When, where, what time?
This Sunday afternoon, Sunday, February 9, at 2pm in MW Hire O’Moore Park.
How much is it to get in?
What is the Laois team?
The Laois team that is named is the same as the one that started against Westmeath last week. It means that Trevor Collins, who started the opening round game v Roscommon and has been a regular since making his debut in 2017, starts on the bench again.
Kieran Lillis is again named at full-forward though he moved between there and midfield last week while Mark Barry, who is named at corner-forward, and Colm Murphy who is at centre-forward are likely to switch again, as they have done in the last two rounds.
The Laois team in full is: Niall Corbet (Clonaslee); Brian Byrne (Graiguecullen), Mark Timmons (Graiguecullen), Gearoid Hanrahan (Mountmellick); Sean O’Flynn (Courtwood), Robbie Pigott (Portarlington), Paddy O’Sullivan (Portarlington); John O’Loughlin (Rosenallis), Sean Byrne (Portarlington); Michael Keogh (St Joseph’s), Colm Murphy (Portarlington), Eoin Lowry (Killeshin); Mark Barry (O’Dempsey’s), Kieran Lillis (Portlaoise), Evan O’Carroll (Crettyard)
What’s Laois’s record like against Cavan?
Not great. Laois last met Cavan in 2016 when they Laois were relegated from Division 2 – Cavan winning the Round 6 game in Breffni Park on a scoreline of 1-17 to 0-15.
Cavan also won the 2015 Division 2 clash between the counties in O’Moore Park when they triumphed 0-17 to 2-6.
What do we know about Cavan?
The reached the Ulster final last year for the first time in 18 years but they have been in Division 1 on a couple of times in recent years – though were relegated on both occasions.
They finished bottom of Division 1 last season while they were also relegated in 2017 as they yo-yo’d between the top two leagues having been promoted in both 2016 and 2018.
They lost their opening game of this year’s league when they were badly beaten by Armagh but recovered to beat Westmeath 1-17 to 1-13 last weekend.
They are managed by former player Mickey Graham, who took up the Cavan job after guiding Longford club Mullinalaghta to Leinster club glory in 2018.
They have been hit by the retirement of the long-serving Cian Mackey, the withdrawal of classy defender Killian Clarke, forward Dara McVeety and Niall Murray to injury. All four featured in last year’s Ulster final.
Goalkeeper Raymond Galligan has been hitting some of their long-range frees while the likes of Conor Brady, Oisin Pierson and Gearoid McKiernan are all fine footballers too. Padraig Faulkner is likely to pick up Evan O’Carroll in what will be a key battle.
What is the Cavan team?
Raymond Galligan; Stephen Murray, Padraig Faulkner, Killian Brady; Ger Smith, Ciaran Brady, Oisin Kiernan; Benjamin Kelly, Gearoid McKiernan; Stephen Smith, Martin Reilly, Evan Doughty; Oisin Pierson, Bryan Magee, James Smith
Worth reading – Anglo Celt preview
Sports editor of the Cavan-based Anglo Celt newspaper Paul Fitzpatrick has penned his preview where he reckons Cavan will win by three points.
What are the odds?
In terms of betting this is close to call with Laois favourites at odds of 8/13. Cavan are priced at 13/8. The draw is 15/2. I fancy Laois to continue their good start and sneak a 1 point win here.
Who is the referee?
Fermanagh’s Niall Cullen is the man in the middle. He hasn’t refereed Laois in recent years.
What else is on this weekend?
In Division 2, Armagh have already recorded a 0-16 to 0-10 win over Kildare on Saturday night, a result that leaves Armagh top of the table on four points with Laois now in second on three. Kildare have just two points from three outings.
Elsewhere on Sunday, Roscommon host Clare while Westmeath are at home to Fermanagh.
Where can I follow the action?
It’s not on TV but you can expect updates from both Midlands 103 and RTE on radio. As always, LaoisToday will be live blogging the entire game.
SEE ALSO – Check out all the LaoisToday coverage of the Laois senior footballers
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