CORNERFLICK
Shamrock Rovers vs Sligo Rovers 4-0
- Adam Brennan39'
- Adam Brennan41'
- Aaron Greene71'
- Dylan Watts74'
- Kick-off
- Fri, 23 Oct 2026 · 19:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Match timeline
- 82’Yellow card
Sligo RoversSeb Quirk - 79’Substitution
Shamrock RoversGary O'Neill ONDylan Watts OFF - 79’SubstitutionSligo Roverskyle mcdonagh ONsean stewart OFF
- 79’SubstitutionSligo RoversRyan O'Kane ONKaiyne Woolery OFF
- 78’SubstitutionShamrock RoversJonathan Afolabi ONGraham Burke OFF
- 74’Goal!Shamrock RoversDylan Watts4 – 0
- 73’SubstitutionShamrock RoversLuke O'Regan ONTunmise Sobowale OFF
- 71’Goal!Shamrock RoversAaron Greene3 – 0
Show 9 earlier events
- 70’Yellow cardSligo RoversJack Shorrock
- 63’SubstitutionSligo RoversA. Gabbidon ONDaire Patton OFF
- 61’SubstitutionShamrock RoversAaron Greene ONJohn McGovern OFF
- 55’SubstitutionSligo RoversCian Kavanagh ONArchie Meekison OFF
- 55’SubstitutionSligo RoversLuke Pearce ONJames McManus OFF
- 45’SubstitutionShamrock RoversJake Mulraney ONWilliam Fitzgerald OFF
- 41’Goal!Shamrock RoversAdam BrennanAssist: Graham Burke2 – 0
- 39’Goal!Shamrock RoversAdam BrennanAssist: John McGovern1 – 0
- 36’Yellow cardShamrock RoversWilliam Fitzgerald
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers- 74%Possession26%
- 17Shots6
- 1.86xG1.13
- 9Shots on Target2
- 7Corners0
- 10Fouls11
- 2Offsides1
- 2Saves5
- 727Passes249
- 1Yellow Cards2
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Shamrock Rovers3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Substitutions
- 45’↑11 J. Mulraney↓24 W. Fitzgerald
- 61’↑9 A. Greene↓88 J. McGovern
- 73’↑17 L. O'Regan↓22 T. Sobowale
- 78’↑18 J. Afolabi↓10 G. Burke
- 79’↑ Gary O'Neill↓7 D. Watts
Unused substitutes 34 B. Mahon, 2 A. Matthews, 16 G. O'Neill, 27 C. O'Sullivan, 25 L. Steacy
Coach S. Bradley
Sligo Rovers4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 1Hughes
- 14McManus
- 15Denham
- 52McElroy
- 3Stewart
- 6Young
- 4Quirk
- 71Patton
- 10Meekison
- 7Shorrock
- 41Woolery
Substitutions
- 55’↑11 C. Kavanagh↓10 A. Meekison
- 55’↑9 L. Pearce↓14 J. McManus
- 63’↑51 Aidan Gabbidon↓71 D. Patton
- 79’↑23 K. McDonagh↓3 Sean Stewart
- 79’↑ Ryan O'Kane↓41 K. Woolery
Unused substitutes 28 R. O'Kane, 49 Ross Ruane-Dalton, 61 Conor Cannon, 32 Charlie Mcgarvey, 24 J. O'Donnell
Coach D. Purse
Match facts
- Competition
- Premier Division
- Round
- Matchday 35
- Date
- Fri, 23 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 19:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
- Shamrock Rovers coach
- S. Bradley
- Sligo Rovers coach
- D. Purse
League table
Premier Division
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Shamrock Rovers | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | +21 | 68 |
| 2 |  Bohemians | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | +19 | 65 |
| 3 |  St Patrick's Athl. | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | +24 | 60 |
| 4 |  Shelbourne | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 49 |
| 5 |  Derry City | 36 | 11 | 15 | 10 | +3 | 48 |
| 10 |  Sligo Rovers | 36 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -38 | 25 |
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Player ratings
- 1
A. Brennan9.1 - 2
D. Watts8.2 - 3
L. Grace7.8 - 4
G. Burke7.7 - 5
G. O'Neill7.6 - 6
A. Greene7.5 - 7
D. Cleary7.4 - 8
John O'Sullivan7.2 - 9
J. Mulraney7.2 - 10
Pico7.1 - 11
J. McGovern7.0 - 12
E. McGinty6.9 - 13
L. O'Regan6.8 - 14
T. Sobowale6.6 - 15
W. Fitzgerald6.6 - 16
