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Oisin Doherty

Derry v Donegal date, throw-in time, TV and stream information, team news, betting odds and more

Donegal and Derry clash in the final of the Ulster Senior Football Championship this weekend.

While Donegal are in a position many expected them to be in at the beginning of the year given their perennial presence in Ulster Finals, Derry's involvement is a bit more of a surprise.

A shock victory over All Ireland Champions Tyrone was backed up by an excellent win over Monaghan in the semi-finals. The 'Oak Leafers' will be underdogs yet again for Sunday's clash, a position which they have excelled in to date.

Here's what we know so far about this weekend's massive game:

Venue

St Tiernach's Park Clones

A general view of St Tiernach's Park Clones (Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy)

Date and Time

Today, Sunday May 29th at 4pm

TV channel and streaming information

Good news for all as the game is being shown live on both RTE 2 and BBC NI. Additionally, the game can be streamed live on the RTE Player and the BBC iPlayer. And if that's not enough, you can also follow our LIVE Blog this afternoon to keep up to date with all the action as it unfolds in Clones.

Team News

Neither side has named their team yet. However, more information should be available on Saturday, as that is when the starting fifteen's should be announced.

Quotes corner

Rory Gallagher speaking after the Monaghan game:

“In the first half we got ourselves into a good position,”

“Monaghan threw the kitchen sink at it but I felt we were always going to win the game.

“There wasn’t a stage where they were ahead or close to getting level.

“We knew they were a brilliant team and were going to throw everything at it, but delighted.”

Derry lost five out of 10 of their own kickouts in the first half, and it was worse in the second half.

This usually spells disaster, but their trojan efforts to get goal side of the ball and apply pressure was a huge factor in gaining and retaining control of the game.

“I suppose some of them (Derry kickouts) were kicked out towards the end when we weren’t too bothered,” countered Gallagher.

“Would I be overly happy about losing any kickout? Probably not.

“No matter what you do on Rory Beggan, he is going to come out with 85 to 90 percent.

“You have to make it a battle. The same as Niall Morgan. You put a bit of uncertainty into them.

“It’s a war with Rory Beggan and his kickouts. It’s a war on your own (kickouts). We still felt that if we were able to compete, we would be okay.”

Betting odds

Donegal: 10/11

Derry: 5/4

Draw: 7/1

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