Live Updates: Donegal take on Clare in All-Ireland SFC Group 3 in ...

FULL-TIME - DONEGAL 2-23 CLARE 0-4 and TYRONE 1-18 CORK 0-17 means Donegal top the group and go straight into the All-Ireland quarter-finals, seeded!

70 mins - Donegal 2-23 Clare 0-5
Emmet McMahon, with another free, wraps it up in Castlebar

67 mins - Donegal 2-23 Clare 0-4
Point for Ryan McHugh and Clare reply through an Emmet McMahon free

65 mins - Donegal 2-22 Clare 0-3
Conor O'Donnell's second points brings further cheer to Donegal's fans. They now lead by 25 points. Tyrone have pushed out their lead to six against Cork, 1-16 to 0-13. Donegal will top the group if Tyrone win

64 mins - Donegal 2-21 Clare 0-3
Shane O'Donnell gets in to score. Meanwhile, in Tullamore, Tyrone are 1-15 to 0-13 ahead but have lost midfielder Conn Kilpatrick to a red card

62 mins - Donegal 2-20 Clare 0-3
Brilliant point from Patrick McBrearty, who splits the points when he gets a bit of space from about 42 metres

61 mins - Donegal 2-19 Clare 0-3
Oisin Gallen drills over the 45. There are more eyes on the mobiles than the field here. Tyrone are still four in front

The official attendance here is 5,127

57 mins - Donegal 2-18 Clare 0-3
Lovely score from Ciaran Thompson from just inside the 45 and his clubmate Kevin McGettigan has come on for Peadar Mogan

55 mins - Donegal 2-17 Clare 0-3
Long-ranger from Clare's Emmet McMahon

48 mins - Donegal 2-15 Clare 0-2
Brilliant so see Conor O'Donnell score on his return from injury, 52 weeks exactly and the Carndonagh man is back in business

46 mins - Donegal 2-14 Clare 0-2
Point for Gallen but tellingly, Tyrone have scored a goal through Ben Cullen and are 1-12 to 0-12 up on Cork

42 mins - Donegal 2-13 Clare 0-2
Clare's second point is a free from Diarmuid O'Connell. Stephen McMenamin is on for Eoghan Ban Gallagher

40 mins - Donegal 2-13 Clare 0-1
GOAL FOR DONEGAL! Oisin Gallen gets onto a pass from Michael Langan and semi-rounds goalkeeper Tristan O'Callaghan, and rolls the ball into the net

39 mins - Donegal 1-13 Clare 0-1
Ciaran Moore bustles his way in and gets another score. Tyrone and Cork are level at 0-11 apiece 

36 mins - Donegal 1-12 Clare 0-1
Second half underway here and Donegal start as they left off, with a point this time from Daire Ó Baoill, who is just on. Conor O'Donnell and Ó Baoill are on for Mark Curran and Odhran Doherty. It's O'Donnell's first appearance since the victory over Monaghan at the same stage last season

HALF-TIME
Donegal 1-11 Clare 0-1
Cork 0-10 Tyrone 0-9

34 mins - Donegal 1-11 Clare 0-1
Ryan McHugh, with every player on the field in the Clare half including Shaun Patton, splits the posts. It's 1-2 for the Kilcar man. Cork are 0-10 to 0-9 in front of Tyrone at the break. All the action in this group is in Tullamore

30 mins - Donegal 1-10 Clare 0-1
It's effortless stuff from McBrearty, who sees a gap and scores from a tight angle. One-way traficc here, which is not the case in Tullamore where Tyrone and Cork are level at 0-9 to 0-9

29 mins - Donegal 1-9 Clare 0-1
Point on the turn from Patrick McBrearty, stylish score and Donegal's lead is 11

28 mins - Donegal 1-8 Clare 0-1
A free from Oisin Gallen doesn't make it but Donegal work the ball and eventually Ryan McHugh pops over

23/24 mins - Donegal 1-7 Clare 0-1
Back-to-back points for Donegal, firstly from a 45 from Oisin Gallen and then when Clare goalkeeper Tristian O'Callaghan doesn't get the kick-out away, Ciaran Thompson scores

19 mins - Donegal 1-5 Clare 0-1
Another nice move by Donegal; this one is rounded off by Oisin Gallen 

Meanwhile, in Tullamore, it's Cork 0-5 Tyrone 0-4 halfway through the first half 

16 mins - Donegal 1-4 Clare 0-1
Goal chance for Clare as Gavin Murray gets onto a pass from Aaron Griffin, only for Shaun Patton to come and block the shot

