Live Updates: Donegal take on Tyrone in the Dr McKenna Cup

Donegal manager Jim McGuinness before the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup Group A match against Tyroneplaceholder image
Donegal manager Jim McGuinness before the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup Group A match against Tyrone

Jim McGuinness's side are taking part in their second match in the Dr McKenna Cup, against Tyrone at Healy Park with a 1pm start - please refresh the page for the latest

31 mins - Naomh Conaill's Odhran Doherty kicks through the fog for his first of the afternoon

Tyrone 0-3 Donegal 0-9

30 mins - Tyrone's Michael McKernan grabs a score for the hosts

Tyrone 0-3 Donegal 0-8

29 mins - Huge let-off for Tyrone as, from a Donegal turnover, Brendan McCole and Michael Langan had Niall Morgan backpedalling. However, Langan overlays for pass back to McCole and the chance comes and goes

Tyrone 0-2 Donegal 0-8

25 mins - Patrick McBrearty pops over his second pointed free of the afternoon to put Donegal six in front

24 mins - Jason McGee in space, drives for goal and it flies over the crossbar.

Tyrone 0-2 Donegal 0-7

23 mins - A stylish point for Tyrone from Darragh Cavanagh to put an end to Donegal's four-in-a-row streak

Tyrone 0-2 Donegal 0-6

22 mins - Four in a row for Donegal, with Jamie Brennan punching over after Donegal won Niall Morgan's kick-out and broke forward at speed

Tyrone 0-1 Donegal 0-6

21 mins - A pointed free from Patrick McBrearty puts Donegal four up

Tyrone 0-1 Donegal 0-5

It's a little brighter in Omagh nowplaceholder image
It's a little brighter in Omagh now

19 mins - A Donegal score from Jamie Brennan after Ryan McHugh made the break and Ciaran Moore laid off

Tyrone 0-1 Donegal 0-4

18 mins - A good Donegal move down the right ends up with Jamie Brennan shooting wide. 

Tyrone 0-1 Donegal 0-3

16 mins - Tyrone goalkeeper Niall Morgan, from the sideline, strikes a long-range free well only to see it drop short

The scene from the pressbox at a fresh Healy Park in Omaghplaceholder image
The scene from the pressbox at a fresh Healy Park in Omagh

10 mins - A well-worked mark by Shane O'Donnell, on the left, sees the St Eunan's forward spilt the posts with the sun in his eyes.

9 mins - Tyrone midfielder Brian Kennedy comes in from the byline and punches this side's opening score. 

Tyrone 0-1 Donegal 0-2

7 mins - Almost a goal for Donegal when Oisin Gallen plays in Jamie Brennan, whose shot gets past Niall Morgan in goal only for Nathan McCarron to clear off the line

Tyrone 0-0 Donegal 0-2

Tyrone have three debutants in their opening McKenna Cup outing - Conall Devlin, Tralach Quinn, James Donaghey

3 mins - Paddy McBrearty doubles the Donegal advantage with a free

2 mins - Peadar Mogan scores into the fog to put Donegal into an early lead

Tyrone 0-0 Donegal 0-1

0 mins - We're underway 

The pitch had to be inspected before throw-in and although it's extremely cold, we're good to go in Omagh.placeholder image
The pitch had to be inspected before throw-in and although it's extremely cold, we're good to go in Omagh.

From the team announced last night, there are two changed with Mark Curran coming in for Odhran Ban Gallagher, while Odhran Doherty replaces Ciaran Thompson. On the bench, Sean Martin and Luke McGlynn replace Daire Ó Baoill and John Ross Molloy

Donegal: Shaun Patton; Mark Curran, Brendan McCole, Kevin McGettigan; Ryan McHugh, Caolan McGonagle, Peadar Mogan; Jason McGee, Michael Langan; Shane O’Donnell, Odhran Doherty, Ciarán Moore; Paddy McBrearty, Oisin Gallen, Jamie Brennan

Welcome to Healy Park in Omagh, where Tyrone take on Tyrone in the Dr McKenna Cup. Throw-in is 1pm.

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