Full time, 0-0 as the sides share the spoils

Eoin Toal with another shot but he fumbles it in the box

Eoin Toal with a bullet strike but it's out for a Sligo goal kick

Derry calling for a corner as it comes off Morahan but the referee doesn't award it

Four minutes added time awarded

Fitzgerald picks up a yellow card

Adam McDonnell off for Seamus Keogh, Mata on for Aidan Keena

Great save by McGinty after an intended cross by Kavangh is tipped out over the bar

Great save by McGinty after an intended cross by Kavangh is tipped out over the bar

Yellow for McDonnell

Into the final 10 minutes although there will be added time given the injury stoppages

Lafferty on for Coll

Bolger substituted for Niall Morahan

Bolger down injured

Still scoreless in the Brandywell, not much space for forward strives at the minute

Bolger yellow carded

Kirk on for McCourt

Boyce and Smith on for Joe Thomson and Patrick McEleney

Cawley shot but it's saved by Maher

Corner for Sligo cleared for another corner by Derry

Fitzgerald supplies Keena but he strikes it just over the bar

The game has resumed

Halftime

Cawley hits the cross bar for Sligo! Lucky escape for Derry

Nearing halftime it's still 0-0 in Derry. City showing optimistic signs towards goal but no breakthrough as of yet.

McEleney playing some sensational cross field balls to his teammates tonight, one to Donegan there being the latest

Bolger shoots but to no avail as it drifts wide. Little urgency about the game as of yet

Toal headed opportunity comes to nothing

Kavanagh and Derry in with a penalty shout but referee is having none of it

O'Sullivan called offside in a rare attack this game for Sligo

Patching free kick is cleared by The Bit O'Red

McGinty with plenty of touches in the opening 20 minutes in the Brandywell, Sligo sustaining the pressure but Derry looking more likely to score so far

McEleney dangerous for Derry here early on, supplying some elusive crosses and drawing fouls for frees in contentious areas

Donegan cross is cleared by Buckley but only into Derry's feet. Corner surfaces after some back and forth

Sligo playing the ball around the back, struggling to get out of their own half at the minute

McJannett header from the resulting corner is held well by McGinty

Jamie McGonigle off the bar! He was through on goal after a lofted ball in from Patching but the rebound is collected by Rovers

Kavanagh's effort is punched out for a corner by McGinty. He curled it on the inside of his boot but the superb strike couldn't beat the Sligo net minder

50/50 here in the opening exchanges so far. Sligo sporting their new third kit

Underway in Derry!

Buckley too reflected on the importance of tonight’s match, aspiring to “add to” last round’s triumph in Inchicore. “There’s an expectation they are really to try to win the league this season and it was a very good result for them last Friday” he said. “That said, we’ll go there with the onus on ourselves and look at how we can improve again.” “We know that you have to turn up in every game to get results in this league. It was just three points last Friday, a start, and something to build on. We’d love to add to it on Monday night.

Ruaidhri Higgins’ Candystripes are under no illusions however, citing that his side’s run of games are a “tough start” but that “every game in this league is a challenge.” “Once we came off the field we were turning our attention to Monday night. We can’t afford to lose the momentum of nights like this” he said. “Sligo have gone to St Pats and won and not many teams will do that this season.” “They’re a very good side and we need to be at the top of our game.”

Derry too are unbeaten thus far, their inaugural league clash this year against Dundalk yielding a 2-2 draw in Oriel Park.

The Bit O’Red will be hoping to alter that outlook this evening having bagged all three points away to St Patrick’s Athletic in their season opener. There Colm Horgan and new signing Aidan Keena were on target for Liam Buckley’s men, who’s intended first competitive game of 2022 was cancelled the week prior.

City, who wrapped up a 2-1 victory over Shamrock Rovers on Friday thanks to strikes from Will Patching and Jamie McGonigle, didn’t lose in any of their interactions with Sligo last season.

Two momentum struck northwest sides look to prolong their winning ways in the SSE Airtricity Premier Division tonight as Derry City host Sligo Rovers at The Brandywell come 7:45pm. My name is Alanna Cunnane and I will be bringing you tonight's match commentary.