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We look ahead to the opening weekend of the All-Ireland senior football champions group series, and see how the teams are shaping up

DERRY v MONAGHAN
They meet in the championship for the second time this season, having previously clashed in the Ulster semi-final which Derry won by 1-21 to 2-10.

Derry also beat Monaghan in last year’s Ulster semi-final.

CHAMPIONSHIP 2023
Derry 3-17 Fermanagh 2-8 (Ulster quarter-final)
Derry 1-21 Monaghan 2-10 (Ulster semi-final)
Derry 1-15 Armagh 0-18 aet – Derry win 3-1 on penalties (Ulster final)

TOP SCORERS
Shane McGuigan…..2-21 (0-10 frees, 1-0 pen)
Brendan Rogers…….1-4
Paul Cassidy……………1-4

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Monaghan 2-17 Tyrone 1-18
Derry 1-21 Monaghan 2-10

TOP SCORERS
Conor McManus……0-12 (0-11 frees)
Karl O’Connell………1-1
Stephen O’Hanlon….1-1
Ryan O’Toole ……..1-1

LAST FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS
2023: Derry 1-21 Monaghan 2-10 (Ulster semi-final)
2022: Derry 3-12 Monaghan 0-17 (Ulster semi-final)
2009: Derry 3-16 Monaghan 0-20 (All-Ireland qualifier)
2009: Derry 1-10 Monaghan 0-10 (Ulster quarter-final)
2008: Monaghan 1-13 Derry 1-12 (All-Ireland qualifier)

*Derry have lost only one (v Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final) of their last eight championship games.

They beat Tyrone, Monaghan, Donegal, Clare last year and Fermanagh, Monaghan, Armagh this year.

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*Monaghan have lost their last four championship games with Derry, leaving them searching for their first win since 2008.

*Donegal were the last Ulster team to beat Derry in the championship, winning the 2021 Ulster quarter-final by a point.

*The last three Derry-Monaghan championship games have been high-scoring affairs, producing a total of 9-96.

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