Any suspensions arising from last Sunday's brawl could have a bearing when Donegal and Armagh renew their rivalry in the Ulster SFC next month, according to former Dublin defender Barry Cahill.

Both teams face an anxious wait to see what course of action the CCCC takes after tempers boiled over at the end of the game, which Donegal won thanks to Paddy McBrearty's last-gasp winning point.

"These things do tend to happen when the two teams are playing again in such short proximity, in three or four weeks’ time pretty much in a be-all and end-all championship game in Donegal," Cahill said on RTÉ's Game On.

"It was a bit of a feisty encounter and obviously it was a tight game as well. Donegal did well to get the win under their belts. There was obviously a lot more at stake for them in terms of potential relegation. Armagh, on the other hand, Kieran McGeeney did go with a slightly weakened hand.

"As the game developed towards the final whistle it did get out of hand a little bit and I think for both camps there are a couple of interesting days ahead to see if any players will be reprimanded. You could easily miss one or two key players and that could be the difference then come championship."

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