Premier Division · Regular Season - 8
Saturday, 21 March 2026 · 03:45 · The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, Derry · Referee: A. Patchell
Derry City2 : 2
Full-time
Drogheda UnitedHalf-time: 1-0
Match Events
- 10'M. Duffy (assist: J. Stott)Normal Goal
- 16'Edwin AgbajeYellow Card
- 46'A. O'Reilly (assist: D. Markey)Normal Goal
- 49'Leo BurneyYellow Card
- 56'Darragh MarkeyYellow Card
- 57'T. Oluwa (assist: W. Davis)Substitution 1
- 57'B. Kavanagh (assist: S. Farrell)Substitution 2
- 57'L. Burney (assist: J. Bucknor)Substitution 3
- 60'James ClarkeYellow Card
- 62'M. DoyleNormal Goal
- 64'W. DavisNormal Goal
- 71'J. Clarke (assist: J. Thomas)Substitution 1
- 71'D. Markey (assist: B. Doherty)Substitution 2
- 71'J. McClean (assist: D. Akinyemi)Substitution 3
- 89'Jamie StottYellow Card
- 90+4'Unknown player (assist: J. Bolger)Substitution 4
Statistics
4Shots on Goal2
3Shots off Goal5
10Total Shots9
3Blocked Shots2
9Shots insidebox8
1Shots outsidebox1
17Fouls6
6Corner Kicks4
3Offsides1
61%Ball Possession39%
3Yellow Cards2
-Red Cards-
0Goalkeeper Saves2
414Total passes265
316Passes accurate153
76%Passes %58%
0.99expected_goals0.72
-goals_prevented-
Derry City3-4-2-1
Starting XI
- 13E. Beach(G)
- 25A. Bannon(D)
- 4J. Stott(D)
- 16J. McClean(D)
- 2B. Cotter(M)
- 8A. O'Reilly(M)
- 28J. Olayinka(M)
- 19B. Fleming(M)
- 10D. Markey(F)
- 7M. Duffy(F)
- 15J. Clarke(F)
Substitutes
- 26S. Callister(G)
- 17J. Thomas(F)
- 22C. Barr(D)
- 31C. Downey(M)
- 11G. Whyte(M)
- 14B. Doherty(D)
- 9D. Akinyemi(F)
- 21K. Santos(M)
- 24H. Rylah(M)
Drogheda United5-3-2
Starting XI
- 1L. Dennison(G)
- 2E. Agbaje(D)
- 5L. Burney(D)
- 22C. Keeley(D)
- 4A. Quinn(D)
- 3C. Kane(D)
- 8E. O'Brien(M)
- 6J. Godden(M)
- 10B. Kavanagh(M)
- 11T. Oluwa(F)
- 14M. Doyle(F)
Substitutes
- 44F. Talley(G)
- 24W. Davis(F)
- 19R. Brennan(M)
- 17S. Farrell(M)
- 7J. Bucknor(D)
- 31K. Cruise(D)
- 18J. Bolger(D)
- 15D. Kareem(F)
- 30C. O'Connor(M)
Head-to-Head
- Derry City 2 - 0 Drogheda UnitedSaturday, 27 June 2026
- Drogheda United 1 - 0 Derry CitySaturday, 9 May 2026
- Derry City 2 - 2 Drogheda UnitedSaturday, 21 March 2026
- Drogheda United 1 - 1 Derry CitySaturday, 27 September 2025
- Derry City 1 - 1 Drogheda UnitedSunday, 17 August 2025
Derry City — recent form
LDWWL
Drogheda United — recent form
DDDWL
League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Derry City | 28 | 1 | 33 |
| 9 | Drogheda United | 28 | -14 | 28 |