Derry City vs Waterford 27/02/2026

Derry City
Derry City

Brandywell Stadium

27 Feb 2026, 20:45
4:2
Finished
Waterford
Waterford

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF
J. Voilas
Goal
19'
J. Voilas
36'
40'
Injured
C. Winchester
40'
A. O'Reilly
C. Winchester
43'
B. Fleming
C. Noonan
46'
2ND HALF
Tommy Lonergan(Penalty goal)
Penalty goal
51'
54'
D. Akinyemi
J. Clarke
58'
Goal
M. Duffy(Gavin Whyte)
Dean McMenamy
66'
J. Voilas
66'
72'
A. Bannon
J. Mcclean
72'
Henry Rylah
Gavin Whyte
72'
James Olayinka
72'
B. Cotter
75'
Goal
M. Duffy(Henry Rylah)
Trae Coyle
Conor Carty
76'
Tommy Lonergan
Injured
79'
Tommy Lonergan
J. Faria
79'
91'
Goal
D. Akinyemi(M. Duffy)
94'
Penalty goal
M. Duffy(Penalty goal)

Match statistics

66%Possession34%
410Passes Attempted219
296Completed Passes109
7Corners2
28Throw-ins17
21Shots On Target8

Line-ups

Derry City

Formation

4-2-3-1
Edward James
#13Beach
Patrick
#3McClean
Jamie
#4Stott
Brandon James
#19Fleming
Barry Noel
#2Cotter
James Joseph
#16McClean
Carl
#20Winchester
Gavin
#11Whyte
Michael
#7Duffy
James
#15Clarke
Joshua John
#17Thomas

Starting XI

Eddie Beach
Eddie Beach
#13
P. Mcclean
P. Mcclean
#3
J. Stott
J. Stott
#4
B. Fleming
B. Fleming
#19
43'
B. Cotter
B. Cotter
#2
72'
J. Mcclean
J. Mcclean
#16
72'
C. Winchester
C. Winchester
#20
40'
40'
Gavin Whyte
Gavin Whyte
#11
72'
🎯58'
M. Duffy
M. Duffy
#7
94'
🎯91'
âš½75'
âš½58'
J. Clarke
J. Clarke
#15
54'
Joshua Thomas
Joshua Thomas
#17

Substitutes

S. Callister
S. Callister
#26
A. Bannon
A. Bannon
#25
72'
B. Doherty
B. Doherty
#14
Rob Slevin
Rob Slevin
#6
A. O'Reilly
A. O'Reilly
#8
40'
James Olayinka
James Olayinka
#28
72'
D. Akinyemi
D. Akinyemi
#9
âš½91'
54'
Kévin Santos
Kévin Santos
#21
Henry Rylah
Henry Rylah
#24
🎯75'
72'

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

51 matches
Derry City
Derry City
26
Wins
7
Draws
18
Wins
Waterford
Waterford
Premier LeaguePremier League2025 • 4 matches
Premier LeaguePremier League2024 • 4 matches
Premier LeaguePremier League2021 • 4 matches
Premier LeaguePremier League2020 • 2 matches
League CupLeague Cup2019 • 1 match

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:
Paul Norton
Venue:
Brandywell Stadium
Capacity:
8 200

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