After the euphoria of beating rivals Glentoran in extra-time to win the Bet McLean Cup in front of over 12 thousand on Sunday, Linfield were brought back down to earth with a bang tonight as the Blues suffered a 2-0 defeat away to Carrick Rangers. Any slim chances of the champions retaining the title can...
It was thanks to a late extra-time penalty from Chris McKee that Linfield defeated rivals Glentoran at Windsor Park this afternoon to win the Bet McLean Cup (formerly League Cup/City Cup) for a record 37th time. It was the first cup final meeting of the ‘Big Two’ – the two most successful clubs in the...
Linfield bounced back from last week’s disappointing defeat to Cliftonville at Solitude with a 3-1 victory over Portadown at Windsor Park last night. The Blues leapfrog Coleraine into third position by a point, although the Bannsiders have a game in hand. Portadown remain eighth. The Linfield team featured two changes from last week’s match against...
Linfield’s ten-match unbeaten run in the Sports Direct Premiership came to an end this afternoon as the Blues suffered a 2-0 defeat to Cliftonville at Solitude. It’s a big blow for the Blues’ title hopes as they now trail leaders Larne by eight points with just seven matchdays remaining. An upturn of performances and results...
Linfield remain in the title race conversation following a competitive 1-1 draw against leaders Larne at Inver Park this evening. The Blues came into the match five points behind the Invermen, so a win for either side could have had huge implications for the title race. Linfield couldn’t afford to lose, as going eight points...
A second-half goal from in-form striker Matthew Fitzpatrick was enough for Linfield to take the derby bragging rights last night, with the Blues putting themselves right back in the title mix by moving within five points of the top of the table. Such a scenario was unthinkable just a few weeks ago when the Blues...
For the second time within a few days, Linfield made a fruitful visit to Mid Ulster tonight, and once again Richhill-native Isaac Baird was massively influential as the Blues recorded a 4-1 victory over Dungannon Swifts at Stangmore Park to extend their unbeaten League run to eight matches. It’s a third successive convincing victory for...
There was Valentines Day delight for Linfield this afternoon as the Blues went to Lurgan and recorded a convincing 3-0 victory over Glenavon. Having been stung being the basement side on their last visit to Mourneview Park just two months ago, the Blues made the trip down the M1 under no illusions and wanting to...
Linfield made a positive response to last Friday’s disappointing cup defeat to Limavady with an emphatic 6-0 victory over Dungannon Swifts at Windsor Park this evening. David Healy made two changes to his team – Sam Taylor and Adam Frizzell in, in place of Matt Yates and Isaac Baird. The pace, energy and directness of...
Linfield were on the wrong end of a cup upset tonight as Ryan McNickle’s first-half lob handed Limavady an historic 1-0 victory over the Blues in the sixth round of the Clearer Water Irish Cup. The match was held at Coleraine’s ground due to Limavady’s Showgrounds being in the process of a pitch renovation which...