Drogheda United 1-2 Shelbourne — LOI Premier Division, 27 Feb 2026
Shelbourne beat Drogheda United 2-1 in the LOI Premier Division on 27 February 2026 at Weavers Park, Drogheda. Brandon Kavanagh, Samuel Bone, Harry Wood got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Drogheda United have won 2 and Shelbourne 1, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Weavers Park · Drogheda·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-05'assist: Andrew Quinn
- 36'
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 46'out: R. Freitas
- 1-147'
- 56'
- 60'Foul
- 62'Foul
- 63'
- 1-264'Penalty
- 66'Argument
- 67'Argument
- 69'
- 69'
- 74'
- 77'Foul
- 80'
- 80'
- 82'Time wasting
- 90+1'Foul
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Drogheda United
- 8.3Brandon KavanaghM
- 7.2Conor KeeleyD
- 6.9Jago GoddenF
- 6.9Andrew QuinnD
- 6.9Kieran CruiseD
- 6.9Jason BucknorD
- 6.7Thomas OluwaF
- 6.6Mark DoyleF
- 6.5Dare KareemF
- 6.3Edwin AgbajeD
- 6.3Ethan O'BrienM
- 6.3Ryan BrennanM
- 6.2James BolgerD
- 6.2Shane FarrellM
- 5.9Conor KaneD
- 5.3Luke DennisonG
Shelbourne
- 7.6Harry WoodM
- 7.3Seán GannonD
- 7.3Samuel BoneD
- 7.3Wessel SpeelG
- 6.9Kameron LedwidgeD
- 6.9Sean BoydF
- 6.9Kerr McInroyM
- 6.7Jonathan LunneyM
- 6.7Daniel KellyM
- 6.6James RocheD
- 6.5William JarvisM
- 6.5Rodrigo FreitasF
- 6.3Evan CaffreyM
- 6.3Milan MbengD
- 6.3Alistair CooteM
- 6.2James NorrisD
Line-ups
Shelbourne4-2-3-1
Drogheda United5-3-2
Substitutes
Drogheda UnitedKevin Doherty
Substitutes
- 19Ryan Brennan69'M6.3
- 31Kieran Cruise80'D6.9
- 26M. CardoF
- 25B. BosakaniF
- 7J. Bucknor80'D6.9
- 5L. BurneyD
- 15D. Kareem63'F6.5
- 6J. Godden69'F6.9
- 44F. TalleyG
ShelbourneJoey O'Brien
Substitutes
- 2Seán Gannon36'D7.3
- 17Daniel Kelly82'46'M6.7
- 6Jonathan Lunney77'56'M6.7
- 10John MartinF
- 24Zeno RossiD
- 28M. LundgrenM
- 31Conor WalshG
- 55J. Roche74'D6.6
- 20R. Freitas46'F6.5
Team statistics
36%Possession64%
11Total shots17
3Shots on target5
6Shots off target5
2Blocked shots7
2Corners7
3Offsides2
11Fouls11
3Yellow cards4
3Goalkeeper saves2
301Total passes542
198Accurate passes445
66%Pass accuracy82%
Drogheda United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Kavanagh | 100 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 8.3 |
| Conor Keeley | 100 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Jago Godden | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Andrew Quinn | 100 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Kieran Cruise | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jason Bucknor | 20 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Thomas Oluwa | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Mark Doyle | 100 | – | – | 4 | – | 3 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Dare Kareem | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Edwin Agbaje | 80 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Ethan O'Brien | 69 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Ryan Brennan | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| James Bolger | 100 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Shane Farrell | 69 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Conor Kane | 80 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5.9 |
| Luke Dennison | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.3 |
Shelbourne
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Wood | 100 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | 7.6 |
| Seán Gannon | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Samuel Bone | 100 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Wessel Speel | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Kameron Ledwidge | 100 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Sean Boyd | 100 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Kerr McInroy | 100 | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jonathan Lunney | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Daniel Kelly | 55 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| James Roche | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| William Jarvis | 74 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Rodrigo Freitas | 55 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Evan Caffrey | 45 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Milan Mbeng | 36 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Alistair Coote | 56 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| James Norris | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
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