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Derry vs Armagh LIVE score updates from All-Ireland SFC round two clash

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Derry vs Armagh LIVE score updates from All-Ireland SFC round two clash

This isn’t quite knockout football just yet, but Derry and Armagh cannot afford to lose this afternoon as they Ulster rivals lock horns once more.

Last season, they clashed in the Ulster SFC final with Derry retaining the Anglo Celt Cup after a dramatic penalty shootout win in Clones.




This season, both teams had their provincial title ambitions ended by Donegal with the Orchard County suffering a second successive Ulster final loss on penalties.

Kieran McGeeney’s side have since returned to winning way after defeating Westmeath in their Group One opener.

However, Mickey Harte’s side crashed to back-to-back Championship defeats when going down by five points against Connacht champions Galway in Pearse Stadium.

Gareth McKinless was also sent off for standing on Damien Comer’s leg in the first half of that five-point loss and the Ballinderry defender will miss this weekend’s game as a result.


A third consecutive defeat doesn’t end Derry’s season as they could still progress to the All-Ireland preliminary round by beating Westmeath in round three, but any hope of topping the table would be gone.

McGeeney’s side face Galway in their final game in a fortnight and any points gained from today’s clash at Celtic Park would be a huge boost for Armagh.

We’ll have all the latest team news and build-up ahead of throw-in at 4pm.


Full-time: Derry 0-15 Armagh 3-17

Armagh record their second win in Group One with a remarkable 11-point win over Derry in Celtic Park!

Derry 0-15 Armagh 3-17

Oisin Conaty fires over another point after a great pass from Rory Grugan

Derry 0-15 Armagh 3-16

Shane McGuigan scores a stunning long-range point for Derry in injury-time

Derry 0-14 Armagh 3-16

Aidan Nugent converts a free after being fouled by Brendan Rogers

Derry 0-14 Armagh 3-15

Shane McPartlan kicks a fine score moments after coming off the bench

Derry 0-14 Armagh 3-14

Shane McGuigan is fouled and he converts to cut the gap to nine with 64 minutes played

Derry 0-13 Armagh 3-14

Conor Glass clips over a point for Derry, but time is running out and they need goals at this stage

Derry 0-12 Armagh 3-14

Ben Crealey, who has been impressive once again, plays Oisin Conaty through for a well-worked score. Conaty is Armagh’s tenth scorer this afternoon

Derry 0-12 Armagh 3-13

Tiernan Kelly and Shane McGuigan exchange scores at either end inside the final 10 minutes at Celtic Park

Red card

Ciaran McFaul is sent off after picking up a black card for dragging down Joe McElroy. As the Glen man is booked, he is shown a red card by David Coldrick and Derry’s day goes from bad to worse. . .

Derry 0-11 Armagh 3-12

Oisin O’Neill marks his introduction with a fine point from play, although Armagh could have worked another goal chance. . .

Derry 0-11 Armagh 3-11

Blaine Hughes set up Ben Crealey for a mark and the Maghery man converts as Armagh move nine clear

Goal! Derry 0-11 Armagh 3-10

Blaine Hughes launches another long kick-out and the ball is flicked on to Rian O’Neill. The Crossmaglen man goes all the way himself to end Derry’s fightback!

Derry 0-11 Armagh 2-10

Shane McGuigan scores his first point from play, his fourth in total, with 53 minutes played in Celtic Park

Derry 0-10 Armagh 2-10

Moments after missing the goal chance, Lachlan Murray lands a excellent point from play for Derry

Goal chance!

Diarmuid Baker plays Lachlan Murraythrough for a goal chance, but he hits the side-net!

Derry 0-9 Armagh 2-10

Rory Grugan sets up Conor Turbitt for a vital score as Armagh respond to the early pressure from Derry

Derry 0-9 Armagh 2-9

Niall Grimley lands Armagh’s opening point of the second half with 44 minutes played

Goal chance!

Rian O’Neill powers forward after Ethan Doeherty is turned over. O’Neill sets up Aidan Forker, who plays the ball to the back post for Barry McCambridge, but the ball is spilled wide!

Derry 0-9 Armagh 2-8

That’s three-in-a-row for Derry and Ethan Doherty fires over a classy point from play

Derry 0-8 Armagh 2-8

Diarmuid Baker is fouled by Ross McQuillan and Shane McGuigan converts and that closes the gap down to six within the first two minutes of the second half

Derry 0-7 Armagh 2-8

Conor Glass lands a much-needed point from play for Derry on the restart

We’re back under way at Celtic Park

The second half gets under way

Galway defeat Westmeath

In the earlier game in Group One, a goal from Shane Walsh proved vital as Galway came from behind to defeat Westmeath 1-12 to 0-11 at Mullingar

First half scorers

Derry: Shane McGuigan 0-2 (0-2fs), Diarmuid Baker 0-1, Emmett Bradley 0-1, Conor Glass 0-1 (0-1m), Paul Cassidy 0-1.