J. Afolabi6.5 - 17
B. Mahon0.0 - 18
A. Matthews0.0 - 19
C. O'Sullivan0.0 - 20
L. Steacy0.0
- 1
R. O'Kane6.7 - 2
L. Pearce6.6 - 3
O. Denham6.5 - 4
C. Kavanagh6.4 - 5
K. Woolery6.3 - 6
Liam John Hughes6.3 - 7
L. Young6.1 - 8
D. Patton6.0 - 9
A. Meekison5.9 - 10
J. Shorrock5.9 - 11
K. McDonagh5.8 - 12
J. McManus5.7 - 13
Aidan Gabbidon5.7 - 14
G. McElroy5.6 - 15
S. Quirk5.5 - 16
Sean Stewart5.3 - 17Ross Ruane-Dalton0.0
- 18
Conor Cannon0.0 - 19Charlie Mcgarvey0.0
- 20
J. O'Donnell0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
A. Brennan
Shamrock Rovers
- 2
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
Rated 9.1, the best on the pitch — 2 goals in 90 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Shamrock Rovers- W-D-L
- 3-0-2
- Scored / match
- 1.6
- Conceded / match
- 1.6
Sligo Rovers- W-D-L
- 0-1-4
- Scored / match
- 0.6
- Conceded / match
- 2.4
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- Shamrock RoversResult0%
- Sligo Rovers0%
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What happened
Match report
Shamrock Rovers beat Sligo Rovers 4-0 at Tallaght Stadium, with Adam Brennan's first-half double putting the game beyond the visitors before Aaron Greene and Dylan Watts added two after the break.
Brennan opened the scoring in the 39th minute from John McGovern's assist, then made it 2-0 two minutes before the interval from Graham Burke's pass. Shamrock Rovers led 2-0 at half-time.
The home side kept control after the restart. Sligo Rovers made two changes on 55 minutes, while Shamrock Rovers sent on Aaron Greene for John McGovern on 61 minutes. Greene scored on 71 minutes after coming on in the 61st minute to make it 3-0. Dylan Watts then sealed it in the 74th minute without an assist. Shamrock Rovers later made three more changes, while Sligo Rovers made two changes on 79 minutes.
The numbers backed up the scoreline. Shamrock Rovers had 74% of the ball and 727 passes to Sligo Rovers' 249, while also registering 17 shots to six, nine on target to two, seven corners to none and 1.86 expected goals to 1.13. Sligo Rovers still had five saves to Shamrock Rovers' two, but that did not alter the outcome.
William Fitzgerald was booked for Shamrock Rovers in the 36th minute. Sligo Rovers' yellow cards went to Jack Shorrock on 70 minutes and Seb Quirk on 82 minutes.
Match record
- Competition
- Premier Division
- Round
- Matchday 35
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
- Match ID
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17 events
- 36’Yellow cardShamrock RoversWilliam Fitzgerald
- 39’Goal!Shamrock RoversAdam BrennanAssist: John McGovern1 – 0
- 41’Goal!Shamrock RoversAdam BrennanAssist: Graham Burke2 – 0
- 45’SubstitutionShamrock RoversJake Mulraney ONWilliam Fitzgerald OFF
- 55’SubstitutionSligo RoversCian Kavanagh ONArchie Meekison OFF
- 55’SubstitutionSligo RoversLuke Pearce ONJames McManus OFF
- 61’SubstitutionShamrock RoversAaron Greene ONJohn McGovern OFF
- 63’SubstitutionSligo RoversA. Gabbidon ONDaire Patton OFF
- 70’Yellow cardSligo RoversJack Shorrock
- 71’Goal!Shamrock RoversAaron Greene3 – 0
- 73’SubstitutionShamrock RoversLuke O'Regan ONTunmise Sobowale OFF
- 74’Goal!Shamrock RoversDylan Watts4 – 0
- 78’SubstitutionShamrock RoversJonathan Afolabi ONGraham Burke OFF
- 79’SubstitutionShamrock RoversGary O'Neill ONDylan Watts OFF
- 79’SubstitutionSligo Roverskyle mcdonagh ONsean stewart OFF
- 79’SubstitutionSligo RoversRyan O'Kane ONKaiyne Woolery OFF
- 82’Yellow cardSligo RoversSeb Quirk