Tyrone draw Armagh in All-Ireland SFC qualifiers, Mayo to face Monaghan

All-Ireland champions Tyrone have been handed a difficult qualifier draw as they will make the short trip to Armagh to take on the Orchard County.

The Ulster derby is one of two all Division 1 clashes with Monaghan also travelling to Mayo for the first championship meeting between the counties. Elsewhere, Clare will host Meath while it will be big against Wee as Ireland's largest county, Cork, will welcome the smallest, Louth, in two weeks’ time.

RTÉ analyst Kevin McStay said that there will be no love lost as the Red Hands put "everything on the line" against rivals Armagh following Monday morning's draw on Morning Ireland.

Reacting to the four pairings, McStay said that the intense nature of Armagh-Tyrone matches, as witnessed by the controversial finish to February’s Allianz League clash that saw four Red Hand players dismissed alongside Armagh’s Greg McCabe, should ensure an electric atmosphere at the Athletic Grounds.

"They’ve been meeting a fair bit in recent times and there’s certainly not a lot of love lost, I would have thought, between them at this stage," said McStay.

"The other side of it is [that] this is going to establish your interest in the championship. You’re going to be up for this now or it’s time to leave the championship.

"Armagh having the home venue will be a huge advantage because that place is going to be rocking in a fortnight’s time. That is the tie of the round in my view, Mayo-Monaghan not far behind it of course, but that is the tie of the round and there is everything on the line for the All-Ireland champions.

"And I think also for Armagh for Kieran McGeeney and his team. They have to make a significant statement."

Mayo will be hoping to get their season back on track after their Connacht defeat