O'Shea and Clifford return to Kerry panel for Cavan clash

Sean O'Shea has been named in the starting line-up as Kerry welcome back a host of players from injury for their All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final against Cavan.Paudie Clifford is also back and amongst the replacements on the Kerry bench as Jack O'Connor makes five alterations to the side after a shock defeat by Meath in Tullamore last time out.Diarmuid O'Connor, Conor Geaney and Brian O Beaglaoich return to the side after recovering from injuries with Sean O'Brien replacing Mark O'Shea.Killian Spillane, Micheal Burns and Tadhg Morley drop to the bench whilst Tony Brosnan misses out after picking up a hamstring injury.Cavan make just one change from their 0-31 to 0-18 defeat against Tyrone in their final group game.It comes in midfield as Oisin Kieran is replaced by Ryan Donohoe for the Breffnimen with Dara McVeety continuing at centre-forward after previously playing at centre-back earlier in the season.Gearoid McKiernan returns from injury to make the bench for Raymond Galligan's men.Kerry: Shane Ryan; Paul Murphy, Jason Foley, Tom O'Sullivan; Brian O Beaglaoich, Mike Breen, Gavin White; Joe O'Connor, Sean O'Brien; Diarmuid O'Connor, Sean O'Shea, Graham O'Sullivan; David Clifford, Conor Geaney, Dylan Geaney.Subs: Shane Murphy, Dylan Casey, Killian Spillane, Tadhg Morley, Armin Heirich, Micheal Burns, Evan Looney, Tom Leo O'Sullivan, Mark O'Shea, Paudie Clifford, Dara Moynihan.Cavan: Liam Brady; Niall Carolan, Killian Brady, Cian Reilly; Brian O'Connell, Ciaran Brady, Padraig Faulkner; Ryan Donohoe, Evan Crowe; Gerard Smith, Dara McVeety, Oisin Brady; Cormac O'Reilly, Paddy Lynch, Cian Madden.Subs: Gary O'Rourke, Luke Fortune, Killian Clarke, Oisin Kiernan, Jason McLoughlin, Ruairi Curran, Luke Molloy, Gearoid McKiernan, Thomas Edward Donohoe, Ryan O'Neill, Sean McEvoy.

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