DUBLIN MANAGER JIM Gavin has named a strong team for tomorrow’s Allianz League semi-final showdown with Donegal at Croke Park.

Gavin has made 11 changes from the side which defeated Roscommon last weekend as the big guns – including Bernard Brogan, Diarmuid Connolly, Paul Flynn, Paddy Andrews, and Ciaran Kilkenny – all return.

The only four players to be retained from the Dubs’ 1-13 to 1-12 win in Carrick-on-Shannon are David Byrne, Dean Rock, Brian Fenton, and Eric Lowndes.

Former U21 star Lowndes is preferred to Cian O’Sullivan at centre back while captain Stephen Cluxton returns between the posts.

The All-Ireland winners cruised through the group stage with seven straight wins and are pushing for a fourth consecutive league crown in 2016.

Throw-in at HQ is at 4pm, with the other semi-final between Kerry and Roscommon preceding it at 2pm.

Dublin:

1. Stephen Cluxton

2. Philip McMahon
3. Jonny Cooper
4. David Byrne

5. James McCarthy
6. Eric Lowndes
7. John Small

8. Brian Fenton
9. Denis Bastick

10. Paul Flynn
11. Paddy Andrews
12. Ciaran Kilkenny

13. Dean Rock
14. Diarmuid Connolly
15. Bernard Brogan.

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