Derry City vs Drogheda United 20/03/2026

Derry City
Derry City

Brandywell Stadium

20 Mar 2026, 20:45
2:2
Finished
Drogheda United
Drogheda United

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF
10'
Goal
M. Duffy(J. Stott)
E. Agbaje
16'
2ND HALF
46'
Goal
D. Markey(J. Mcclean)
L. Burney
49'
56'
D. Markey
T. Oluwa
W. Davis
57'
B. Kavanagh
S. Farrell
57'
J. Bucknor
57'
L. Burney
57'
60'
J. Clarke
M. Doyle
Goal
62'
W. Davis
Goal
64'
71'
Joshua Thomas
71'
J. Clarke
71'
B. Doherty
71'
D. Markey
71'
D. Akinyemi
71'
J. Mcclean
89'
J. Stott
J. Bucknor
Injured
95'
J. Bolger
95'
J. Bucknor
95'

Match statistics

61%Possession39%
414Passes Attempted265
316Completed Passes153
6Corners4
24Throw-ins18
10Shots On Target9

Line-ups

Derry City

Formation

3-4-2-1
Edward James
#13Beach
Jamie
#4Stott
James Joseph
#16McClean
Alex
#25Bannon
Olujimi James
#28Olayinka
Adam Kieran
#8O'Reilly
Barry Noel
#2Cotter
Brandon James
#19Fleming
Darragh
#10Markey
Michael
#7Duffy
James
#15Clarke

Starting XI

Eddie Beach
Eddie Beach
#13
J. Stott
J. Stott
#4
89'
🎯10'
J. Mcclean
J. Mcclean
#16
71'
🎯46'
A. Bannon
A. Bannon
#25
James Olayinka
James Olayinka
#28
A. O'Reilly
A. O'Reilly
#8
B. Cotter
B. Cotter
#2
B. Fleming
B. Fleming
#19
D. Markey
D. Markey
#10
71'
56'
âš½46'
M. Duffy
M. Duffy
#7
âš½10'
J. Clarke
J. Clarke
#15
71'
60'

Substitutes

S. Callister
S. Callister
#26
C. Barr
C. Barr
#22
B. Doherty
B. Doherty
#14
71'
Callum Downey
Callum Downey
#31
D. Akinyemi
D. Akinyemi
#9
71'
Kévin Santos
Kévin Santos
#21
Henry Rylah
Henry Rylah
#24
Joshua Thomas
Joshua Thomas
#17
71'
Gavin Whyte
Gavin Whyte
#11

Will not play

Brian
Brian Maher
Goalkeeper
Knock injury
Return: Unknown
Robert
Robert Slevin
Defender
Leg injury
Return: A few weeks

Manager

Derry City
Tiernan Lynch

Head-to-head

91 matches
Derry City
Derry City
37
Wins
26
Draws
28
Wins
Drogheda United
Drogheda United
FAI CupFAI Cup2025 • 1 match
Premier LeaguePremier League2025 • 4 matches
FAI CupFAI Cup2024 • 1 match
Premier LeaguePremier League2024 • 4 matches
Premier LeaguePremier League2023 • 4 matches

League standings

#TeamPGPts
1
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Shamrock Rovers		1117:922
2
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St Patrick's		1118:920
3
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Bohemian FC		1113:620
4
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Dundalk		1120:1518
5
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Galway United		1013:1414
6
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Shelbourne		1015:1513
7
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Derry City		1114:1511
8
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Drogheda United		1011:1410
9
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Sligo Rovers		116:178
10
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Waterford		108:214
UCL Qualifying Round
Relegation Playoffs
Relegation

Match Information

Referee:
Patchell
Venue:
Brandywell Stadium
Capacity:
8 200

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