The Westmeath team to face Wicklow in Saturday's Leinster MFC quarter-final at Cusack Park shows half a dozen changes from the side that defeated Wexford in the first round.

With first-choice goalkeeper Shane Keenan and star forward Luke Loughlin both ruled out through injury, Joe Hyland takes over between the posts while Liam Cassidy replaces Loughlin at top of the left.

Israel Ilugna, who won an All-Ireland Vocational Schools medal with Cnoc Mhuire, Granard on the same day as Westmeath beat Wexford, returns at full back with Matthew Darling moving to the left corner and Boidu Sayeh now positioned at left half back, and Bryan O'Donohue dropping to the bench.
Caulry's Sean Doyle also returns from rugby commitments to replace Liam Beddows at right corner back.

Further changes see Athlone's Sam Omokoro replace Darragh Lyons at midfield and Robert Hickey take over from Shane Clavin at full forward.

Westmeath (MF v Wicklow): J Hyland; S Doyle, I Ilunga, M Darling; D Giles, R Caffrey, B Sayeh; S Omokoro, T Watts; R Cunningham, A Hughes, J Scully; J Corbally, R Hickey, L Cassidy. Tweet

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