Premier Division · Regular Season - 27
Saturday, 8 August 2026 · 02:45 · The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, Derry · Referee: P. McLaughlin
Derry City2 : 0
Full-time
Sligo RoversHalf-time: 0-0
Match Events
- 54'B. Cotter (assist: D. Burns)Normal Goal
- 55'R. O'Kane (assist: A. Nolan)Substitution 1
- 55'T. George (assist: J. McManus)Substitution 2
- 58'Brooklyn Lyons-FosterYellow Card
- 64'A. O'Reilly (assist: L. Boyce)Normal Goal
- 65'S. Quirk (assist: J. McGonigle)Substitution 3
- 66'D. Burns (assist: C. Barr)Substitution 1
- 66'K. McDonagh (assist: S. Stewart)Substitution 4
- 75'N. Twisk (assist: J. Olayinka)Substitution 2
- 75'B. Cotter (assist: T. Smith)Substitution 3
- 82'James ClarkeYellow Card
- 83'L. Boyce (assist: E. Chapman)Substitution 4
Statistics
6Shots on Goal1
11Shots off Goal3
24Total Shots4
7Blocked Shots0
15Shots insidebox4
9Shots outsidebox0
15Fouls8
10Corner Kicks2
0Offsides1
59%Ball Possession41%
2Yellow Cards0
-Red Cards-
1Goalkeeper Saves4
524Total passes374
434Passes accurate290
83%Passes %78%
1.68expected_goals0.23
-0.73goals_prevented-0.73
Derry City4-3-3
Starting XI
- 1B. Maher(G)
- 2B. Cotter(D)
- 23C. Dummigan(D)
- 3P. McClean(D)
- 24B. Lyons-Foster(D)
- 12D. Burns(M)
- 17N. Twisk(M)
- 8A. O'Reilly(M)
- 15J. Clarke(F)
- 27L. Boyce(F)
- 7M. Duffy(F)
Substitutes
- 13T. Norcott(G)
- 22C. Barr(D)
- 31C. Downey(M)
- 14E. Chapman(M)
- 28J. Olayinka(M)
- 29T. Smith(F)
- 32T. Doherty(F)
- 33O. O'Brien(D)
Sligo Rovers4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 29S. Sargeant(G)
- 33J. Esua(D)
- 15O. Denham(D)
- 52G. McElroy(D)
- 23K. McDonagh
- 16C. McHugh(M)
- 4S. Quirk(M)
- 28R. O'Kane(M)
- 20T. George(M)
- 7J. Shorrock(M)
- 11C. Kavanagh(F)
Substitutes
- 1L. Hughes(G)
- 18J. McGonigle(F)
- 61C. Cannon
- 3S. Stewart(D)
- 19A. Nolan(M)
- 14J. McManus(M)
- 51A. Gabbidon
- 43C. Lynch(M)
- 24J. O'Donnell(F)
Head-to-Head
- Derry City 2 - 0 Sligo RoversSaturday, 8 August 2026
- Sligo Rovers 0 - 0 Derry CityTuesday, 7 April 2026
- Derry City 2 - 1 Sligo RoversSaturday, 7 February 2026
- Sligo Rovers 1 - 0 Derry CityFriday, 9 January 2026
- Derry City 1 - 0 Sligo RoversSunday, 5 October 2025
Derry City — recent form
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Sligo Rovers — recent form
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League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Derry City | 28 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | Sligo Rovers | 28 | -22 | 23 |