It was the late Yates show yesterday as Scottish forward Matt Yates came off the bench to net two late goals and ensure Linfield overcame a spirited Carrick Rangers with a 3-1 victory at Windsor Park – a win which sees the Blues leapfrog Glentoran into third place in the Sports Direct Premiership. With Carrick...
Linfield moved within a point of 3rd place Glentoran when the Blues defeated Crusaders 1-0 at Windsor Park last night, with Chris McKee’s strike late in the first half making it back-to-back wins. David Healy made one change to the Linfield team which defeated Bangor 1-0 on Saturday as Charlie Allen replaced Josh Archer in...
Linfield closed the gap at the top of the Sports Direct Premiership with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Bangor at Clandeboye Park this afternoon. Incidentally, it was the Blues’ second away league win of the season – both wins have come at Clandeboye Park. Linfield were without Ben Hall and Ethan McGee, both of whom...
Linfield suffered late heartbreak amidst a chaotic finish to this evening’s 1-1 draw against Coleraine at Windsor Park as the Blues finished with nine men. Eleven days after the teams’ last meeting which was a 2-2 draw at The Showgrounds, this was another action-filled draw where Coleraine scored another late equaliser. Linfield came into the...
It was very much a game of two halves tonight as champions Linfield and title-hopefuls Coleraine played out a 2-2 draw at The Showgrounds. Following Saturday’s 2-1 win over Ballymena United at Windsor Park, Blues boss David Healy made one change with Ethan McGee coming into the team in place of Kieran Offord in a...
Goals for defenders Euan East and Ben Hall ensured Linfield returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Ballymena United at Windsor Park in the Sports Direct Premiership this afternoon. Coming off the back of consecutive defeats to Portadown and Cliftonville, David Healy rung the changes once more and also changed the shape of...
Linfield’s eventual return to League action tonight was not worth the wait as the Blues suffered defeat to Portadown at Shamrock Park, an unwanted result on the 10th anniversary of David Healy’s first match in charge of Linfield. With six Irish League titles amongst a host of other trophies during David Healy’s reign as manager,...
Linfield recorded a 3-0 victory over Bangor at Clandeboye Park last night courtesy of goals from Matthew Fitzpatrick, Kieran Offord and Chris McKee. It was the first League meeting between the teams since 2009, when a own goal from Bangor’s Darren Lockhart meant Linfield left north Down with the three points that day. A lot...
A brace from midfielder Kyle McClean ensured Linfield returned to winning ways with a 2-0 win over struggling Glenavon in a Sports Direct Premiership clash at Windsor Park yesterday afternoon. It was a comfortable victory for the Blues, with Glenavon failing to register a shot. There was a bit of pressure on the Blues to...
The first ‘Big Two’ derby of the season was an intriguing one last night and a tale of two penalties as the Blues and Glens played out a 1-1 draw at The Oval. On the balance of play, Glentoran will probably be the happier team with the result as Linfield had chances to take all...