All Ireland SFC Semi-Final at Croke Park.

Saturday February 3

Allianz Football League Division One

Tyrone v Dublin, Healy Park, 7pm

A League game in early February won’t come anywhere near defining a team, but Tyrone still crave a response.

Losing to Galway at Tuam Stadium was a significant blow and that defeat will ensure the locals are especially pumped for Dublin’s visit.

Last August’s All Ireland semi-final ended in a surprisingly fragile Dublin win. It should be a far tighter contest in Omagh, but Dublin blasted a reminder, if it was needed, about their class song character against Kildare.

TYRONE: Niall Morgan; Ciaran McLaughlin, Cathal McCarron, Hugh Pat McGeary; Tiernan McCann, Padraig Hampsey, Peter Harte; Mattie Donnelly, Declan McClure; Richard Donnelly, Niall Sludden, Kieran McGeary; Lee Brennan, Cathal McShane, Connor McAliskey.

DUBLIN: Stephen Cluxton; David Byrne, Michael Fitzsimons, Darren Daly; Jonny Cooper, James McCarthy, John Small; Brian Fenton, Michael D. MacAuley; Brian Howard, Ciaran Kilkenny, Niall Scully; Colm Basquel, Dean Rock, Bernard Brogan.