Westmeath manager Jack Cooney says it will take “a top-class display” from his team if they are to overcome Armagh this Sunday.

The Lake men bounced back from their second round loss to Cavan by edging out Fermanagh two weeks ago and Cooney knows they’ll require a huge effort to topple Kieran McGeeney’s side in Mullingar,

"Armagh are going great. I've seen them play a few times this year and they are really getting into their groove. They had an excellent win over Kildare but we are ticking along nicely as well," Cooney told the Belfast Telegraph.

"It will take a top-class display from us if we are to pick up the points this weekend.

"We would have targeted four points out of the first three games and that's why we were so disappointed not to have won in Cavan. We still have a lot of work to do, but we will take it on.

"There is no doubt that the league overall is fiercely competitive but you would have to say that teams in Division 2 are very much on a par. At this point in time it certainly looks as if the promotion race and indeed the relegation battle for that matter will go all the way down to the wire."

A double line-up of Allianz Football and Hurling League fixtures this weekend. Follow the hoganstand.com match tracker for live updates on Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon.

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