15 mins - Donegal 1-4 Clare 0-1
Donegal continue their forward momentum with another score, this time from Mark Curran, who is back in the team today and picks his score with precision 

13 mins - Donegal 1-3 Clare 0-1
And right away, captain Patrick McBrearty opens his account for the day, with a trademark point on the left foot

12 mins - Donegal 1-2 Clare 0-1
Peadar Mogan cuts in from the left and tucks over a neat score 

8 mins - Donegal 1-1 Clare 0-1
Donegal are completely squeezing up on Clare, with only Brendan McCole and Aaron Griffin back with Shaun Patton and that press works as Michael Langan gets in for Donegal's first point

5 mins - Donegal 1-0 Clare 0-1
GOAL FOR DONEGAL!  Ryan McHugh smashes into the net with Oisin Gallen laying off the pass. Great finish and a massive roar from the travelling Donegal support in Castlebar

2 mins - Donegal 0-0 Clare 0-1
A free from Emmet McMahon gives Clare the lead. Well hit with the wind at his back, for the opening score

1 mins
And we're off. Interestingly it was Ciaran Moore who joined Michael Langan for the throw-in, with Jason McGee missing through injury

Late change to the Donegal team sees Odhrán Doherty in for Daire Ó Baoill and Clare have replaced their goalkeeper, so Stephen Ryan is out and in comes Tristan O'Callaghan

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Here are the permutations

Tyrone's 3-14 to 0-10 win over Clare two weeks ago means the lie of the land is much clearer in Group 3 of the All-Ireland SFC.

Donegal defeated the side managed by Brian Dooher and Feargal Logan 0-21 to 0-14 in Ballybofey to open their campaign, before going down to Cork on a 3-9 to 0-16 scoreline on Saturday. Cork started off with a 1-13 to 1-11 win over Clare in Ennis.

Today, it's neutral venues for Donegal's clash with Clare and the meeting of Cork and Tyrone. The matches will be played simultaneously. 

The group winner will qualify directly for the quarter-finals, with the second-placed sides getting home advantage against the third-placed teams in the preliminary quarter-finals, which will be played next weekend, June 22/23.

Head-to-head is the prime differential if two teams finish level on points. If three teams do, it's score difference first; then highest total points for; then goals scored and if all else fails, a play-off.

Donegal beat Clare and Cork win/draw with Tyrone
If Cork pick up anything from their clash with Tyrone they will win the group. So if Donegal win against Clare they will be guaranteed second place. 

Donegal beat Clare and Tyrone win against Cork
If Tyrone beat Cork and Donegal get the better of Clare, it means Tyrone, Cork and Donegal will be all on four points, and will be separated by score difference. At the minute Cork are +4, Donegal in second are +5 and Tyrone are +7, with Clare on -16. Therefore, Donegal will have to beat Clare by three points more than Tyrone defeat Cork, to rubberstamp top-spot.

If Donegal lose to Clare 
If Clare beat Donegal, they will also possess the winning head-to-head, which will leave both teams on two points. Therefore, Clare will want Tyrone to pick up at least a draw against Cork to seal third place in the group and Donegal would be out. If Clare and Cork win their last fixtures, Donegal, Tyrone and Clare will all end up on two points, so score difference will decide who finishes second, third and fourth, with Cork winning the group.

If Donegal draw with Clare
A draw will mean the end for Clare, with a point taking Donegal onto three, which will be enough for a preliminary quarter-final. If this is coupled with a Cork win, it will mean second-place finish for Donegal; a draw in both fixtures will also be enough for Donegal to edge Tyrone into second-place with both teams ending up on three points and Donegal winning the head-to-head. 

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Hello and welcome to MacHale Park in Castlebar where Donegal take on Clare in the last of their three fixtures in the All-Ireland SFC group stage. 

Here are the teams:

Donegal: Shaun Patton; Mark Curran, Brendan McCole, Eoghan Ban Gallagher; Ryan McHugh, Caolan McGonagle, Peadar Mogan; Ciaran Moore, Michael Langan; Shane O'Donnell, Ciaran Thompson, Odhran Doherty; Patrick McBrearty, Oisin Gallen, Niall O'Donnell.

Clare: Tristan O'Callaghan; Manus Doherty, Cillian Brennan, Ronan Lanigan; Alan Sweeney, Cillian Rouine, Ikem Ugweru; Brian McNamara, Micheal Garry; Daniel Walsh, Dermot Coughlan, Gavin Murray; Ciaran Downes, Aaron Griffin, Emmet McMahon.