Down manager Ross Carr has reacted to his side's Ulster SFC preliminary round loss to Fermanagh by making sweeping changes for tomorrow's All-Ireland qualifier against London. There are three changes in defence which see Ciaran McGovern, under 21 captain Timmy Hanna and Paul Murphy come in for cruciate ligament victim Luke Howard, Aidan Carr and Declan Rooney. Stephen Kearney switches from wing forward to form a new midfield partnership with Dan Gordon with Peter Fitzpatrick dropping to the bench. A fifth change in personnel sees Conor Maginn start on the '40' in place of Ronan Murtagh. Down (SF v London): B McVeigh; C McGovern, K McKernan, D Rafferty; T Hanna, P Murphy, C Garvey; D Gordon, S Kearney; D Hughes, C Maginn, B McArdle; B Coulter, P McComiskey, J Boyle. Tweet

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