Team-captain Kevin Niblock has been passed fit to start for Antrim in Sunday's Ulster SFC opener against Fermanagh at Brewster Park.
There were doubts about whether Niblock would feature in the preliminary round meeting in Enniskillen after he was struck down with tonsillitis in the build up, however, the St Gall's man has been included at centre-forward in the team announced tonight.
Joint-managers Frank Fitzsimons and Gearoid Adams have handed Matthew Fitzpatrick his championship debut at right half-forward, meanwhile, John Carron, who lines out on the opposite wing, will make his first championship start in three years.
The side shows just one change from the 3-12 to 1-14 Allianz Division 4 final defeat to Louth three weeks ago with Patrick McBride coming in for his St Gall's clubmate Conor Burke in defence.
Antrim (SFC v Fermanagh): Chris Kerr; Kevin O'Boyle, Richard Johnston, Niall Delargy; Patrick McBride, Martin Johnston, James Laverty; Niall McKeever, Conor Murray; Matthew Fitzpatrick, Kevin Niblock, John Carron; Brian Neeson, Tomas McCann, Michael McCann.
Subs: Ronan Hanna, Sean McVeigh, Conor Burke, Ryan Murray, Paddy McAleer, Patrick Gallagher, Sean Burke, Michael Armstrong, Mark Sweeney, Dermot McAleese, Jack Dowling.
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