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UCD vs Drogheda United 1-2
- Mark Doyle19'
- Ciaran Behan33'
- Louis Dignam66'
- Kick-off
- Sat, 7 Nov 2026 · 17:30 (UTC)
- Venue
- United Park, Drogheda
Match timeline
- 85’Yellow card
Drogheda UnitedCarl Lennox - 80’Substitution
UCDJago Godden ONAlfie Bates OFF - 80’SubstitutionUCDRyan Brennan ONThomas Oluwa OFF
- 74’SubstitutionUCDkeegan ancelin ONAndrew Quinn OFF
- 74’SubstitutionDrogheda UnitedStephen Mohan ONSam Norval OFF
- 68’SubstitutionUCDShane Farrell ONethan brien o OFF
- 66’Goal!Drogheda UnitedLouis DignamAssist: Hugh Smith1 – 2
- 33’Goal!Drogheda UnitedCiaran Behan1 – 1
Show 2 earlier events
- 19’Goal!UCDMark DoyleAssist: Alfie Bates1 – 0
- 13’Yellow cardUCDConor Keeley
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
UCDDrogheda United- 55%Possession45%
- 5Shots1
- 1Shots on Target1
- 6Corners4
- 1Yellow Cards1
Lineups
Confirmed selections
UCD3 - 4 - 3
- 44Talley
- 5Burney
- 22Keeley
- 4Quinn
- 2Agbaje
- 15Bates
- 8O'Brien
- 3Kane
- 10Kavanagh
- 14Doyle
- 11Oluwa
Substitutions
- 68’↑17 S. Farrell↓ ethan brien o
- 74’↑9 K. Ancelin↓4 A. Quinn
- 80’↑6 J. Godden↓15 A. Bates
- 80’↑19 R. Brennan↓11 T. Oluwa
Unused substitutes 18 J. Bolger, 36 theo hennessy, 32 D. Mare, 25 R. Markey, 31 K. Cruise
Coach K. Doherty
Drogheda United4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 1Kavanagh
- 5Lennox
- 14Curtis
- 2Murphy
- 6Wells
- 8Dignam
- 7McCullagh
- 10Behan
- 24Norval
- 11H.Smith
Substitutions
- 74’↑31 S. Mohan↓24 S. Norval
Unused substitutes 19 C. Bolton, 16 N. Douglas, 15 Charles Akinrintayo, 13 J. Goad, 12 M. Alonge, 22 Thomas Morley, 21 Goodness Ogbanna, 27 A. Sheerin
Coach W. O'Connor
Match facts
- Competition
- Premier Division
- Round
- Final
- Date
- Sat, 7 Nov 2026
- Kick-off
- 17:30 (UTC)
- Venue
- United Park, Drogheda
- UCD coach
- K. Doherty
- Drogheda United coach
- W. O'Connor
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 |
| 9 |  Drogheda United | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | -13 | 40 |
Player ratings
- 1
D. Kavanagh0.0 - 2
A. Sheerin0.0 - 3
Goodness Ogbanna0.0 - 4
N. Douglas0.0 - 5
C. Bolton0.0 - 6
C. Lennox0.0 - 7
C. Behan0.0 - 8
H.Smith0.0 - 9
L. Dignam0.0 - 10
M. McCullagh0.0 - 11
S. Norval0.0 - 12
A. Wells0.0
- 1
T. Oluwa0.0 - 2
J. Bolger0.0 - 3
R. Brennan0.0 - 4
K. Cruise0.0 - 5
S. Farrell0.0 - 6theo hennessy0.0
- 7
M. Doyle0.0 - 8
B. Kavanagh0.0 - 9
C. Kane0.0 - 10
Ethan O'Brien0.0 - 11
A. Bates0.0 - 12
E. Agbaje0.0 - 13
A. Quinn0.0 - 14
C. Keeley0.0 - 15
Leo Burney0.0 - 16
Fynn Michael Cordell Talley0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
C. Behan
UCD
- 1
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
Rated 0.0, the best on the pitch — 1 goal in 90 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Drogheda United- W-D-L
- 2-0-3
- Scored / match
- 1.4
- Conceded / match
- 1.6
Fan predictions
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- UCD0%
- Drogheda UnitedResult0%
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What happened
Match report
Drogheda United came from behind to beat UCD 2-1 at United Park, with Louis Dignam's 66th-minute goal settling it after the sides had been level at half-time.
UCD went ahead in the 19th minute when Mark Doyle scored from Alfie Bates's assist to make it 1-0. Drogheda United equalised in the 33rd minute through Ciaran Behan, leaving it 1-1 at the break.
The winner came on 66 minutes, when Dignam struck from Hugh Smith's assist to put Drogheda United 2-1 up. UCD made two changes on 80 minutes, sending on Jago Godden for Alfie Bates and Ryan Brennan for Thomas Oluwa, but they could not recover before the end. Drogheda United also replaced Sam Norval with Stephen Mohan on 74 minutes. UCD had 55% of the ball and 6 corners to Drogheda United's 4, but the away side took the points despite the home side's slight edge in possession. xG was 0 for both teams.
Conor Keeley was booked for UCD in the 13th minute, while Carl Lennox was booked for Drogheda United in the 85th minute. There were no red cards.
Match record
- Competition
- Premier Division
- Round
- Final
- Kick-off
- Venue
- United Park, Drogheda
- Match ID
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10 events
- 13’Yellow cardUCDConor Keeley
- 19’Goal!UCDMark DoyleAssist: Alfie Bates1 – 0
- 33’Goal!Drogheda UnitedCiaran Behan1 – 1
- 66’Goal!Drogheda UnitedLouis DignamAssist: Hugh Smith1 – 2
- 68’SubstitutionUCDShane Farrell ONethan brien o OFF
- 74’SubstitutionUCDkeegan ancelin ONAndrew Quinn OFF
- 74’SubstitutionDrogheda UnitedStephen Mohan ONSam Norval OFF
- 80’SubstitutionUCDJago Godden ONAlfie Bates OFF
- 80’SubstitutionUCDRyan Brennan ONThomas Oluwa OFF
- 85’Yellow cardDrogheda UnitedCarl Lennox