The return of Tommy Freeman is one of four changes to the Monaghan starting XV to play Sligo.

Freeman, along with Karl O'Connell and Christopher McGuinness will make their first league start of the year while Paul Finlay comes back into the team at full forward.

The Farney County will be without the suspended Conor McManus and Jack McCarron, who is injured. Neil McAdam and Padraig Donaghy also lose out.

Monaghan (NFL V Sligo): Mark Keogh; Colin Walshe, Fintan Kelly, Kieran Duffy; Dessie Mone, Darren Hughes, Karl O'Connell; Owen Lennon, Dick Clerkin; Gavin Doogan, Kieran Hughes, Owen Duffy; Christopher McGuinness, Paul Finlay, Tommy Freeman.

Subs: Rory Beggan, Ronan McNally, Conor Galligan, Martin McElroy, Vincent Corey, Neil McAdam, Matthew McKenna, Pete Dooney, Stephen Gollogly, Stephen Smyth, Padraig Donaghy.