All-Ireland quarter-final head-to-head: Dublin v Tyrone

Irish Examiner

3 hours ago

HOW THEY GOT HERE
Ty rone (W3 L2)
Ulster SFC quarter-final: Tyrone 1-24 Cavan 0-20
Ulster SFC semi-final: Armagh 0-23 Tyrone 0-22
All-Ireland SFC group phase: Tyrone 2-17 Donegal 0-20, Mayo 2-17 Tyrone 1-13, Tyrone 0-31 Cavan 0-18
Dublin (W 4 L2)
Leinster SFC quarter-final: Dublin 2-21 Wicklow 0-18
Leinster SFC semi-final: Meath 0-23 Dublin 1-16
All-Ireland SFC group phase: Dublin 1-18 Galway 2-14, Armagh 0-24 Dublin 0-19, Dublin 0-22 Derry 0-20
All-Ireland SFC prelim quarter-final: Dublin 1-19 Cork 1-16
LAST FIVE
2019 All-Ireland Super 8's: Dublin 1-16 Tyrone 0-13
2018 All-Ireland final: Dublin 2-17 Tyrone 1-14
2018 All-Ireland Super 8's: Dublin 1-14 Tyrone 0-14
2017 All-Ireland semi-final: Dublin 2-17 Tyrone 0-11
2011: All-Ireland quarter-final: Dublin 0-22 Tyrone 0-15
DID YOU KNOW
*Tyrone defeated Dublin 2-19 to 1-16 in the Allianz NFL but was not enough to avoid relegation.
* This is the first time that Dublin have reached the All-Ireland quarter-finals since 2010 not as Leinster champions.
* Dublin did not reach the All-Ireland semi-finals last year for the first time since 2010.
* Tyrone were last in the All-Ireland semi-finals in 2021 when they defeated Kerry and went on to win the title.
MATCH PREVIEW
To Con O'Callaghan, Dublin fans will turn their lonely eyes. Listed in the squad the captain will be expected to lead on the field from the outset. Just how effective he can be remains to be seen. Against Derry, he was efficient and discerning with his efforts because of his hamstring issue. He mightn't be allowed to be so à la carte here.
If Dublin are as passive out of possession as they were against Cork, they are in trouble. Repeat that and the ingenuity and creative running of the Canavans and Darren McCurry will pole-fork their cover.
In Brian Kennedy and Conn Kilpatrick, Malachy O'Rourke have a totemic pair who are bound to ask questions of Stephen Cluxton he hasn't been asked up to this point in the championship. If Michael McKernan was fit, they would have not just an exemplary long-range kicker but one of the best breaking ball winners.
We don't understand the claims that Dublin's progress in this championship has an ominous look about it. They have lost twice and in other games just done about enough. They will need to be more than adequate here and relying on an O'Callaghan at 75% capacity is risky even if Tyrone have been just as inconsistent.
Verdict: Tyrone.