Derry defeated London in Owenbeg to keep their Christy Ring Cup final hopes alive.
The hosts ended the Exiles' unbeaten record on a 2-22 to 2-13 scoreline, and now Derry need to get something against Sligo on the final day or hope Kildare do them a favour against London.
Derry only led by a point at half-time, 1-11 to 2-07, and the teams remained closely matched until Christy McNaughton's 60th-minute goal, after which the hosts hit six of the final eight points.
Substitutes Jamie Dolan and Jack Sheridan got the goals as the Lilywhites hammered Tyrone 2-31 to 0-11 in Dungannon.
That made it four wins from four, and with a points difference of +66 it would take a big defeat next weekend for Kildare to miss out now.
London will need to win unless Derry are beaten but currently have a 14-point advantage over today’s winners in the event of a three-way tie.
Wicklow and Sligo meet tomorrow looking for their first points of the campaign.
Donegal secured their place in the Nickey Rackard Cup final, easing to a 1-25 to 2-10 victory over Roscommon in the battle of the 100% teams in at Dr Hyde Park.
Mayo thumped Armagh 4-29 to 1-16 to move to six points and effectively make next weekend’s clash with the Rossies a semi-final.
Louth handed Monaghan a fourth consecutive defeat to get off the mark and secure their own survival.
Monaghan (-57 scoring difference) would need to beat the Orchard County (-29) by a huge margin next week, unless Louth can get a result against final-bound Donegal, in which case any kind of win would send Armagh down instead.
Fermanagh are still unbeaten in the Lory Meagher Cup, a 1-23 to 0-20 win over last year’s runners-up Lancashire taking them to seven points and all but assured a final spot. It was the English county’s fourth loss in a row.
Longford handed Cavan their first defeat, winning 0-25 to 1-19 at Kingspan Breffni Park, and moving above their hosts to second on six points.
But if Cavan beat Leitrim in the final round then Longford will need to avoid defeat in Fermanagh to join the Ernesiders in the decider.
The Breffni men would need a 28-point swing in their favour to catch Fermanagh, who they drew with in round two.
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