Cavan go into their TG4 All-Ireland relegation clash with looking to bounce straight out of relegation trouble.
Cavan looked well in control of their group clash with Monaghan before the Farney girls came with a dramatic late burst to claim victory and the guarantee Senior Championship football for themselves in 2022.
That defeat for Cavan plunged them into a relegation scrap and it’s another Ulster derby for them, against Tyrone, on Saturday.
From the team that lost out to Monaghan, there’s one change for Cavan, with Sinead McKenna coming in for Catherine Dolan. Tyrone lost to Waterford in their final group game to end their hopes of a knockout spot.
As the basement team in the group, Tyrone must also navigate the relegation play-off, with their first chance of survival against Cavan.
Tyrone manager Kevin McCrystal makes five changes in personnel, with goalkeeper Katie Byrne, Megan Kerr, Emma Brennan, Emma Hegarty and Sasha Byrne all coming into the team for Maeve Maxwell, Christiane Hunter, Caitlin Kelly, Reagan Fay and Chloe McCaffrey.
The winners here will play Senior Championship football again in 2022, while the losers must sweat it out against Tipperary on August 28.
Cavan: E Walsh, R Doonan, S Lynch, M Smith, S Greene, L Fitzpatrick (c), M Sheridan, S McKenna, N Byrd, A Kiernan, L McVeety, N Keenaghan, G Sheridan, A Sheridan, A Gilsenan.
Tyrone: K Byrne, M Kerr, T McLaughlin (c), J Barrett, J Lyons, N Woods, N Hughes, E Brennan, E.J. Gervin, D Gallagher, E Hegarty, A McHugh, N O’Neill, G Rafferty, S Byrne.
Cavan v Tyrone, St Tiernach's Park, Clones, 2pm
TG4 All-Ireland SFC – Relegation play-off
