The All-Ireland Football Championship Round 3 draw has thrown up a series of exciting games, including the clash of the last two All-Ireland winners, Kerry and Armagh.

Jack O’Connor’s men will have home advantage this weekend in a blockbuster knockout game against Armagh, after Kieran McGeeney’s side were stunned by Louth last week, losing by a point after Sam Mulroy’s buzzer-beater goal at the very death in Inniskeen.

Kerry reignited their campaign with a straightforward win against Kildare on Saturday, but one of the two giants will be heading for an early summer after the clash this weekend.

Ger Brennan was back on the sideline for Dublin this week after his 12-week suspension expired on Saturday night, as they saw off Cavan at Kingspan Breffni Park the following day. They now face Donegal and have home advantage, though it will be confirmed later whether the venue is to be Croke Park or Parnell Park.

Monaghan will welcome Westmeath, after their nine-point win over Roscommon in Clones over the weekend, with Westmeath coming into the game after giving Galway a run for their money, but missed out on the quarters as the Tribesmen held off a late rally at Pearse Stadium.

Mayo host Meath to finish off Round 3 of the All-Ireland Football Championship, with the two sides having played a challenge match following their early exits from the provincial championships earlier this summer, in which Meath came out on top, but that game will have no impact on the teams ahead of next weekend’s battle for a place in the quarter-finals.

Armagh’s last-second loss to Louth yesterday, coupled with Westmeath’s loss in Galway, means that all 12 remaining teams in the All-Ireland have lost at least once, with one more defeat from here on proving fatal.

For the teams already confirmed to be in the quarter-finals, they will have a week’s rest to prepare for the last-eight ties, with that draw taking place early next week after the conclusion of Round 3.