That seems to be Jim Gavin’s thinking too, as he named the same team to start Sunday’s All-Ireland quarter-final against Fermanagh as defeated Westmeath in the Leinster final.

A favoured defensive line-up appears to be forming for Gavin, while the forwards have remained unchanged throughout the Leinster Championship.

Attached is the Dublin SF Team named v @FermanaghGAA for Sundays #AISFC2015 ½ Final in Croke Pk (4pm) #AllianzGaa RT pic.twitter.com/tJ1eIHqixw

— 𝘿𝙪𝙗𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧 (@DubMatchTracker) July 31, 2015

DUBLIN: Stephen Cluxton (Parnell's);

Jonny Cooper (Na Fianna), Rory O'Carroll (Kilmacud Crokes), Philly McMahon (Ballymun Kickhams);

James McCarthy (Ballymun Kickhams), Cian O’Sullivan (Kilmacud Crokes), Jack McCaffrey (Clontarf);

Brian Fenton (Raheny), Michael Darragh Macauley (Ballyboden St Enda's);

Paul Flynn (Fingallians), Ciarán Kilkenny (Castleknock), Diarmuid Connolly (St Vincent's);

Dean Rock (Ballymun Kickhams), Kevin McManamon (St Jude's), Bernard Brogan (St Oliver Plunkett's/Eoghan Ruadh).

Updated 11pm: Meanwhile Ruairi Corrigan comes into the Fermanagh team in place of full-back Tiernan Daly. Corrigan, who played 42 minutes against Westmeath as a substitute, joins his brother Tomas in attack.

Marty O'Brien slots in at full-back in a reshuffled defense.

The Fermanagh team that will face Dublin this Sunday in the All Ireland Quarter Final in Croke Park. Good luck lads!! pic.twitter.com/DGLNr00Wpr

— Fermanagh GAA (@FermanaghGAA) July 31, 2015