Niall Geoghan will start between the posts for Armagh against Cork on Sunday.

The Middletown clubman, who is one of five debutants on the team, impressed for the Orchard County during the McKenna Cup and gets his league debut in the absence of Crossmaglen custodian Paul Hearty.

With the entire Cross' contingent absent as they prepare to face Dr Crokes in the All-Ireland club semi-final later this month, as well as Ronan Clarke and Stevie McDonnell, other unfamiliar faces in the Armagh team that hosts the competition holders at the Athletic Grounds are corner back Declan McKenna, midfielder John Kingham and corner forwards Paul Carville and Eugene McVerry.

Armagh (NFL V Cork): N Geoghan; A Mallon, B Donaghy, D McKenna; P Duffy, C McKeever, F Moriarty; C Vernon, J Kingham; C Watters, K Dyas, A Duffy; P Carville, M Mackin, E McVerry. Subs: P McEvoy, A Forker, D Lavery, M Shields, BJ Padden, B Mallon, J Lavery, R Rafferty, S Campbell, M Stevenson, C Rafferty. Tweet

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