Full-time in Tallaght. Shamrock Rovers 1-2 Drogheda United.

Ryan Brennan carded.

It's the most intense of endings here in Tallaght, Drogheda defending this lead for their lifes!

Seven minutes of added time to be played in Tallaght.

Pico Lopes gets up for a corner well, a strong header falling inches wide.

Clarke comes off for Sean Kavanagh.

Goal! Gaffney finishes off a rebound to give his side a lifeline!

Dylan Grimes hobbles off the pitch and is replaced by Adam Foley.

Attendance tonight here in Tallaght in 5,157.

Graham Burke goes close with a left footed volley that draws a dramatic save from McCabe to paw the ball over the bar.

Drogheda's captain Gary Deegan is carded and will miss their next match against UCD through suspension.

This is shaping up to be a real smash-and-grab for Drogheda, Rovers looking continually frustrated at their inability to find a clear chance.

Goal! Luke Heeney breaks down the right wing and lofts in a perfectly weighted ball for Dayle Rooney, Rooney takes it down with his right and finishes with his left into the bottom right corner.

Rovers look to up the tempo of the game, Johnny Kenny coming on for Sean Hoare.

Grace gets up well from a Jack Byrne corner, his effort just veering over McCabe's bar.

And the hosts get action back underway!

Half-time in Tallaght: Shamrock Rovers 0-1 Drogheda United.

Goal! Conor Keeley lumps up a long ball for Draper to latch on to. Draper takes the ball down in the box and squares up to Grace, dropping his left shoulder and unleashing a deadly finish across goal and into the bottom corner.

Sean Hoare whips in a cross to the Drogheda back post and is met well by the head of Gaffney, the Tuam forward just unable to direct his header on target as he concedes a goal-kick.

Drogheda have done well to keep themselves in the game but it may prove to be the same old story for Keith Doherty's men where their paper-thin squad depth comes back to bite them in the latter stages.

Byrne dinks a ball over to Clarke, who's volley ricochets off the ground and forces McCabe to leap high for an acrobatic save.

Gary O'Neill weaves in and out of Drogheda's players and finds himself six yards out with just McCabe to beat. He opt to square the ball rather than shoot himself, his pass cleared by Adegboyega.

No big chances since McNally's clearance. Interesting to see Michelle O'Neill refereeing on the sidelines, having refereed in the WSL on Wenesday.

Freddie Draper receives the ball at his feet six yards out, Lee Grace does a good job to jockey him out of play.

A huge chance for Rovers! Richie Towell threads Farrugia through and draws a good save from Colin McCabe, the ball left in limbo, Rory Gaffney eventually finding the ball at his feet, his shot cleared off the line by Aaron McNally.

A slow start to the game so far. Another corner for Rovers as Ireland call-up Neil Farrugia has his crossed blocked.

Trevor Clarke breaks down the left wing and has his crossed blocked by Emmanuel Adegboyega.

And we're off!

Shamrock Rovers make two changes from their last outing on Monday night, Sean Hoare coming in for Daniel Cleary at centre-half, Trevor Clarke returning from suspension to replace Ronan Finn.

Drogheda's injury woes exemplified by the fact they have just six players listed on their bench. The Louth outfit receive some marginal respite as Emmanuel Adegboyega returns to the starting XI from suspension.

Doherty expressed his disappointment again after the Pats game, speaking to LOITV: "We’ve been unlucky every time for the last three of four weeks… The lads played really well but I’m sort of sick of that, playing really well and getting beat. “There’s no point in saying ‘we were good at this, we were good at that’, the game’s about putting the ball in the back of the net… it’s really really disappointing but we have to get over it and move on.”

Drogheda's match against Pats can be seen as emblematic of their whole season, Drogheda having formed a habit of competing in games admirably but routinely failing to convert solid performances into points on the board. Manager Keith Doherty described his side's inability to see out games "as simply heartbreaking."

The last time the two sides met, Drogheda snatched a point at the last minute against a nine-man Rovers side. Bradley expects a difficult game against Drogheda, despite their patchy form so far this campaign: “I’ve no doubt they’ll be tough opposition like they always are. When you watch their recent games, the scoreline can be a bit misleading,” he said. “They’ll come with a game plan to make it difficult. We’ve got to respect that and be ready for that.”

Their win over Pats marked six wins in a row for Shamrock Rovers. Speaking on the game, manager Stephen Bradley said: “It was a good win. I said on the night that I think we deserved it and when you look at it back, I still feel that way. “It was important to keep the run going but I think our overall play deserved it…And when you look at the chances we created, we definitely deserved to win the game.\"

Evening folks and welcome along to tonight's coverage of Shamrock Rovers vs Drogheda United. Rovers took control of league standings this day last week and bolstered their position with a blockbuster 3-2 win over St. Patrick's Athletic. Their opposition tonight sit just above the drop zone in eight place, Drogs struggling to maintain consistent results with an extensive injury list. Their last match saw them go toe-to-toe with Pats in Richmond Park, before their relentless press began to falter, conceding three goals in the last 10 minutes.