Cotter yellow card for time wasting

4 minutes added time

Late chance for O'Niell

Lee Grace given man of the match on the LOI TV stream

Mandriou shot straight at Talbot

Wide for Mandriou

Yellow for Wilson

Mullins on as Mallon makes way for Bohs

Doherty replaces Flores

Towell on for Byrne

Mallon and Twardek have switched wings.

Cotter in for Finn, Mandriou on for Burke

Yellow for Lopes

Gaffney off, Greene on

Burt on, Cassidy off

Twardek cross finds Mallon's head on the back post. Corner

Byrne launches one and it looks like it could be lucrative but it drifts wide

Mallon at an acute angle nicks the crossbar

Flores takes the corner and Bohs call for a penalty after Coote falls in the area. Not given

Mannus forced to get a touch on a rocket Devoy shot

Sean Hoare yellow carded

Quick corner for Shamrock Rovers but Talbot deals with it well

Bohs have certainly upped the intensity since the restart, notching periods of possession and closing down more too

Breaks for Flores on the outskirts of the area but it bounces wide

Cassidy earns Bohs a corner

Bohs into the game right from the off, Twardeck gets a dangerous ball in but it alludes Mallon at the back post

The second half has started as Shamrock Rovers kick off

Halftime. 1-0 to Shamrock Rovers heading into the break

One minute added time announced

Flores gets a yellow for a foul on Byrne. Gave the ball away and saw the counter attack was on so intervened

Coming towards halftime The Hoops are on the back foot after Wilson pushes Mallon into a good position

Devoy plays a sensational ball into Twardek and Bohs appeal for a penalty as he looks to be held but it's not given

Shamrock playing it around the back

Gaffney's long range rocket blocked by Kelly. Comes back to Rovers and Gaffney has another go but Watts has a head at it but Talbot has a fantastic save. Watts then done for handball

Flores tries to find Twardek on the far side of the pitch but Rovers' get a throw out of it

Mallon crosses in to Cassidy and it's a good opportunity but a tough angle and ends out over the endline

Mallon plays one to the edge of the area but Lopez clears

Half hour gone and Bohs are on the attack

Devoy and Burke engaged in handbags! Ref has a word

Lopes flicks a header onto Twardek on Rovers' six yard box but he can't control and it goes out over the endline

Bohs a bit sketchy at the back in the last few minutes

GOAL! Gaffney from the six yard box, Hoops were ping ponging it amongst themselves in the final third. Finn with the cross, Bohs's Kelly try to get a touch to it but misses and the captain converts

Kris Twardek with some fancy footwork in the corner before releasing a cross. Mallon gets a head to it but its nothing to worry about for Alan Mannus

Cassidy boots that one clear

Great link up from the Hoops there but Bohs escape danger for a corner

Finn in a brilliant area in the corner but Mallon tracks him and tips it off him for a Bohs throw in

Byrne in a similar position here to his first free kick. Shamrock Rovers pack the penalty area but justify only a corner out of it

Flores takes a shot from long distance but skies it off his left foot

Byrne plays Burke on the wing but Feehily is there to cover. Exemplifying a real progressive game so far as expected

Minutes stoppage there at the end of that. Drop ball restart

Bohs really pushing the cross field balls early on. Feehily gets caught there on the end of a sloppy one as he puts his head in a dangerous area and gets the referee stops the play

Good battle ongoing between Mallon and Hoare

Mallon with a good run on the left wing on the foot of a cross field ball. Coote makes a great line for him but it isn't passed off and ends up out for a goal kick

Watts puts Gaffney in a great position as he muscles around Kelly to go in on goal. He then gets around the keeper but can't slot the ball into the back of the net as it was the wrong foot for him. Big chance missed.

Byrne takes that too, hits the back post and falls for Burke but it doesn't come off. Hoops retain possession and get another looming cross in but Talbot gets a grip to it

Dangerous cross but Feehily gets it cleared for a corner

Jack Byrne taking a free kick looking to get the delivery in

Nothing to report of significance just yet, both sides feeling each other out and getting touches on the ball

Underway!

Moment of respect for Danny Lynch before kick off

30 mins to kick off and the team news is in! Gaffney leads the line for Shamrock Rovers as Wilson returns for Bohs to take the armband. Cassidy also makes his first start for the visitors.

Kicking off in an hour it’s live on LOITV with live updates available here on FinalWhistle.ie.

Their recent run of form left wanting since the restart, manager Stephen Bradley is confident points will come ahead of tonight’s face off. “Sometimes it just happens that you don’t get the result, but really happy with the performance” he says. “Another derby to look forward to, and another massive crowd in Tallaght which is brilliant to see. And like I said, we’ll just focus on what we do, bring that level again, go a little bit more and the result will look after itself.”

Jordan Flores and Stephen Mallon have also been on target for Bohs so far in the 2022 season, while Graham Burke, Sean Hoare, Jack Byrne and co have been impressive for The Rovers.

They reigning champions are coming off the back of a sore 1-0 defeat to rivals St Patrick’s Athletic where Chris Forrester’s goal proved the difference, while Keith Long’s men made it out of Finn Park with a share of the spoils when Omochere’s 52nd minute net was made void by Ryan Connolly in the 66th.

Their most recent clash back in November saw a 3-1 victory for The Gypsies in Dalymount with an OG and strikes from Promise Omochere and Rob Cornwall standing them in good stead. This evening though they will have to cross the Liffey in hopes of an away triumph amid a sold out attendance.

On the four occasions they met in the league last year the pair the results were split to one win in the Hoops favour to a draw and two wins for Bohemians.

Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians encounter in the SSE Airtricity Premier Division tonight at 8pm in Tallaght Stadium with a bumper crowd expected to turnout for the Dublin derby. My name is Alanna Cunnane and I'll be bringing you tonight's match commentary.