Drogheda United 2–3 Dundalk
Drogheda United
2–3HT 2–1
Dundalk
Drogheda United played Dundalk in the Premier Division on 28 August 2026 at Weavers Park. The match finished 2–3.
Goals and cards
- 8'Bobby Burns — Yellow card
- 25'C. Dillon (assist by D. Horgan)
- 32'K. Ancelin (assist by E. Agbaje)
- 35'B. Kavanagh
- 50'Egor Vassenin — Yellow card
- 55'Tom Grivosti — Yellow card
- 56'Shane Farrell — Yellow card
- 67'Alfie Bates — Yellow card
- 67'C. Keeley (OG)
- 88'ethan brien o — Yellow card
- 89'D. Horgan
Line-ups
Drogheda United 3-5-2
- L. Dennison
- A. Quinn
- C. Keeley
- J. Bolger
- E. Agbaje
- S. Farrell
- B. Kavanagh
- A. Bates
- C. Kane
- K. Ancelin
- M. Doyle
- SUBSTITUTES
- F. Talley
- L. Burney
- J. Bucknor
- K. Cruise
- J. Godden
- R. Brennan
- E. O'Brien
- W. Davis
- T. Oluwa
- COACHES: Kevin Doherty
Dundalk 4-2-3-1
- E. Minogue
- T. Grivosti
- M. Animasahun
- E. Vassenin
- B. Burns
- K. Buckley
- H. Groome
- T. Clarke
- L. Gaxha
- D. Horgan
- C. Dillon
- SUBSTITUTES
- P. Cherrie
- S. Safaei
- L. Mulligan
- R. Cornwall
- D. McDaid
- R. Teahan
- S. Tracey
- A. Dervin
- A. M. Keogh
- COACHES: Ciaran Kilduff
Match statistics
| Drogheda United | Dundalk | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 7 | Shots off goal | 7 |
| 14 | Total shots | 15 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 11 | Shots inside box | 10 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 5 |
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 5 | Corners | 3 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 44% | Possession | 56% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 259 | Total passes | 330 |
| 157 | Accurate passes | 210 |
| 61% | Pass accuracy | 64% |
| 1.89 | Expected Goals (xG) | 3.04 |
| -0.91 | goals_prevented | -0.91 |