Cavan boss Tommy Carr has stuck with the same side that overcame Fermanagh earlier in the month for this Saturday's crucial Ulster SFC semi-final meeting with Antrim at St Tiernach's Park, Clones. It means that Paul Brady and Micheál Lyng will both have to be content with a starting place on the bench. Brady recently returned from Los Angeles to rejoin the squad after collecting his fifth consecutive US Nationals handball title, while Lyng has recovered from the hamstring strain which saw him miss out on the win over the Ernesiders. Brady's fellow Mullahoran clubman, Dermot Sheridan, starts again at full-back, while John McCutcheon and Eugene Keating get their second Ulster championship starts for Cavan in the half-back line. At centre-field Drung stalwart Ciaran Galligan will partner Nicholas Walsh, and the half-forward line is once again entirely complied by Castlerahan representatives Sean Brady, team captain Ronan Flanagan and Cian Mackey, who impressed greatly in the previous round. New ace free-taker Martin Reilly and Sean Johnston start in either corner of the full-forward line in between young utility man Ray Cullivan, who lines out at number 14. Cavan are bidding to reach their first Ulster final since 2001, while Antrim are aiming to bridge a 39-year gap. Cavan (Ulster SFC v Antrim): J Reilly; M Hannon, D Sheridan, M Brides; J McCutcheon, E Keating, P O'Reilly; N Walsh, C Galligan; S Brady, R Flanagan, C Mackey; M Reilly, R Cullivan, S Johnston. Tweet

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