CORNERFLICK
Sligo Rovers vs Derry City 2-2
- Gareth McElroy25'
- Ryan O'Kane37'
- Terence Doherty77'
- Terence Doherty82'
- Kick-off
- Fri, 30 Oct 2026 · 19:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Showgrounds, Sligo
- Referee
- D. Toland
Match timeline
- 89’Yellow card
Derry CityYoann Prigent - 82’Goal!Derry CityTerence DohertyAssist: Conor Barry2 – 2
- 80’Substitution
Sligo RoversRuben Gillespie ONDaire Patton OFF - 77’Goal!Derry CityTerence DohertyAssist: Gavin Whyte2 – 1
- 76’Yellow cardSligo RoversCian Kavanagh
- 71’SubstitutionDerry CityLiam Boyce ONTyler·Smith OFF
- 71’SubstitutionDerry CityYoann Prigent ONDarragh Markey OFF
- 70’Yellow cardDerry CityTyler·Smith
Show 10 earlier events
- 67’SubstitutionSligo RoversJames McManus ONRyan O'Kane OFF
- 56’SubstitutionSligo RoversCian Kavanagh ONJack Shorrock OFF
- 51’SubstitutionDerry CityLiam Kelly ONJames Olayinka OFF
- 49’Yellow cardDerry CityBrooklyn Lyons-Foster
- 48’Red cardSligo RoversKaiyne Woolery
- 45’SubstitutionSligo RoversO.Denham ONsean stewart OFF
- 45’SubstitutionDerry CityTom Norcott ONBrian Maher OFF
- 41’SubstitutionDerry CityJamie Stott ONCiaran Grogan OFF
- 37’Goal!Sligo RoversRyan O'Kane2 – 0
- 25’Goal!Sligo RoversGareth McElroy1 – 0
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
Sligo RoversDerry City- 32%Possession68%
- 8Shots14
- 1.36xG0.82
- 5Shots on Target5
- 3Corners4
- 10Fouls16
- 2Offsides1
- 3Saves3
- 261Passes566
- 1Yellow Cards3
- 1Red Cards0
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Sligo Rovers4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 1Hughes
- 4Quirk
- 52McElroy
- 23McDonagh
- 3Stewart
- 6Young
- 71Patton
- 28O'Kane
- 10Meekison
- 7Shorrock
- 41Woolery
Substitutions
- 45’↑15 O. Denham↓3 Sean Stewart
- 56’↑11 C. Kavanagh↓7 J. Shorrock
- 67’↑14 J. McManus↓ Ryan O'Kane
- 80’↑50 Ruben Gillespie↓71 D. Patton
Unused substitutes 51 Aidan Gabbidon, 49 O. Kelly, 32 Charlie Mcgarvey, 24 J. O'Donnell, 48 Ross Ruane-Dalton
Coach D. Purse
Derry City4 - 3 - 3
- 1Maher
- 24Lyons-Foster
- 22Barr
- 25Grogan
- 31Downey
- 10Markey
- 11Whyte
- 28Olayinka
- 21Santos
- 29Smith
- 32Doherty
Substitutions
- 41’↑4 J. Stott↓25 Christy Grogan
- 45’↑13 Tom Norcott↓1 B. Maher
- 51’↑35 L. Kelly↓28 J. Olayinka
- 71’↑27 L. Boyce↓ Tyler·Smith
- 71’↑38 Yoann Prigent↓10 D. Markey
Unused substitutes 17 N. Twisk, 3 Patrick McClean, 50 Conal Mcdermott, 34 C. O'Donnell
Coach Mark Connolly
Match facts
- Competition
- Premier Division
- Round
- Matchday 36
- Date
- Fri, 30 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 19:45 (UTC)
- Venue
- Showgrounds, Sligo
- Referee
- D. Toland
- Sligo Rovers coach
- D. Purse
- Derry City coach
- Mark Connolly
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
R. O'Kane7.5 - 2
S. Quirk7.0 - 3
G. McElroy6.9 - 4
A. Meekison6.7 - 5
Sean Stewart6.6 - 6
J. Shorrock6.5 - 7
L. Young6.4 - 8
J. McManus6.3 - 9
O. Denham6.3 - 10
C. Kavanagh6.2 - 11Ruben Gillespie6.2
- 12
Liam John Hughes6.1 - 13
K. McDonagh6.0 - 14
D. Patton5.9 - 15
K. Woolery5.8 - 16Ross Ruane-Dalton0.0
- 17
J. O'Donnell0.0 - 18Charlie Mcgarvey0.0
- 19
O. Kelly0.0 - 20
Aidan Gabbidon0.0
- 1
T. Doherty8.8 - 2
J. Stott7.0 - 3
Christy Grogan6.9 - 4
L. Boyce6.8 - 5
G. Whyte6.7 - 6
J. Olayinka6.6 - 7
D. Markey6.6 - 8
Kévin Santos6.6 - 9
T. Smith6.4 - 10
C. Downey6.3 - 11
Yoann Prigent6.3 - 12
B. Maher6.2 - 13
