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Preview: Wicklow v Dublin

Dublin manager Jim Gavin.

Dublin manager Jim Gavin.

Sunday May 27

Leinster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final 

Dublin v Wicklow, O'Moore Park, Portlaoise, 4pm

The All Ireland champions head for Portlaoise to face a Wicklow team, who showed admirable resolve when defeating Offaly.

That was a hugely encouraging result for John Evans' mix of young and experienced players.

Obviously Dublin will be a much more difficult proposition, but Carlow battled admirably at the same stage and venue in 2017.

Jim Gavin's standard bearers recaptured the Allianz Football League title during another successful spring.

Gavin's Championship statistics are staggering with Dublin winning 28, drawing two, and losing one of his 31 matches in charges.

Back in 1989 and 1990 Wicklow were competitive against Dublin, who have won all previous 12 Leinster Championship encounters between the teams.