DARREN HUGHES WILL return to the starting line-up for Monaghan in Sunday’s Ulster SFC semi-final against Down in the Morgan Athletic Grounds as manager Eamonn McEnaney makes four changes in personnel from the side that defeated Antrim at the quarter-final stage.
The team captain from Scotstown is named at right half-back after missing their last encounter through injury with Kieran Duffy the player to make way. Elsewhere in the defence Drew Wylie gets the nod at right corner-back as he replaces Donal Morgan. In attack there are two alterations with Pete Dooney selected at right half-forward and Kieran Hughes at right corner-forward with Matthew McKenna and Christopher McGuinness both losing out.
Hughes and Dooney are rewarded after striking 0-3 between them when introduced during the victory over Antrim but Tommy Freeman, who starred as he grabbed 0-2 when sprung from the bench in that game, is held in reserve on this occasion.
MONAGHAN SF: M Keogh (Sean McDermott’s); D Wylie (Ballybay), V Corey (Clontibret), C Walshe (Doohamlet); D Hughes (Scotstown), D Mone (Clontibret), K O’Connell (Tyholland); O Lennon (Latton), D Clerkin (Currin); P Dooney (Aughnamullen), S Gollogly (Carrickmacross), J Turley (Scotstown); K Hughes (Scotstown), P Finlay (Ballybay), C McManus (Clontibret).