Brooklyn Lyons-Foster6.2 - 14
C. Barr6.1 - 15
L. Kelly6.0 - 16
Tom Norcott5.8 - 17
N. Twisk0.0 - 18
Patrick McClean0.0 - 19Conal Mcdermott0.0
- 20
C. O'Donnell0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
T. Doherty
Derry City
- 2
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
Rated 8.8, the best on the pitch — 2 goals in 90 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Sligo Rovers- W-D-L
- 0-1-4
- Scored / match
- 0.6
- Conceded / match
- 2.8
Derry City- W-D-L
- 3-1-1
- Scored / match
- 1.2
- Conceded / match
- 1.0
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- Sligo Rovers0%
- Derry City0%
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What happened
Match report
Sligo Rovers and Derry City drew 2-2 after Sligo led 2-0 at half-time, then had to hang on with 10 men after Kaiyne Woolery was sent off in the 48th minute. Derry City came back through two goals from Terence Doherty, with the equaliser on 82 minutes.
Sligo Rovers took the lead in the 25th minute when Gareth McElroy scored, and Ryan O'Kane made it 2-0 on 37 minutes. That was the score at the break, after Derry City had already made one change on 41 minutes and both sides had turned to the bench again on 45 minutes.
The second half changed quickly after Woolery's dismissal, and Derry City pushed numbers forward. Terence Doherty pulled one back on 77 minutes from Gavin Whyte's assist, then levelled on 82 minutes from Conor Barry's pass for his second of the match. Derry City had made a two-change window on 71 minutes, while Sligo's later changes included Cian Kavanagh coming on in the 56th minute before being booked on 76 minutes.
The statistics showed Derry City had more of the ball, with 68% possession and 566 passes to Sligo's 32% and 261. They also had more shots, 14 to 8, and more corners, 4 to 3, while both sides had 5 shots on target and 3 saves. Sligo's xG was 1.36 to Derry's 0.82.
Discipline was busy. Sligo had one yellow card, for Cian Kavanagh on 76 minutes, and one red, for Woolery on 48 minutes. Derry City had three yellow cards, for Brooklyn Lyons-Foster on 49 minutes, Tyler Smith on 70 minutes and Yoann Prigent on 89 minutes.
Match record
- Competition
- Premier Division
- Round
- Matchday 36
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Showgrounds, Sligo
- Referee
- D. Toland
- Match ID
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18 events
- 25’Goal!Sligo RoversGareth McElroy1 – 0
- 37’Goal!Sligo RoversRyan O'Kane2 – 0
- 41’SubstitutionDerry CityJamie Stott ONCiaran Grogan OFF
- 45’SubstitutionSligo RoversO.Denham ONsean stewart OFF
- 45’SubstitutionDerry CityTom Norcott ONBrian Maher OFF
- 48’Red cardSligo RoversKaiyne Woolery
- 49’Yellow cardDerry CityBrooklyn Lyons-Foster
- 51’SubstitutionDerry CityLiam Kelly ONJames Olayinka OFF
- 56’SubstitutionSligo RoversCian Kavanagh ONJack Shorrock OFF
- 67’SubstitutionSligo RoversJames McManus ONRyan O'Kane OFF
- 70’Yellow cardDerry CityTyler·Smith
- 71’SubstitutionDerry CityLiam Boyce ONTyler·Smith OFF
- 71’SubstitutionDerry CityYoann Prigent ONDarragh Markey OFF
- 76’Yellow cardSligo RoversCian Kavanagh
- 77’Goal!Derry CityTerence DohertyAssist: Gavin Whyte2 – 1
- 80’SubstitutionSligo RoversRuben Gillespie ONDaire Patton OFF
- 82’Goal!Derry CityTerence DohertyAssist: Conor Barry2 – 2
- 89’Yellow cardDerry CityYoann Prigent