Armagh: Conor Turbitt 1-3 (0-1f, 0-1m), Ross McQuillan 1-0, Barry McCambridge 0-1, Aidan Forker 0-1, Rory Grugan 0-1, Rian O’Neill 0-1, Tiernan Kelly 0-1.

Half-time: Derry 0-6 Armagh 2-8

Goals from Conor Turbitt and Ross McQuillan have helped Armagh to a commanding eight-point lead at the break

Derry 0-6 Armagh 2-8

Conor Turbitt lands another point from play as Armagh are well ahead on the cusp of half-time

Derry 0-6 Armagh 2-7

Conor Turbitt sets up Barry McCambridge for a well-worked score with the corner-back fisting the ball over the bar. Armagh lead by seven approaching half-time

Derry 0-6 Armagh 2-6

Lachlan Murray is fouled by Aidan Forker and Shane McGuigan converts for his second point of the game

Derry 0-5 Armagh 2-6

Aidan Forker kicks a classy effort with the outside of the boot with 29 minutes played

Derry 0-5 Armagh 2-5

Diarmuid Baker kicks a fine score and that’s one Derry badly needed

Derry 0-4 Armagh 2-5

Joe McElroy sets up Tiernan Kelly for another point, but that could have been another goal. Armagh are well on top at the moment

Derry 0-4 Armagh 2-4

Conor Turbitt is fouled by Conor Glass and Turbitt converts to kick Armagh into a six-point lead with 24 minutes played

Goal! Derry 0-4 Armagh 2-3

Brendan Rogers gives possession away with Aaron McKay setting Conor Turbitt clear. The Armagh attacker cuts inside Rogers and rounds Odhran Lynch and rolls the ball into the net!

Derry 0-4 Armagh 1-3

Ethan Doherty sets up Paul Cassidy for a point from play

Goal! Derry 0-3 Armagh 1-3

Oisin Conaty powers through again, this time he plays Ross McQuillan for a well-worked goal!

Derry 0-3 Armagh 0-3

Conor Turbitt turns provider for this one as he sets up Rory Grugan for a classy point from play and the sides are level

Derry 0-3 Armagh 0-2

Rian O’Neill sets up Conor Turbitt for a mark and Armagh cut the gap to one after 12 minutes

Derry 0-3 Armagh 0-1

When the dust settles, Shane McGuigan converts the free. Ross McQuillan is in as a blood sub for Peter McGrane

Tempers spill over

Conor Glass is fouled by Rian O’Neill and a melee breaks out between the teams. O’Neill is booked along with Brendan Rogers

Goal chance!

Oisin Conaty cuts through the centre of the Derry defence and crashes a shot off the underside of the crossbar and Derry clear the danger!

Derry 0-2 Armagh 0-1

Ethan Doherty plays a stunning pass inside and Conor Glass takes and converts the mark

Derry 0-1 Armagh 0-1

Rian O’Neill lands a stunning point with the outside of the boot from 45 metres out as Armagh draw level with four minutes played

Derry 0-1 Armagh 0-0

Conor Glass sets up Emmett Bradley for the game’s first score after 90 seconds

We’re under way!

Referee David Coldrick (Meath) gets the game under way. As expected, Niall Grimley goes to midfield with Rian O’Neill returning to full-forward

Late changes

Eoin McEvoy and Ciaran McFaul don’t start for Derry and Donncha Gilmore and Eunan Mulholland are in.

Armagh have suffered a double injury blow with Ciaran Mackin and Andrew Murnin ruled out. Mackin is in crutches with what appears to be a knee injury. Niall Grimley and Connaire Mackin are in

Betting odds

  • Derry 4/7

  • Draw 13/1

  • Armagh 15/8

Half-time in Mullingar

In the other game in Group One, Westmeath lead Galway 0-8 to 0-7

GAA announce All-Ireland final ticket price hike

The GAA have hiked the price of All-Ireland final stand tickets to €100. That’s an increase of €10 from last year’s €90 headline price, while terrace tickets are up from €50 to €55.

Tickets prices for All-Ireland quarter-final and semi-finals in both codes have been raided by €5 across the board. The GAA last increased ticket prices back in 2019, having previously hiked prices in 2010.

GAA chiefs have vowed to use the additional revenue to increase the spend on club facilities from €3 million in 2023 to €4.5 million in 2024. This figure is set to rise to €5 million in 2025.

The All-Ireland final ticket price rises alone are likely to bring in over €1 million in additional revenue across football and hurling.

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