New Cavan manager Terry Hyland has chosen five newcomers on his team to face Donegal.

Kevin Meehan, Robert Maloney Derham, Niall Smith, Jack Brady and Brendan Fitzpatrick will all experience championship fare for the first time.

Brady was a star player with the successful Breffni U21s this spring while the other four were regulars during the recent NFL competition.

Key midfielder Gearoid McKiernan returns after injury.

Cavan (SFC v Donegal) - James Reilly; Padraic O'Reilly, Damien Reilly, Ronan Flanagan; Kevin Meehan, John McCutcheon, Robert Maloney-Derham; David Givney, Gearoid McKiernan; Fergal Flanagan, Mark McKeever, Niall Smith; Jack Brady, Eugene Keating, Brendan Fitzpatrick.

Subs: Keith Fannin, Killian Clarke, Jason McLoughlin, Darragh Tighe, Fergal Slowey, Thomas Corr, Joshua Hayes, Kevin Tierney, Niall McDermott, Ray Galligan, Ray Cullivan. Tweet

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