Paddy Lynch can't curl his two-point free attempt enough. 11 minutes gone and Cavan are yet to get on the board.

Cameron Dowd clutches one from the sky, turns his man but his shot comes off the bar. The Farneymen do, however, come away with a point through David Garland.

Philly McMahon
Eight-time All-Ireland winner with Dublin on BBC Sport

Monaghan are going zonal on the kickout.

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Monaghan again win the Cavan kickout after Micheal Bannigan shot wide. Aaron Carey runs into the space, isn't closed down and gets his second point.

Cavan look to get on the board after four minutes but Ryan Donohoe's attempt hits the post.

Monaghan are getting after the Cavan kickout. Dessie Ward breaks through and clips over a third point.

Philly McMahon
Eight-time All-Ireland winner with Dublin on BBC Sport

Both teams are going to suss each other out. I expect the second quarter to be more offensive. I say they'll be very defensive at the start.

Aaron Carey adds another for the home side.

Andrew Woods opens the scoring inside 60 seconds

Sean Hurson is the man in the middle and he gets us underway.

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A late change for Cavan with Peter Corrigan now in to start in front of Gerard Smith.

Philly McMahon
Eight-time All-Ireland winner with Dublin on BBC Sport

I think the game will be similar to the Tyrone v Armagh game rather than the game we saw yesterday.

I think this side of the draw is what everyone is looking at for easier access to the Ulster final. The team that wins today needs a performance as well as a win.

Gearoid McKiernan will start on the bench for Cavan this afternoon.

Cavan manager Dermot McCabe makes three changes to the side which lost their final league game to Derry with Gerard Smith named at wing-back.

Jason McLoughlin was named to start but is out of the squad entirely with Niall Carolan brought in to start.

Smith scored a late goal to win the last Championship meeting between the sides.

Jack McCarron is among a strong Farney bench, which includes Conor McCarthy and Killian Lavelle, who are yet to feature for their county this season.

Rory Beggan will once again start between the sticks, with Dessie Ward at centre-back and the influential Michael Bannigan at centre-forward.

Monaghan: Rory Beggan; Darragh McElearney, Ryan O'Toole, Dylan Byrne; Cameron Dowd, Dessie Ward, Aaron Carey; Michael McCarville, Louis Kelly; Karl Gallagher, Michael Bannigan, Stephen O'Hanlon; David Garland, Andrew Woods, Stephen Mooney.

Subs: Kian Mulligan, Thomas Hughes, Robbie Hanratty, Bobbie McCaul, Ryan Mohan, Conor McCarthy, Ryan Duffy, Killian Lavelle, Oisin McGorman, Jack McCarron, Shane Hanratty.

Cavan: Liam Brady; Niall Carolan, Brian O'Connell, Cormac Brady; Peter Corrigan, Ciaran Brady, Conor Brady; Ryan Donohoe, Ryan Tobin, Tiernan Madden, Eoin Clarke, Emmanuel Shehu; Dara McVeety, Patrick Lynch, Oisin Brady.

Subs: Gary O'Rourke, Evan Crowe, Gerard Smith, Ciaran Brady, Darragh Lovett, Favour Shehu, Gearoid McKiernan, Caoimhin McGovern, Cian Shekelton, Evan McIntyre, Paddy Meade.

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Darren Hughes
Former Monaghan midfielder on BBC Two NI

I'd take a victory over any entertainment today. I think the level of hope is greater than the expectation as a supporter at the minute.

The lads will park the league campaign and been in championship mode the last few weeks with a home game and a local derby.

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The BBC punditry team discuss Antrim's problems after Saturday's loss to Derry at Celtic Park.

Derry manager Ciaran Meenagh admitted there is "plenty to work on" despite seeing his side progress to the Ulster Championship semi-finals with a dominant 2-23 to 1-13 victory over Antrim.

The Oak Leafers were heavy favourites and largely controlled proceedings, but Meenagh was frustrated by their inefficiency in front of goal, particularly during the opening half.

"We had a definite plan, but the most frustrating thing is what we left behind us," he said.

"In the first half especially, we created plenty of goal chances, which is the positive, but we just didn't convert them."

Derry carved out several clear-cut opportunities before the break, with Conor Glass and Lachlan Murray both denied by goal-line clearances.

"You have to roll with it. Some days everything goes over, other days it doesn't, that's football," Meenagh added.

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Monaghan endured a difficult league campaign, suffering relegation from Division One after losing all their games and contending with a lengthily injury list.

The Farney men were beaten at this stage in Ulster last year by Donegal.

In Division Two, Cavan managed to avoid relegation, but won just two of their seven games.

There were some near misses against Cork and Meath, who won promotion and Paddy Lynch, Gearoid McKiernan and Dara McVeety were impressive throughout, but they will feel they left a bit behind them in the league.

Cavan were knocked out of the championship by Tyrone at Healy Park at the first hurdle in 2025.

Watch highlights as Derry secure an Ulster Senior Football Championship semi-final with a 2-23 to 1-13 victory over Antrim at a sun-kissed Celtic Park.

If Armagh's extra-time win over rivals Tyrone in the opening round of the Ulster Championship provided a lesson, it's that a derby can take on a life of its own and Cavan coach Diarmuid Scullion notes the same has applied when the Breffni men have met Monaghan in the past.

While Armagh were red-hot favourites to account for Tyrone last weekend, they just about squeezed through as the Red Hands brought a ferocity that had been absent throughout the league.

Monaghan have been installed as favourites to advance this week, but that was the case when they sides met at the same venue two years ago, only for Cavan to stun the Farney men with the help of three second half goals.

While Scullion accepts his team will "have to be at our best if we want to get anything out of the game" this week, there is also an acknowledgement that when rivals collide, anything can happen.

"The last few championship games between Cavan and Monaghan, form has gone out the window," said Scullion.

"We have a number of players in our team who relish these big experiences, and that's something we'll have to draw on.

"But I'm very aware of how good Monaghan are as well. You can't underestimate the role of someone like Rory Beggan in the new game - the importance of a goalkeeper, kick-outs, and his ability to kick two-point frees.

"They certainly have a lot of good players there that we'll have to do our homework on."

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