FULL TIME: With a 4-0 victory over Dundalk at Oriel Park, Shamrock Rovers secured their first win this season. Rory Gaffney, Lee Grace, Johnny Kenny, and second-half substitute Graham Burke all scored for Stephen Bradley's team, who put the Lilywhites to the sword. With Robbie Benson's red card midway through the first half, Dundalk's night became much more challenging. Dundalk had a forgettable night, but Stephen Bradley can now plan his next moves to progress up the table.

SAVE: What a save from Mannus! Keith Ward latches onto the ball on the edge of the area and his curling effort is excellently saved, the follow up from Sloggett is also saved well.

CHANCE: A free kick sent into the area was nearly met by Sloggett but the ball just evades him.

SUB: Further changes for Rovers with Nugent, Burke, Greene, Watts coming off for Farrugia, Gaffney, Kenny, Kavanagh

SUB: Some changes for Dundalk: Keith Ward comes on for Connor Malley and Daniel Kelly comes on for John Martin

GOAL: And it's four! Graham Burke blasts it past Sheppard from close range and adds another for Rovers.

GOAL: Richie Towell's cross to the back post is met by the unmarked Johnny Kenny who heads it past Sheppard.

SUB: Two changes for Dundalk as Ryan O’Kane comes on for Rayhaan Tulloch and Johannes Yli-Kokko comes on for Alfie Lewis.

SAVE: Johnny Kenny breaks past Williams and from a tight angle strikes across the face of the goal that needed a save from Sheppard.

CHANCE: Boyle heads it back into the patch of Richie Towell and Towell strikes it the first time and leaves Sheppard scrambling to save, he pushes it away for a corner.

SAVE: At the far post Neil Farrugia looked as if he was going to just nod the ball home but a great save from Sheppard.

SUB: Jack Byrne comes off and Markus Poom comes on in the first change of the night.

Dundalk having a little period of pressure here with Rovers more than happy to soak up the pressure. Rayhann Tulloch looking to get things going but his finding he is being marking quite heavily.

CHANCE: Dundalk loses possession in midfield and Byrnes's passes to Kenny and sees the striker's shot to the back post just go wide.

OFFSIDE: Jack Byrne's free kick is sent into the Dundalk area but Johnny Kenny's header was ruled to be offside.

SECOND HALF: Dundalk restarts proceedings here in Oriel Park.

HALF TIME: Goals from Lee Grace and Rory Gaffney have given Shamrock Rovers a commanding 2-0 lead here and Dundalk is down to ten men as Robbie Benson has been sent off. Dundalk has a decision now to stick or twist, either way, the second half is going to be interesting.

CHANCE: Richie Towell latches onto a pass on the edge of the area but his shot just goes wide.

PENALTY??: Massive shouts for a penalty here, there was a call for a handball from Grace and then John Martin is bundled in the area.

CHANCE: Darragh Leahy with a short pass that sees Rovers break and Rory Gaffney slots it under the onrushing Nathan Sheppard but his effort just goes wide of the post. Much to the relief of the large Dundalk come crowd.

RED CARD: That is a first red card of his League of Ireland career that for Robbie Benson

RED CARD: Robbie Benson with a high challenge on Lee Grace and the referee shows a straight red to the Dundalk player.

CHANCE: Some fantastic play for Dundalk as they cut through the Rovers defense but John Martin's chance goes high over the bar!

GOAL: A deep cross from the right was met by the flying header by Rory Gaffney who does excellently to head it past Sheppard!

Things are a little quieter here as things have calmed down a little but for how long?

YELLOW: Williams is booked for protesting to a foul committed.

Another corner for Dundalk goes over the intended targets, Tulloch was immense in earning it breaking free of the Rover's defense.

CHANCE: Johnny Kenny gets in behind the Dundalk defense but his effort which goes wide of the far post is flagged at the last minute for offside.

YELLOW: For a late challenge and protests Jack Byrne is booked.

Sloggets cross takes a deflection for a corner, Malley's corner evades everyone and the secondary ball sees Shamrock Rovers retain possession through Richie Towell.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: This game has started off at a frantic pace, but while there have been no chances of note both sides are fairly leaving nothing to doubt. There are crunching tackles right across the pitch.

KICK OFF: Shamrock Rovers gets us underway and kicks things off in Oriel Park.

TEAM ARRIVALS: Here are the teams! Dundalk in white and black and Shamrock Rovers sporting the pre-match tops. This ground has a real important match feel to it.

BANNER: The shed side fans unfurl a banner - "I'll take you down the road I've never been down"

BOYLE: Andy Boyle captains Dundalk tonight in Patrick Hoban's absence. It is the 325th league start in the League of Ireland tonight. Boyle made his league debut for Dundalk against Rovers. That was a 0-0 draw in Oriel Park on March 8th, 2013.

BIRTHDAY GIFT: Dundalk's last 2 goals were scored by Andy Boyle the day before his birthday (v Shels) and Connor Malley 4 days before his birthday (v Drogheda). Wasiri Williams turns 23 tomorrow.

REF WATCH: Tonight's referee is Arnold Hunter. This is his fourth game of the season and the second at Oriel Park having also taken charge of the 1-1 draw with UCD on the opening night of the season when he awarded Dundalk a penalty which they missed.

HOW THEY FARE: Dundalk is three points better off at this stage – 11 points from 6 matches – than they were after the same number of games last year. Rovers are five points worse off having taken 10 points from their opening six games last year.

ON THIS DAY: Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers previously met on this day in 1945 with the Lilywhites winning 3-0 in the first leg of the FAI Cup semi-final at Dalymount Park courtesy of two goals from Donal Flanagan and one from Willie Fallon.

HEAD TO HEAD: It's the 370th meeting between Dundalk and Rovers this evening and the 212th in the league. Dundalk has won 119, drawn 85, and lost 165 of the overall matches against Rovers while in the league they have won 70, drawn 55, and lost 86 of the previous 211 league meetings.

BIG NEWS: Patrick Hoban is OUT of tonight's contest the Dundalk hitman looks to be out for a few weeks with a hamstring injury.

Good Evening, you are most welcome to Oriel Park, the hottest ticket in town - it looks as if the SOLD OUT signs could be erected in Oriel Park as Shamrock Rovers come to town.