Sunday May 6

Connacht Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final

London v Sligo, McGovern Park, Ruislip, 3.30pm

A Connacht Championship opener with plenty of sub plots. Sligo lost on their last visit to Ruislip, Carrabine brothers in opposite camps, Cathal Corey’s first match in charge, and London’s increasing number of homegrown players all contribute to make this an interesting encounter.

Under Ciaran Deely’s clever management London extracted six fairly encouraging Allianz Football League Division Four displays.

Sligo took heart and confidence from a stirring finish against Derry which preserved Division Three status.

For a team with a nice mix of experienced and emerging players Sligo will hope to make a statement against the Exiles.

It is a demanding assignment, though, for the visitors who are completely aware of how tricky a Championship occasion this trip can be.

LONDON: Gavin McEvoy; Philip Butler, Ciaran Dunne, Conor O'Neill; Michael Walsh, Marcus Mangan, Patrick Begley; Anthony McDermott, Mark Gottsche; Eoin Murray, Liam Gavaghan, Thomas Waters; Ryan Elliott, Adrian Moyles, Killian Butler.

SLIGO: Aidan Devaney; Ross Donavan, Luke Nicholson, Charlie Harrison; Gerard O'Kelly Lynch, Adrian McIntyre, Neil Ewing; Niall Murphy, Kevin McDonnell; Cathal Henry, Cian Breheny, Pat Hughes; Liam Gaughan, Adrian Marren, Kyle Cawley.

New York v Leitrim, Gaelic Park, 7.15pm (Irish time)

New York’s quest for a Connacht Championship scalp continues with Justin O’Halloran’s charges intent on causing a surprise.

Leitrim bring a youthful panel to Gaelic Park for a tough test against a New York outfit peppered with proven inter-county talent.

Alan O’Mara, Neil Collins, Tom Cunniffe, and Jamie Clarke are extremely capable footballers involved for New York.

In 2017 Clarke was instrumental as Armagh stitched a four match winning sequence together in the All Ireland qualifiers.

Some of Leitrim’s most prominent names have recently returned to action with talisman Emlyn Mulligan participating in the closing rounds of the League following a cruciate ligament ailment.

**NEW YORK: **Vinny Cadden; Neil Collins, Donal Ward, Colin Keane; Enda Williams, Tom Cunniffe, Matthew Queenan; David Culhane, Shane Hogan; Tony Donnelly, Jamie Clarke, Luke Kelly; Kevin O'Grady, Dalton McDonagh, David Freeman.

LEITRIM: Diarmuid McKiernan; Paddy Maguire, Micheal McWeeney, Oisín Madden; James Rooney, Donal Wrynn, Shane Quinn; Mark Plunkett, Domhnaill Flynn; Jack Heslin, Emlyn Mulligan, Ryan O'Rourke; Darragh Rooney, Keith Beirne, Brendan Gallagher.