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Cillian O'Connor is back for Mayo this Sunday. Donall Farmer/INPHO

Cillian O'Connor returns as Mayo make 5 changes for Monaghan game

The sides clash in Castlebar on Sunday afternoon.

MAYO HAVE RUNG the changes before Sunday’s home tie against Monaghan as they bid to bounce back from the loss to Tyrone last time around.

Robbie Hennelly comes back into the team in goal in the place of David Clarke while in defence Tom Cunniffe making his first competitive start since last years All-Ireland semi-final replay as he replaces Michael Hall. Elsewhere in defence Patrick Durcan comes in for Colm Boyle.

In attack Seamus O’Shea comes in to midfield in place of the injured Mickey Conroy while Cillian O’Connor makes his first competitve start of the year as he replaces Alan Freeman up front.

MAYO

1.) Robbie Hennelly – Breaffy

2.) Tom Cunniffe – Castlebar Mitchels
3.) Kevin Keane – Westport
4.) Keith Higgins – Ballyhaunis (Capt.)

5.) Lee Keegan – Westport
6.) Stephen Coen – Hollymount/Carramore
7.) Patrick Durcan – Castlebar Mitchels

8.) Donal Vaughan – Ballinrobe
9.) Seamus O’Shea – Breaffy

10.) Kevin McLoughlin – Knockmore
11.) Aidan O’Shea – Breaffy
12.) Diarmuid O’Connor – Ballintubber

13.) Mark Ronaldson – Shrule/Glencorrib
14.) Cillian O’Connor – Ballintubber
15.) Jason Doherty – Burrishoole

Conor McManus Conor McManus will be in action for Monaghan on Sunday. Morgan Treacy / INPHO Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

The Monaghan team that Mayo will face is unchanged from the defeat to Cork last time out in Castleblayney.

MONAGHAN

1. Rory Beggan (Scotstown)

2. Conor Boyle (Clontibret)
3. Drew Wylie (Ballybay)
4. Ryan Wylie (Ballybay)

5. Dessie Mone (Clontibret)
6. Fintan Kelly (Clones)
7. Kieran Duffy (Latton)

8. Neil McAdam (Monaghan Harps)
9. Paul Finlay (Ballybay)

10. Kieran Hughes (Scotstown)
11. Stephen Gollogly (Carrickmacross)
12. Ryan McAnespie (Emyvale)

13. Dermot Malone (Castleblayney)
14. Daniel McKenna (Truagh)
15. Conor McManus (Clontibret)

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