No Jason McGee on Donegal panel to take on Tyrone in All-Ireland SFC opener

Eoghan Ban Gallagher and Caolan McColgan are back on the Donegal panel as the Ulster SFC winners begin their All-Ireland round-robin series against Tyrone tomorrow, 7pm.

The pair comes into the 26 to replace Jason McGee and Mark Curran for the clash at MacCumhaill Park in Ballybofey. 

Killybegs defender Gallagher has been missing since the 1-22 to 1-19 victory over Derry in Ballyshannon in the Allianz League Division 1 in March. 

Falcarragh native McGee has yet to start for Donegal this year and came on to replace Hugh McFadden after 50 minutes in the Ulster final in Clones, kicking a point but failing to reappear in extra-time. McGee last started for Donegal in last year's All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Galway, before undergoing a second major surgery on a hip.

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Exactly a year ago at the same stage in the competition, Donegal ran out 0-21 to 0-14 winners against the Red Hands in Ballybofey, following on from their 0-18 to 0-16 win in the Ulster semi-final at Celtic Park.

Donegal overcame Armagh two weeks ago on a 2-23 to 0-28 scoreline after extra-time to retain the Anglo-Celt Cup, with Kieran McGeeney's side having pipped Tyrone in the semi-final 0-23 to 0-22.

Group 1 got underway last Sunday, with  fourth seeds Cavan leaving MacHale Park in Castlebar with a 1-17 to 1-14 win over Mayo.

Donegal team v Tyrone: Shaun Patton; Finnbarr Roarty, Brendan McCole, Peadar Mogan; Ryan McHugh, Caolan McGonagle, Ciarán Moore; Hugh McFadden, Michael Langan; Dáire Ó Baoill, Ciarán Thompson, Shane O’Donnell; Patrick McBrearty, Michael Murphy, Oisín Gallen. Subs: Gavin Mulreany, Stephen McMenamin, Odhran McFadden Ferry, Caolan McColgan, Eoghan Bán Gallagher, Odhrán Doherty, Aaron Doherty, Eoin McHugh, Jamie Brennan, Conor O’Donnell, Niall O’Donnell.