Full time. Drogheda earn a point from nine man Rovers.

Drogheda giving it everything to get a winner but coming up short as of now. Rovers scrambling to clear their lines.

WOW THE HOSTS EQUALISE! Ryan Brennan smahed low and hard into the left corner to equalise as we head into added time!

Rovers really looking to kill this game now as every trick in the book is out to waste time.

WOW! ROVERS DOWN TO NINE MEN! Cleary sees a second yellow inside two minutes of the first!

Drogheda have ten minutes to get an equaliser. Rovers have taken off Burke for Gannon to sure up the defence.

Rooney almost scored from the resulting free-kick but Mannus somehow kept it out when it looked in.

Lee Grace has seen Red! A second yellow for a late tackle outside the box.

Lee Grace strikes the woodwork this time. Drogheda really struggling to defend set pieces.

The game has been halted due to a drone flying overhead.

And they almost did! Drogheda with some successive corners with Draper just inches away from poking home.

Adegboyega booked for Drogheda who now need to try create something threatening going forward for the first time in this game.

GOAL FOR SHAMROCK ROVERS! A poor attempted clearance from McCabe causes calamity with Burke poking home to give the away side the lead.

Graham Burke hits the woodwork! Rovers are lively now.

Second half is underway! Hoping for more action.

Keely had a chance off the resulting free kick but Mannus was behind it. Last chance of the break, 0-0 half time.

Lee Grace booked. Draper looked to be in but Grace who was sliding made sure he could not stay up.

A real lack of quality so far in Weavers Park. This game is struggling to find a flow.

Markus Poom proving to be dangerous shooting from range, another shot drifted just wide.

Adam Foley at the end of a breaking ball near the edge of the box saw his right-footed effort sail wide, but a decent first chance for the home side.

Coming up to the half way mark of the first half, Rovers proving the more threatening but Drogheda have shown in pre-season that they are comfortable defencing.

Johnny Kenny has the first major chance of the game. McCabe makes a save with his feet to prevent the on-loan Celtic man from scoring.

Ryan Brennan booked for a late high tackle.

Poom found himself at the edge of the D and had his first-time effort saved by McCabe. Rovers with the first few chances.

Jack Byrne has a shot from outside the box after about 10 seconds but it finds the net behind the walls of Weavers Park to keep the ball from smashing neighboring property.

Underway in Weavers Park!

Just a few more minutes until kickoff, Weavers Park is going to be bouncing. Drogheda struggled last season but took more points off Rovers than anyone else.

The teams are in! Gary O'Neill and Johnny Kenny make their first starts of the season for the away side, whilst it looks like Drogheda are unchanged from last weeks draw in Tolka.

Good evening, welcome to our live text updates for Drogheda v Shamrock Rovers. I'm Sam Mansfield and i'll be keeping you up to date.