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Monaghan v Clare LIVE score updates from the All-Ireland Championship clash
Monaghan are the heavy favourites as they welcome Clare to Clones this afternoon in a Group 3 clash in the All-Ireland Football Championship.
The Farney Men's tails are up after an impressive 1-23 to 4-08 victory over Leinster champions Louth last time out.
Monaghan captain Micheál Bannigan was immense against the Wee County, and their scores were coming from all over the pitch.
Now they take on a Clare side that must shake off a 3-27 to 1-16 drubbing at the hands of Down.
Previous to that, Clare conceded four goals against Kerry in the Munster Championship, so Peter Keane's side need to find a way of tightening up their defence.
The match is scheduled for a 4pm throw-in at St. Tiernach's Park in Clones. You can follow all the action right here on Irish Mirror Sport.
Clare boss Peter Keane has rung the changes for this match, drafting Rory McMahon, Alan Sweeney, Fionn Kelleher and Shane Griffin into the starting lineup.
They will be wary of Monaghan's adeptness at hitting two-pointers, but the danger, of course, is leaving too much space in behind.
Tactics should be interesting in this one, as you would think that Clare need to find a way of frustrating Monaghan and keeping tight in the opening stages.
MONAGHAN: Rory Beggan; Ryan Wylie, Kieran Duffy, Dylan Byrne; Ryan O'Toole, Dessie Ward, Conor McCarthy; Micheal McCarville, Gary Mohan; Stephen O'Hanlon, Micheal Bannigan, Ryan McAnespie; Jack McCarron, Andrew Woods, Stephen Mooney.
Subs: Kian Mulligan, Louis Kelly, Gavin McPhillips, Darren Hughes, Aaron Carey, Ciaran McNulty, Barry McBennett, Killian Lavelle, Jason Irwin, David Garland, Karl O'Connell.
CLARE: Eamon Tubridy; Manus Doherty, Ronan Lanigan, Rory McMahon; Alan Sweeney, Fionn Kelleher, Ikem Ugweuru; Brian McNamara, Oran Cahill; Conor Meaney, Dermot Coughlan, Shane Griffin; Mark McInerney, Eoin Cleary, Aaron Griffin.
Subs: Tristan O'Callaghan, Daniel Walsh, Jamie Stack, Darragh Burns, Evan Cahill, Darren Nagle, Dean Devanney, Diarmuid O'Donnell, Joseph Rafferty, Cillian McGroary, Keelan Sexton.
