Sligo Rovers 1-2 Shamrock Rovers — LOI Premier Division, 3 Jul 2026
Shamrock Rovers beat Sligo Rovers 2-1 in the LOI Premier Division on 3 July 2026 at Showgrounds, Sligo. William Fitzgerald, Jack Byrne, Graham Burke got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Sligo Rovers have won 2 and Shamrock Rovers 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Showgrounds · Sligo·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-013'
- 20'Unsportsmanlike conduct
- 44'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 46'
- 46'
- 46'
- 1-147'
- 52'Foul
- 59'
- 68'
- 72'Foul
- 78'
- 1-282'assist: Matthew Healy
- 86'Foul
- 88'
- 90+2'Foul
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Sligo Rovers
- 7.8William Fitzgerald
- 7.0Sam Sargeant
- 7.0Archie Meekison
- 6.9Gareth McElroy
- 6.8Sebastian Quirk
- 6.5Jeannot Esua
- 6.3Ryan O'Kane
- 6.3Sean Stewart
- 5.6Darie Patton
- 6.6Oliver Denham
- 6.6K. McDonagh
- 6.6James McManus
- 6.6Alex Nolan
Shamrock Rovers
- 8.2Jack Byrne
- 7.2Dylan Watts
- 7.1A. Brennan
- 7.0Lee Grace
- 6.8Matthew Healy
- 6.7Maleace Asamoah
- 6.7Cory O'Sullivan
- 6.6Graham Burke
- 6.6Adam Matthews
- 6.5Michael Noonan
- 6.5Jake Mulraney
- 6.4John McGovern
- 6.4Connor Malley
- 6.3Aaron Greene
- 6.1Edward McGinty
- 6.6Najemedine Razi
- 6.6L. O'Regan
- 6.6Alex Noonan
- 6.6John O'Sullivan
Line-ups
Coach: John Russell
- 29Sam Sargeant7.0
- 16Carl McHugh20'
- 10Archie Meekison68'7.0
- 11Cian Kavanagh78'
- 7William Fitzgerald13'7.8
- 33Jeannot Esua88'6.5
- 28Ryan O'Kane6.3
- 3S. Stewart44'6.3
- 52Gareth McElroy6.9
- 71Darie Patton52'5.6
- 17S. McHale
Substitutes
- 1L. Hughes
- 15Oliver Denham6.6
- 4Sebastian Quirk86'68'6.8
- 19Alex Nolan6.6
- 14James McManus6.6
- 63G. Priosti
- 61C. Cannon
- 23K. McDonagh88'
- 24J. O'Donnell78'
Coach: Stephen Bradley
- 3Enda Stevens46'
- 23Connor Malley46'6.4
- 2Adam Matthews6.6
- 11Jake Mulraney6.5
- 5Lee Grace7.0
- 7Dylan Watts59'7.2
- 9Aaron Greene46'6.3
- 1Edward McGinty6.1
- 88John McGovern46'6.4
- 8Matthew Healy6.8
- 19A. Brennan
Substitutes
- 10Graham Burke82'90+2'46'6.6
- 29Jack Byrne47'46'8.2
- 15Maleace Asamoah72'59'6.7
- 27Cory O'Sullivan46'6.7
- 28Najemedine Razi6.6
- 31Michael Noonan46'6.5
- 41A. Noonan6.6
- 26J. O'Sullivan
- 17L. O'Regan
Team statistics
34%Possession66%
7Total shots16
3Shots on target5
2Shots off target6
2Blocked shots5
2Corners2
1Offsides2
9Fouls6
2Yellow cards1
1Red cards0
4Goalkeeper saves1
Sligo Rovers
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Fitzgerald | 73 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.8 |
| Sam Sargeant | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Archie Meekison | 68 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7.0 |
| Gareth McElroy | 73 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Sebastian Quirk | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Jeannot Esua | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Ryan O'Kane | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Sean Stewart | 73 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Darie Patton | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Oliver Denham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| K. McDonagh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| James McManus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Alex Nolan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Shamrock Rovers
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Byrne | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
| Dylan Watts | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| A. Brennan | 73 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Lee Grace | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Matthew Healy | 73 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Maleace Asamoah | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Cory O'Sullivan | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Graham Burke | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Adam Matthews | 73 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Michael Noonan | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Jake Mulraney | 73 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| John McGovern | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Connor Malley | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Aaron Greene | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Edward McGinty | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Najemedine Razi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| L. O'Regan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Alex Noonan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| John O'Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
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