Irish Premiership Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 2nd December
Irish Premiership Table
On Saturday 2nd December
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- Larne, Position 2, Points 42
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | Linfield | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 20 | 24 | 43 |
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| 2 | Larne | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 24 | 42 |
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| 3 | Cliftonville | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 10 | 33 | 41 |
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| 4 | Crusaders | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 32 |
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| 5 | Glentoran | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 31 |
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| 6 | Coleraine | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 26 |
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| 7 | Glenavon | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 23 |
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| 8 | Loughgall | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 37 | -7 | 22 |
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| 9 | Carrick Rangers | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 47 | -21 | 21 |
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| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 15 |
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| 11 | Ballymena United | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 36 | -25 | 11 |
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| 12 | Newry City | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 49 | -32 | 11 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 6 : Championship Round
- Position 7 - 12 : Relegation Round
Team Lineups
home team, Ballymena United
Manager: Jim Ervin
Starting lineup
- Number 28, D. Boyle
- Number 7, A. Gawne
- Number 11, S. McCullough
- Number 2, K. Nelson , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 2
- Number 1, S. O'Neill , Yellow Card at 89 minutes
- Number 30, M. Place , Yellow Card at 58 minutes, substituted for D. Taylor at 70 minutes
- Number 4, D. Rocks , substituted for R. Waide at 76 minutes
- Number 33, N. Stewart
- Number 16, F. Taylor
- Number 21, L. Tennant , substituted for C. Crawford at 65 minutes
- Number 5, S. Whiteside , Yellow Card at 83 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Ballymena United
- Number 22, C. Crawford
- Number 26, S. Johnston
- Number 17, A. McGrory
- Number 20, T.J. Murray
- Number 15, F. O'Boyle
- Number 23, D. Taylor
- Number 10, R. Waide
away team, Larne
Manager: Tiernan Lynch
Starting lineup
- Number 18, C. Bolger
- Number 23, T. Cosgrove
- Number 4, A. Donnelly , Yellow Card at 59 minutes
- Number 1, R. Ferguson
- Number 24, S. Graham
- Number 21, L. Millar
- Number 99, J. Orozco
- Number 8, M. Randall , substituted for P. O'Neill at 46 minutes
- Number 29, A. Ryan
- Number 6, J. Thomson , substituted for L. Bonis at 70 minutes
- Number 2, S. Want
away team, Larne
- Number 10, L. Bonis , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 2
- Number 5, C. Farquhar
- Number 22, M. Glynn
- Number 28, A. Dowling
- Number 15, K. Lloyd
- Number 9, P. O'Neill
- Number 26, C. Smith
home team, Ballymena United
Manager: Jim Ervin
Starting lineup
- Number 28, D. Boyle
- Number 7, A. Gawne
- Number 11, S. McCullough
- Number 2, K. Nelson , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 2
- Number 1, S. O'Neill , Yellow Card at 89 minutes
- Number 30, M. Place , Yellow Card at 58 minutes, substituted for D. Taylor at 70 minutes
- Number 4, D. Rocks , substituted for R. Waide at 76 minutes
- Number 33, N. Stewart
- Number 16, F. Taylor
- Number 21, L. Tennant , substituted for C. Crawford at 65 minutes
- Number 5, S. Whiteside , Yellow Card at 83 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 22, C. Crawford
- Number 26, S. Johnston
- Number 17, A. McGrory
- Number 20, T.J. Murray
- Number 15, F. O'Boyle
- Number 23, D. Taylor
- Number 10, R. Waide
away team, Larne
Manager: Tiernan Lynch
Starting lineup
- Number 18, C. Bolger
- Number 23, T. Cosgrove
- Number 4, A. Donnelly , Yellow Card at 59 minutes
- Number 1, R. Ferguson
- Number 24, S. Graham
- Number 21, L. Millar
- Number 99, J. Orozco
- Number 8, M. Randall , substituted for P. O'Neill at 46 minutes
- Number 29, A. Ryan
- Number 6, J. Thomson , substituted for L. Bonis at 70 minutes
- Number 2, S. Want
Substitutes
- Number 10, L. Bonis , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 2
- Number 5, C. Farquhar
- Number 22, M. Glynn
- Number 28, A. Dowling
- Number 15, K. Lloyd
- Number 9, P. O'Neill
- Number 26, C. Smith
- Referee:
- Lee Tavinder
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Adam Jeffrey
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Bogdan Sfirloaga
- Fourth Official:
- Keith Kennedy
Match Officials
Season so far
Irish Premiership
Key, Ballymena Utd v Larne
League position, Ballymena United 4th, Larne 9thTotal points, Ballymena United 24, Larne 21
Form guide
All competitions
Ballymena United lose
v Linfield
4
0
Premiership
Larne won
v Glentoran
2
1
Premiership
Ballymena United lose
v Glentoran
5
0
Premiership
Larne won
v Coleraine
2
0
Premiership
Ballymena United lose
v Glenavon
0
1
Premiership
Larne won
v Linfield
1
2
Premiership
Ballymena United draw
v Coleraine
1
1
League Cup
Larne won
v Ards
3
5
League Cup
Ballymena United lose
v Loughgall
5
2
Premiership
Larne won
v Cliftonville
2
1
Premiership
Previous meetings
All competitions
Ballymena United and LarneBallymena United Won 14Larne Won 14Draw 6
Played
34
Previous scores
All competitions
Premiership
Larne 3 , Ballymena United 0 on the 15th of August 2023
Larne
Ballymena United
15th of August 2023
Irish Cup
Larne 0 , Ballymena United 2 on the 31st of March 2023
Larne
Ballymena United
31st of March 2023
Premiership
Larne 1 , Ballymena United 0 on the 17th of March 2023
Larne
Ballymena United
17th of March 2023