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Alex Dunne

Dublin sweating over fitness of John Small and Cian O'Sullivan for All-Ireland final replay with Kerry

Dublin are sweating over the fitness of defensive duo John Small and Cian O'Sullivan for their All-Ireland Football final replay with Kerry, according to reports.

The five-in-a-row seekers face the Kingdom once again on Saturday week at Croke Park.

The Irish Independent reports both Small and O'Sullivan could miss out the September 14 clash.

Small was replaced in the 57th minute of Sunday's drawn match by Eoin Murchan, initially as a blood sub.

The Ballymun Kickhams man was nursing a hand injury, and did not return to the game.

Small's potential omission could open the door for Na Fianna man Murchan - a bit-part player this season so far after a breakout campaign in blue in 2018 - to return to the starting XV.

O'Sullivan, meanwhile, has been nursing a troublesome hamstring and did not make it onto the field on Sunday, despite being named in the 26-man squad.

Kerry came through the fixture with no fresh injury concerns, while the extra two weeks could see James O'Donoghue make a sensational late return to their squad for the replay.

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