Roscommon joint-managers Fergal O'Donnell and Kevin McStay have included five debutants in their team to face New York at Gaelic Park later today (throw-in 4pm (9pm Irish time)).

Sean Mullooly (left corner-back), John McManus (right half-back), Niall McInerney (left half-back), Cathal Compton (midfield) and Cian Connolly (right corner-forward) will make their first championship starts in the Big Apple.

The starting side sees four changes from the one that lined out in the 3-15 to 0-14 FL Division 1 semi-final defeat to Kerry last month with McManus and David Keenan replacing David Murray and Sean Purcell in the half-back line.

Elsewhere, Compton takes over from Cathal Shine at midfield and Connolly fills in for Senan Kilbride in the full-forward line.

Roscommon (SFC v New York): Geoffrey Claffey; Sean McDermott, Neil Collins, Sean Mullooly; John McManus, David Keenan, Niall McInerney; Niall Daly, Cathal Compton; Fintan Cregg, Ciaran Murtagh, Conor Devaney; Cian Connolly, Diarmuid Murtagh, Cathal Cregg.

Subs: Darren O'Malley, Brian Murtagh, Cathal McHugh, David Murray, Donie Shine, Donie Smith, Gary Patterson, James McDermott, Niall Carty, Niall Kilroy, Senan Kilbride.

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