Team news: Three changes as Derry name squad for Meath visit

DERRY manager Ciarán Meenagh has named the squad for Saturday’s visit of Meath to Find Insurance Celtic Park (7pm).

There are three changes from the team that lost to Armagh in the previous round.

There will be a first senior start for James Sargent who made his senior debut against the Orchard County.

Derry digging through defeats ahead of crunch clash with Meath

Dan Higgins is set for a first championship start of the season while Paul Cassidy returns to the starting lineup.

Niall Loughlin, Niall Toner and Shea Downey are the players to drop down to the bench.

Odhrán Lynch is listed on the panel for the first time this season after playing two club games for Magherafelt on his return from injury.

It’s a repeat of the first league game of the season, won by the Royals in Croke Park, with the loser this time dropping out of this year’s championship

DERRY
Shea McGuckin
Paudi McGrogan
Brendan Rogers
Conor McCluskey
Conor Doherty
Gareth McKinless
Eoin McEvoy
Conor Glass
Dan Higgins
Ethan Doherty
James Sargent
Ruairí Forbes
Paul Cassidy
Shane McGuigan
Lachlan Murray

SUBS
Odhrán Lynch
Diarmuid Baker
Charlie Diamond
Shea Downey
Conall Higgins
Sean Kearney
Niall Loughlin
Niall O’Donnell
Ruairí Ó Mianáin
Niall Toner
Sean Young
Patrick McGurk
James Murray
Ryan Mulholland
Matthew Downey