It's kicked off at the full-time whistle with several Shels subs and backroom team members going for Dundalk players and staff in the home dug out. Potential ramifications for both after that.

MAN OF THE MATCH: Greg Sloggett is awarded man of the match.

OFFSIDE: That was close ....very close. It looked as if Robinson had it in the back of the net but he strayed offside.

ADDED TIME: Six added minutes

SUB: Rayhaan Tulloch is replaced by Hayden Muller

YELLOW: Kyle Robinson is booked

SUB: Connor Malley is replaced by Alfie Lewis with 14 minutes to play.

ATTENDANCE: 2,766 in Oriel Park tonight

SUB: Double change for Shelbourne as Kyle Robinson comes on for Moylan and Shane Farrell comes on for Caffrey.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE: That's Boyle's first goal for almost two years since April 30th, 2021 when he opened the scoring in a 3-0 win away to Waterford FC at the RSC. Chris Shields and Michael Duffy got the other goals on the night. It's his 4th goal against Shels but his first here at Oriel.

GOAL: The corner is sent in and Andy Boyle for the first time tonight beats Paddy Barrett to the ball and its thunders past Kearns. Dundalk take the lead.

CHANCE: A corner sent it bobbles in the area and Hoban lets fly and its deflected for a corner.

SUB: Change for Shelbourne as Matty Smith comes on for Kian Leavy.

SUB: Change for Shelbourne as Brian McManus comes on for Lunney

SUB: Double change for Dundalk as Patrick Hoban is for Martin and Ryan O'Kane is on for Ward.

SAVE: Nathan Sheppard with an excellent save to deny Jack Moylan who bobbed and weaved past Boyle and his low curing effort was well saved.

YELLOW: He is all over the place at the moment and Tulloch was late with his challenge and it's a yellow card.

CHANCE: What a run from Tulloch who broke into the Dundalk area and left Shels for dead only for an amazing save from Kearns.

GOAL: Dundalk needed that! Darragh Leahy broke down the left after Cameron Elliot misplaced his footing and ghosting in was Rauhaan Tulloch who heads it past Kearns.

SECOND HALF: Dundalk get us back underway!

HALF TIME: Dundalk started brightly but since the concession of the goal they were been shaky and disjointed for a period, they have however got back into it in the last moments in the half.

ADDED TIME: One added minute here at Oriel Park.

CHANCE: Rayhaan Tulloch gets little or no space in the area but still manages to get a shot on Kearns who has to get behind it to ensure it doesn't creep past him.

CHANCE: A well-taken corner from the right is met at the back post by Greg Sloggett but his effort just goes over.

YELLOW: JJ Lunney is booked for a late challenge that the referee initially let go but the Dundalk crowd let him know they didn\'t think much of the challenge.

CHANCE: Shelbourne was almost gifted a second when a mix-up between Boyle and Willams saw Moylan get an opportunity that goes wide for a corner, Moylan and Lunney but have shots from the resulting corner but both were blocked down.

YELLOW: Greg Sloggett is the first player booked this evening for a challenge.

CHANCE: Shelbourne looking for a second and a long-range effort sends Sheppard diving but he has his body behind it and it was well saved.

GOAL: And just like that Shelbourne is ahead through JR Wilson, Shelbourne beat the offside trap and the Red defender breaks free and Wilson takes his time to deceive the keeper and slot it past Sheppard.

CHANCE: Dundalk's first sight on goal sees Archie Davies break down the right, he lays a clever pass inside which finds John Martin who shoots first time but his effort was blocked en route to the goal.

A timid start to tonight's contest as there is not much to report at present, Dundalk has had most of the possession at the moment.

KICK OFF: Shelbourne get us underway here at Oriel Park and we are underway.

ARRIVALS: Here come the teams - a little less loud than it was Friday but for a Monday night it is not bad at all. A massive night ahead here in Oriel.

REF WATCH: Tonight’s referee is Damien McGrath, who is taking charge of his first Dundalk game since the 3-3 draw against Sligo Rovers here last October.

HISTORY: It was on this day 14 years ago – March 6th, 2009 – that Dundalk played their first game back in the Premier Division after seven seasons in the First Division when they hosted then-champions Bohemians at Oriel Park.

DUNDALK STREAK: Leaving aside a 4-2 defeat in the Leinster Senior Cup final in October 2017, Dundalk hasn’t lost in their last 15 matches against Shels, winning 12 and drawing twice at Tolka last season (1-1 in March and 0-0 in June).

HEAD TO HEAD: It’s the 303rd meeting of Dundalk and Shels tonight in all competitions and the 176th league game. In all competitions against Shels, Dundalk’s record reads W128, D67, and L107. In the league, it is W76, D40, and L59.

O'DONNELL: Stephen O’Donnell is managing against Shelbourne for the seventh time tonight. He has two wins, three draws, and one defeat against them.

DUFF: Damien Duff, who turned 44 last Thursday, has yet to get the better of O’Donnell in management with one defeat and three draws in their four meetings to date. O’Donnell, Stephen Bradley, and John Russell are the three current LOI managers he has yet to win against.

NICE TO SEE YOU: Former Dundalk players Andrew Quinn and Paddy Barrett at the heart of the Shels defense tonight with Ardee man Kian Leavy who scored the winner against Bohs on Friday is leading the line.

TEAM NEWS: Dundalk makes five changes from Friday night with Davies, Willimas, Ward, Martin, and Elliott in for Muller, Annesley, Yli-Kokko, Kelly, and Hoban.

Good Evening from a cold but crisp Oriel Park (yes I said that Friday - not much has changed here!) Ciaran Callan here to bring you through the action as Dundalk take on Shelbourne.