FULL TIME - Rovers see it out with ease, seven points clear they go!

Loose ball falls to Connolly but his volley is blocked

Into four minutes of stoppage time

Cynical from Daniel Cleary, annihilating Kavanagh

Derry's best chance for a while! Ben Doherty's corner is teasing, Cian Kavanagh gets his head to it but it drops wide!

The game's fifth booking, been a very niggly second half

Simon Power and Dylan Watts on for the closing stages

Attacking away change, striker Cian Kavanagh replaces Sadou Diallo

O'Reilly joins the book, Derry need to start applying some pressure here

Gannon the third player booked for a late one on Kavanagh

Derry's second substitution, Mark Connolly replacing the just returned Dummigan

Graham Burke on for Kenny and Liam Burt replaces Byrne in a double Rovers' change

Dazzling by Gaffney, sends McEleney to the shops with one shimmy, cuts inside mazily and shoots which is blocked behind!

The visitors are controlling possession but lacking that final pass of incision to create a meaningful chance

Kenny booked for going in rashly on McEleney

A tense Tallaght as Ronan Boyce overruns the touchline, Derry, you feel, need to not lose this to still have a sniff in the title race

SECOND HALF - Big 45 minutes for both these teams!

HALF TIME - Adam O'Reilly lashes a long ranger in on goal but Leon Pohls holds comfortably. Gaffney's goal the difference so far!

Sean Gannon on in his place

Towell lashes into the side netting! Two minutes of stoppage time, Neil Farrugia has also been forced off through injury for Rovers

Close from Gaffney again! His shot from outside the area whistles wide!

Graydon can't shake off that hit which is a shame after his bright start, Jordan McEneff replaces him as Ruaidhri Higgins' injury woes pile up

Again, Graydon is sprung, unintentionally, from Kavanagh's pass but a hard but firm tackle from Lopes wipes that out, Graydon is very harshly booked for diving despite receiving treatment for the challenge!

Could be two! Sean Kavanagh with a teasing cross, Byrne teeing him up silkily, all stems from Gaffney and Kenny's chasing, relentless!

Rory Gaffney, that is brilliant! All of his own making, Gaffney wins the ball high up, shimmies inside and shoots low, deadly accurate into Maher's bottom right corner, Tallaght erupts!

SAVE - Excellent play all-round! Jack Byrne spins in the middle of the park, releasing Richie Towell down the right and his shot is powerfully struck on target but Maher stands tall to deflect it out for a corner!

Rovers' turn to threaten as Johnny Kenny is alert to a quick throw by the alert Richie Towell, beats Maher to it just but luckily for Derry, Cameron Dummigan is also back there and mops up the danger

Rasper! Kavanagh dispossess Lopes just inside his own half and with options advancing into the area, Kavanagh has a go from the D, hits it sweetly and it flies just too high!

Graydon is sprung by a brilliant Brian Maher pass but his cutback is cut out by the alert Roberto Lopes with Kavanagh lurking

Bright start by Derry, Jamie McGonigle, Brandon Kavanagh and Ryan Graydon are pressing high, penning in on the Rovers back three, good tempo to this one early on

KICK OFF - Underway at Tallaght!

For Derry, it is likewise a double switch, as Ben Doherty and fit-again Cameron Dummigan come in for Mark Connolly and Jordan McEneff

Two changes from the 2-2 at Dalymount for Rovers - in come Sean Hoare to the defence and Sean Kavanagh into midfield

Good evening and welcome to some Monday night LOI action. Tallaght is where we're interested in here for the crunch clash between Shamrock Rovers and Derry City, kick off is at 8pm