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Kildare v Sligo LIVE updates from the Tailteann Cup clash
Sligo take on Kildare in the Tailteann Cup Group 1, with top spot on the line for the victor.
Both teams are on 4 points after dispatching Leitrim and Tipperary in their previous two group games.
The latter two sides play each other in Mullingar with throw in at 1:45pm there, with the winner of that clash advancing to the preliminary quarter final.
We begin proceedings at 2pm here, with plenty on the line here in Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon.
The winner here will skip the preliminary quarter-final phase and go straight through to earn a well-deserved extra week's rest.
Sligo were lucky to get away from Carrick-on-Shannon with a win last time out, coming back from 4 down in the second half to remain unblemished.
Kildare took care of Tipp well in their last game, winning by 3-19 to 1-11.
The teams are as follows:
Sligo: Aidan Devaney; Evan Lyons, Eddie McGuinness, Paul McNamara; Brian Cox, Darragh Cummins, Luke Towey; Paul Kilcoyne, Patrick O'Connor; Alan Reilly, David Quinn, Cian Lally; Alan McLoughlin, Niall Murphy, Pat Spillane.
Kildare: Cian Burke; Harry O'Neill, Mark Dempsey, Brian Byrne; Tommy Gill, David Hyland, James McGrath; Kevin Feely, Brendan Gibbons; Ben McCormack, Alex Beirne, Darragh Swords; Ryan Sinkey, Daniel Flynn, Jimmy Hyland.
Welcome everyone, to a cloudy Dr Hyde Park in Roscommon where Sligo take on Kildare in round three of the Tailteann Cup Group 1.
Plenty at stake here, as the winner here gains top spot of Group 1 and all the psychological benfits that come with it, but most importantly a week off as they go straight through to the quarter-finals without the hassle of the prelims.
Both teams are warming up here as we have just over half an hour to go until throw-in.
