MAYO and Meath have named expected line-outs for Sunday's Bank of Ireland All-Ireland football final at Croke Park. Meath make no change for the fifth successive championship encounter whereas Mayo bring in David Brady for Pat Fallon at midfield.

Brady's inclusion comes as no surprise as he was injured for the semi-final meeting with Kerry and although Fallon played well, particularly in the second half, there was widespread expectation that Brady would return to join his clubmate Liam McHale in the centre.

There were also suggestions that Dermot Flanagan, a late call-up to the left corner-back position in place of the injured Anthony McGarry, might drop back but his performance against Kerry and his experience - along with McHale, he is the only starting survivor of the 1989 final - were always thought likely to stand to him.

On the substitutes' bench, there is a potentially significant recall for Peter Butler, the Knockmore wing back who has missed a lot of football over the past two years because of a shoulder injury. His inclusion gives manager John Maughan another option at the back, should Flanagan, or any other Mayo defender, find himself in difficulties.

There had also been speculation that Maughan might tinker with the half back line to avert the threat posed by Graham Geraghty's pace on the left wing of Meath's attack. Geraghty, a former star wing back, has converted successfully to attack this season and his pace caused Tyrone all sorts of problems in the All-Ireland semi-final.

Pat Holmes remains at right wing back for Mayo and obviously enjoys the confidence of his manager for the daunting task ahead. Holmes is experienced but not as pacey as Geraghty. Nonetheless, in the All-Ireland semifinal he was marking Kerry's captain Billy O'Shea who would be as quick as the Meathman, and Holmes performed the job well.

One suggestion in Mayo was that Holmes could switch to centre back where he has played before at All-Ireland level and mark Tommy Dowd, Meath's captain, who is more of a physical player. This would allow the faster James Nallen to move from the middle of the line to mark Geraghty. It would also diminish Mayo's attacking potential as Nallen's breaks down the field have been potent weapons in the team's attacking arsenal and he scored a memorable goal against Kerry on such a venture.

Elsewhere on the team, not much variation was expected. Maughan has been a firm believer in the horses for courses approach and has adjusted the team this season with a view to meeting the demands of each individual match. Accordingly, Anthony Larry Finnerty, another survivor from '89, dropped to the bench for the semi-final despite having had a reasonable Connacht final.

His replacement and UCD Sigerson Cup teammate David Nestor is again given the nod and it is obviously hoped that his pace and elusiveness will trouble Martin O'Connell in the Meath corner. Ray Dempsey in the left corner of the attack had been under pressure in the earlier rounds but his display against Kerry was irreproachable and he retains his place.

Meath, as can be seen from the remarkable statistic of a fifth unchanged side, had fewer issues to ponder when selecting the team. Some conjecture was based on whether Enda McManus at centre back would be given the same role given that Mayo's Colm McMenamon has made a name this summer as a relentlessly running centre forward with a roving commission up and down the field.

Nonetheless, McManus is strong enough to deal with his marker's immediate attentions and Meath will prefer him to stay put and shore up the defence rather than leave the sort of gap that Mayo exploited so successfully against Kerry.

Criticism had been levelled at Meath's half-back line because of the relative success of Tyrone's Adrian Cush and Gerard Cavlan but on the overall evidence of the match and the Leinster final, it would be unfair to penalise any particular line of the defence.

Hugh Emerson's strike for Laois in the Leinster semi-final is the only goal Meath have conceded all summer and without it, they would be on course to equal a 21-year-old record set by Mick O'Dwyer's first AIl-Ireland-winning Kerry team in 1975 when they managed to go a whole championship without leaking a single goal albeit during a less demanding schedule than Meath have had to face this season.

One possible variation up front for Meath might have seen captain Tommy Dowd switch to corner forward from centre forward in a swap with young Barry Callaghan who has had an excellent championship, improving with every match and who made the journey to the 40 in the Leinster final after Dowd sustained a bad facial injury.