Donegal host Mayo in top of the table clash

Following a down week, the National Football League resumes this weekend with the divisions beginning to take shape.

Donegal and Mayo have hit the ground running in Division One with both on maximum points, but that will change by close of play on Sunday (13:45 GMT) with the teams set to meet at a sold-out O'Donnell Park in Letterkenny for a repeat of last year's championship thriller that Donegal won at the death.

Jim McGuinness' side opened with an impressive win over Dublin at Croke Park and backed that up with a victory over All-Ireland champions Kerry in Ballyshannon.

While the Donegal boss was keen to downplay the revenge narrative of that win, he was delighted to bank another two points he feels will give him more leverage to look at different players in the league.

Mayo have also impressed to date with victories over Galway and Dublin and McGuinness anticipates another tough test of his side's early-season credentials against an in-form opponent.

"That's a very dangerous animal, with Mayo," the Donegal manager said after their victory over Kerry.

"Aidan O'Shea is playing really well and Jack Carney a big boy, Jordan Flynn the same. That's before you start getting into the fellas at the back, so they've a lot of size and physicality about them, so they're looking really good at the moment."

Armagh were left a little frustrated when losing out to Galway in their second game as a last-gasp Rob Finnerty free - brought forward 50 metres - proved the winner for the Tribesmen.

Kieran McGeeney's side do have points on the board thanks to their opening win away to Monaghan and will seek to get back on track when they travel to face Roscommon on Sunday (14:00) with McGeeney making one change to his team as Tomás McCormick replaces Joe McElroy.

Monaghan are still seeking their first points following defeats by Armagh and Roscommon as they make the trip to Croke Park on Saturday (19:00) to take on a Dublin side that is also without anything to show from their opening games.

Mícheál McCarville and Ryan Wylie make their first starts of the campaign with Rory Beggan in goal for Gabriel Bannigan's side in what is a crunch clash for both teams in their quest to avoid a relegation battle.

Derry will be feeling a lot better about themselves going into Saturday's trip to Kildare (18:30) following their victory over Tyrone last time out.

Ciaran Meenagh's side lost their opener against Meath which extended their winless run that stretched back to 2024 in league and championship, but turned it around against their old rivals to inject life into their campaign.

Kildare have made a good start to the season following their promotion last year with an opening draw away to Tyrone before a commanding win over Offaly.

Tyrone are still seeking their first win with promotion hopes already on thin ice and they face a second-straight Ulster derby when they host Cavan on Sunday (15:45).

Malachy O'Rourke's side welcome a Cavan side that will be wondering just how they have nothing to show for their opening games.

In week one, they were undone by a two-point free from Steven Shelock that saw Cork snatch a late win, while they were also pipped at the post in their second game against Meath.

Down have found the answers in their two Division Three games so far against Clare and Limerick, so Conor Laverty's men will seek to take another step forward on Saturday when they welcome Westmeath to Newry (18:00) in a repeat of a thriller between the sides last year that went the way of the Ulster county.

The Mournemen are in a three-way tie at the top of the division alongside Wexford and Saturday's opponents, so the outcome of the Pairc Esler clash could be decisive come the end of the campaign.

Mark McHugh's Westmeath edged Sligo in their opener before accounting for Clare and they too are seeking an immediate return to the second tier after suffering relegation alongside Down last year.

Fermanagh have endured a tough start to their season with a home loss to Wexford followed by defeat on the road against Sligo which leaves them tied at the bottom with Clare.

The teams meet at Brewster Park on Sunday (13:00) in what is already looking like a key game in the battle to remain in the division.

Antrim's hopes of an immediate return to the third tier already look a tall order as they sit without a point from their opening games.

Mark Doran's tenure suffered another major blow with experienced attacker Patrick McBride leaving the panel but they will seek to turn it around when they host Longford in Portglenone on Sunday (14:00).