Sligo Rovers 2–2 Derry City
Sligo Rovers
2–2HT 2–0
Derry City
Sligo Rovers played Derry City in the Premier Division on 30 October 2026 at The Showgrounds. The match finished 2–2.
Goals and cards
- 25'Gareth McElroy
- 37'Ryan O'Kane
- 48'Kaiyne Woolery — Red card
- 49'Brooklyn Lyons-Foster — Yellow card
- 70'Tyler·Smith — Yellow card
- 76'Cian Kavanagh — Yellow card
- 77'Terence Doherty (assist by Gavin Whyte)
- 82'Terence Doherty (assist by Conor Barry)
- 89'Yoann Prigent — Yellow card
Line-ups
Sligo Rovers 4-2-3-1
- Liam John Hughes
- S. Quirk
- G. McElroy
- Sean Stewart
- K. McDonagh
- D. Patton
- L. Young
- R. O'Kane
- A. Meekison
- J. Shorrock
- K. Woolery
- SUBSTITUTES
- Ruben Gillespie
- Aidan Gabbidon
- O. Denham
- C. Kavanagh
- O. Kelly
- Charlie Mcgarvey
- J. McManus
- J. O'Donnell
- Ross Ruane-Dalton
- COACHES: D. Purse
Derry City 3-5-2
- B. Maher
- Christy Grogan
- C. Barr
- Brooklyn Lyons-Foster
- C. Downey
- D. Markey
- J. Olayinka
- G. Whyte
- Kévin Santos
- T. Smith
- T. Doherty
- SUBSTITUTES
- N. Twisk
- J. Stott
- Tom Norcott
- Patrick McClean
- L. Boyce
- L. Kelly
- Conal Mcdermott
- C. O'Donnell
- Yoann Prigent
- COACHES: Mark Connolly
Match statistics
| Sligo Rovers | Derry City | |
|---|---|---|
| 159 | Accurate passes | 476 |
| 7 | Shots inside box | 6 |
| 1 | Shots outside box | 8 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 16 | Free kicks | 10 |
| 5 | Shots on goal | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 2 | Shots off goal | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 261 | Total passes | 566 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 8 | Total shots | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 3 | Corners | 4 |
| 10 | Fouls | 16 |
| 32% | Possession | 68% |
| 1.36 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.82 |