Irish Premiership Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 16th December
Irish Premiership Table
On Saturday 16th December
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| 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 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 23 | 27 | 49 |
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| 2 | Larne | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 14 | 30 | 48 |
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| 3 | Cliftonville | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 13 | 36 | 45 |
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| 4 | Glentoran | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 35 |
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| 5 | Crusaders | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 35 |
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| 6 | Coleraine | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 29 |
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| 7 | Carrick Rangers | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 48 | -20 | 24 |
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| 8 | Glenavon | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 23 |
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| 9 | Loughgall | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 44 | -11 | 22 |
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| 10 | Dungannon Swifts | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 45 | -13 | 18 |
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| 11 | Ballymena United | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 38 | -27 | 12 |
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| 12 | Newry City | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 50 | -33 | 12 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 6 : Championship Round
- Position 7 - 12 : Relegation Round
Team Lineups
home team, Glenavon
Manager: Stephen McDonnell
Starting lineup
- Number 16, I. Baird
- Number 4, C. Birney , Yellow Card at 67 minutes, substituted for S. Teggart at 81 minutes
- Number 1, R. Brown
- Number 10, P. Campbell
- Number 28, R. Garrett , Red Card at 18 minutes
- Number 2, C. Kerr , Yellow Card at 60 minutes
- Number 8, J. Malone , Yellow Card at 58 minutes
- Number 17, C. McCloskey , substituted for S. Ward at 25 minutes
- Number 21, A. Prendergast , substituted for T. Mulvenna at 57 minutes
- Number 11, N. Quinn , Yellow Card at 11 minutes
- Number 7, M. Snoddy , Yellow Card at 76 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Glenavon
- Number 34, C. Henderson
- Number 27, J. McDonagh
- Number 22, T. Mulvenna
- Number 31, B. Purvis
- Number 49, D. Shiel
- Number 20, S. Teggart
- Number 30, S. Ward
away team, Linfield
Manager: David Healy
Starting lineup
- Number 36, R. Annett , substituted for A. Doherty at 69 minutes
- Number 16, M. Clarke
- Number 9, J. Cooper , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 2
- Number 3, E. East , substituted for M. Newberry at 90 minutes
- Number 2, D. Finlayson
- Number 29, M. Fitzpatrick , Yellow Card at 61 minutes
- Number 15, B. Hall
- Number 1, C. Johns
- Number 8, K. McClean , Yellow Card at 45 minutes plus 2
- Number 7, K. Millar , substituted for B. Graham at 85 minutes
- Number 22, J. Mulgrew , substituted for J. Archer at 46 minutes
away team, Linfield
- Number 53, J. Archer
- Number 60, A. Doherty
- Number 64, B. Graham
- Number 34, D. McCullough
- Number 37, R. McKay
- Number 4, M. Newberry
- Number 51, D. Walsh
home team, Glenavon
Manager: Stephen McDonnell
Starting lineup
- Number 16, I. Baird
- Number 4, C. Birney , Yellow Card at 67 minutes, substituted for S. Teggart at 81 minutes
- Number 1, R. Brown
- Number 10, P. Campbell
- Number 28, R. Garrett , Red Card at 18 minutes
- Number 2, C. Kerr , Yellow Card at 60 minutes
- Number 8, J. Malone , Yellow Card at 58 minutes
- Number 17, C. McCloskey , substituted for S. Ward at 25 minutes
- Number 21, A. Prendergast , substituted for T. Mulvenna at 57 minutes
- Number 11, N. Quinn , Yellow Card at 11 minutes
- Number 7, M. Snoddy , Yellow Card at 76 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 34, C. Henderson
- Number 27, J. McDonagh
- Number 22, T. Mulvenna
- Number 31, B. Purvis
- Number 49, D. Shiel
- Number 20, S. Teggart
- Number 30, S. Ward
away team, Linfield
Manager: David Healy
Starting lineup
- Number 36, R. Annett , substituted for A. Doherty at 69 minutes
- Number 16, M. Clarke
- Number 9, J. Cooper , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 2
- Number 3, E. East , substituted for M. Newberry at 90 minutes
- Number 2, D. Finlayson
- Number 29, M. Fitzpatrick , Yellow Card at 61 minutes
- Number 15, B. Hall
- Number 1, C. Johns
- Number 8, K. McClean , Yellow Card at 45 minutes plus 2
- Number 7, K. Millar , substituted for B. Graham at 85 minutes
- Number 22, J. Mulgrew , substituted for J. Archer at 46 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 53, J. Archer
- Number 60, A. Doherty
- Number 64, B. Graham
- Number 34, D. McCullough
- Number 37, R. McKay
- Number 4, M. Newberry
- Number 51, D. Walsh
- Referee:
- Evan Boyce
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Adam Jeffrey
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Shane Geary
- Fourth Official:
- Ian McNabb
Match Officials
Season so far
Irish Premiership
Key, Glenavon v Linfield
League position, Glenavon 11th, Linfield 1stTotal points, Glenavon 15, Linfield 35
Form guide
All competitions
Glenavon lose
v Larne
4
1
Premiership
Linfield won
v Dungannon Swifts
4
3
Premiership
Glenavon won
v Coleraine
2
3
League Cup
Linfield draw
v Larne
2
2
League Cup
Glenavon draw
v Coleraine
1
1
Premiership
Linfield lose
v Glentoran
4
0
Premiership
Glenavon won
v Limavady United
0
1
League Cup
Linfield won
v Ballymena United
4
0
Premiership
Glenavon won
v Newry City
0
3
Premiership
Linfield lose
v Larne
1
2
Premiership
Previous meetings
All competitions
Glenavon and LinfieldGlenavon Won 24Linfield Won 60Draw 18
Played
102
Previous scores
All competitions
Premiership
Linfield 4 , Glenavon 2 on the 15th of August 2023
Linfield
Glenavon
15th of August 2023
Glenavon 1 , Linfield 6 on the 14th of January 2023
Glenavon
Linfield
14th of January 2023
Linfield 2 , Glenavon 1 on the 12th of November 2022
Linfield
Glenavon
12th of November 2022