Game Over in Oriel Park, a dramatic tie one that sees the spoils shared

Duffy comes close to scoring but goes wide

Five minutes added on

Dundalk down to ten men as Wasiri Williams makes a rough tackle on Ollie O'Neill

Double Dundalk change, Alfie Lewis and Ryan O'Kane in for Malley and Ward

Michael Duffy carded on his return to Oriel

Yli-Kokko carded after that appeal

Dundalk appeal for a penalty as Benson goes down no penalty

WHAT A GAME THIS IS!!!!, Derry level as Cian Kavanagh heads home past Sheppard

Tulloch tries an effort but misses the target

Derry make a double change as Ollie O'Neill and Michael Duffy replace Coll and Graydon

2,377 the attendance this afternoon

I was just typing that Robbie Benson headed home a Keith Ward corner, then from kick off Derry make a mistake and Johannes Yli-Kokko raced in to scored their second, madness

WHAT HAVE I JUST SEEN IN ORIEL PARK, DUNDALK SCORE TWICE IN SIXTY SECONDS

Keith Ward gets the first yellow card of the day, he kicks a second ball onto the field to hault Derry going forward

Keith Ward with a dangerous ball into the area from an in swinging free kick that Hoban heads at goal but is saved by Maher

Doherty whips another corner into the area, Cian Kavanagh heads the ball into the ground and it goes over the bar

Davies with another shot toward goal but goes over the crossbar, Maher was moving back to prevent a lob

Change for Derry as Cian Kavanagh replaces Jamie McGonigle

Double change for Dundalk, Pat Hoban and Rayhaan Tulloch replace John Martin and Robbie McCourt

Doherty with a half volley at the back post but it goes over, he was in a great position Dundalk happy he missed that one

Second half underway at Oriel Park, no changes at the break

Half Time in Oriel, a long first half that draws to an end, Ben Doherty superb all half and his goal is the difference between the two sides this afternoon

Will Patching is on for McEneff

McEneff looks to be heading off as Derry ready a change

Jordan McEneff has just been sick on the pitch at Oriel Park, bucket and a mop needed, clean up on aisle 12

Four minutes of added time due to Sloggett's injury

A sensational goal by Ben Doherty, him and Graydon have been a real nuisance today, they link up and Doherty strikes a beauty to beat Sheppard

Davies tries again but that one is not a shot he will want to see back

Almost out of nowhere, Archie Davies has a strike on the edge of the box that needs Maher to save

Johannes Yli-Kokko has been brought on to replace Sloggett

A stretcher has been called for and Sloggett has to be taken off

Greg Sloggett is down here and does not look good

Adam O’Reilly with some great build up play, he could have had an effort but he fed Doherty but his shot was blocked by Hayden Muller

More good play from Graydon, crosses into the area, just goes a little too far as Doherty wins a corner, from that set piece looked like Coll had a chance but Graydon heads toward goal but was saved

On the 24th minute a warm ring of applause is heard around Oriel Park in memory of Private Sean Rooney who lost his life last December, he had ties to both areas where these clubs are based

A very tight game so far but one Derry are slightly edging in terms of chance creation

Ciaran Coll hits a snapshot over the crossbar after Ben Doherty's free-kick causes danger in the Dundalk area

Ryan Graydon whips a dangerous ball that almost meets the head of Jamie McGonigle but a Dundalk head clears the danger before Derry have a chance

Dundalk almost get a chance of their own, John Martin almost sets Keith Ward away but Brian Maher does well to come out of his box and clear, all coming from a counter attack from a Derry free kick

First chance of the game comes to Derry, Dundalk clear a corner but it falls to Sadou Diallo on the edge of the box, he fires a shot that cannons off the Dundalk crossbar, a few inches lower and Sheppard would have been beaten, real venom in that effort

Robbie Benson kicks us off in Oriel Park

Late change for Dundalk as Darragh Leahy replaces Andy Boyle, Robbie Benson will now skipper the side

Kick off fast approaching in Oriel, billed as a top quality tie will it live up to that we will have to see

Form is temporary, class is permeant, an age old saying that both teams can say reflects their history, Derry have been a solid show this year but a slight dip will not send them crashing down the table, but three points here is needed if they are to catch back to Bohs who dropped points on Friday to Pat's.

Derry really have felt the sting of the last week's round of games, Easter Monday they were sluggish in a poor game against Bohs, while Drogheda left them frustrated and also left with points, hopefully for them it is still not on their minds coming into this afternoon's tie.

Ruaidhri Higgins’ men have also hit turbulence in recent weeks. After an impressive 1-0 win against Shelbourne at Tolka Park, Derry’s last two games, at home to Drogheda United and league leaders Bohemians, have resulted in one-goal defeats. Despite that, they still lie just six points adrift of Bohemians, now they hope to turn that tide with an away tie at the Louth venue.

In their reverse tie in March, the sides finished in a 0-0 stalemate at the Brandywell, but Dundalk are in a rut of form and need a big result to get them back up the table, thankfully from their point of view Cork losing on Friday did not see them drop further down the rankings.

Despite that, the Lilywhites know that a win over the Candystripes would lift them up to fifth place in the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division table and put them firmly back amongst the chasing pack behind league leaders Bohemians.

Both sides go into the game looking to halt a poor run of form. Dundalk’s 1-0 loss against Cork City at Turner’s Cross on Easter Monday was their third league defeat on the spin, and their fourth in all competitions; the club’s worst run since Stephen O’Donnell took charge in December 2021.

Derry make three changes from the defeat to Bohs, out go Will Patching and Ollie O'Neill who make the bench, Patrick McEleney is out of the matchday squad, in come Sadou Diallo, Cameron McJannet and Jordan McEneff, great news for Derry however as Colm Whelan and Michael Duffy make the bench

Dundalk make four changes from Monday’s defeat in Cork. Wasiri Williams, Robbie Benson, John Martin and Keith Ward all start., while Paul Doyle and Patrick Hoban are named on the bench. 

Oriel Park is the venue for what feels like a real throwback tie in the league, Sunday afternoon football, an original timeslot in the league, with two historic sides in action, neither in great form of late, Derry losing their last two home ties, while Dundalk have lost their last three games, my name is Diarmuid Kearney and I will be updating all the action from this big tie in Louth