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Drogheda United

2 — 0 Sep 12, 2026 · 12:15 AM IST

Sligo Rovers

Premier Division · Round 31

Venue Sullivan & Lambe Park, Drogheda

Referee Paul Norton

Attendance 2,145

Player of the Match Edwin Agbaje 8.7 87' played

Match Events

14' Away Carl McHugh

38' Home ⚽ Warren Davis — 1-0

39' Away ↔ James McManus → Jack Shorrock

43' Away ↔ Archie Meekison → Trey George

45 + 3' Home ⚽ Edwin Agbaje — 2-0

HT

46' Away ↔ Cian Kavanagh → Luke Pearce

63' Away Sebastian Quirk

67' Away ↔ Reuben Gillespie → Sebastian Quirk

79' Home ↔ Ryan Brennan → Brandon Kavanagh

81' Home ↔ Ryan Markey → Warren Davis

87' Home ↔ Kieran Cruise → Edwin Agbaje

FT

Match Stats

40 60

Ball possession

1.42 1.22

Expected goals (xG)

16 11

Total shots

7 1

Shots on target

37 23

Touches in opposition box

3 1

Big chances

3 1

Big chances missed

162 (58%) 285 (70%)

Accurate passes

0 2

Yellow cards

6 7

Corners

Lineups

Drogheda United (3-5-2)

Coach: Kevin Doherty

Starting XI

1 Luke Dennison 7.3

5 Leo Burney 7.8

22 Conor Keeley 7.9

4 Andrew Quinn 7.8

2 Edwin Agbaje 8.7

8 Ethan O'Brien 7.3

10 Brandon Kavanagh 7.7

15 Alfie Bates 7.4

3 Conor Kane 6.7

11 Thomas Oluwa 6.6

24 Warren Davis 7.9

Substitutes

19 Ryan Brennan 6.1

25 Ryan Markey

31 Kieran Cruise

44 Fynn Talley

36 Theo Hennessy

29 Jamie Brennan

61 Charlie Cummins ↗

33 Sean McGrath

32 Daniel Mare

Sligo Rovers (4-2-3-1)

Coach: Darren Purse

Starting XI

29 Sam Sargeant 5.7

16 Carl McHugh 6.4

15 Oliver Denham 7.4

52 Gareth McElroy 7.1

3 Sean Stewart 6.2

6 Luke Young 7.1

4 Sebastian Quirk 6.2

41 Kaiyne Woolery 5.5

20 Trey George 5.8

7 Jack Shorrock 5.5

9 Luke Pearce 6

Substitutes

14 James McManus 6.7

10 Archie Meekison 6.1

11 Cian Kavanagh 5.9

50 Reuben Gillespie 6.2

1 Liam Hughes

23 Kyle McDonagh

61 Conor Cannon

19 Alex Nolan

24 Jamie O'Donnell