IT may only be mid-February but Mayo are already in 'must win' territory as they welcome Tyrone to Hastings Insurance MacHale Park next Sunday afternoon in the National Football League.

From the outset this season, Kevin McStay and his team would have been targeting survival in a very tough looking Division One and after two losses in their opening games against Dublin and Galway, the pressure is now on to get some points on the board with a win against Tyrone.

Mayo are rooted to the bottom of the division after a heavy loss to old rivals Galway in their last game and with tough fixtures remaining, they simply have to get a win against Tyrone to have any chance of retaining their Division One status.

Tyrone themselves took a fair beating from All-Ireland champions Armagh in the last round but they opened their........

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