Joel Cooper drills a ball low into the box searching for Chris McKee but Fuad Sule is well-placed to clear inside his own six yard box.

Just over 20 minutes gone in a game that is high on effort but low on quality. Chris McKee's poor touch to concede a throw from Euan East's pass just about sums things up.

Kieran Offord continues to torment the Dungannon backline, this time finding space to pick out Harry Jewitt-White in the area.

The goalscorer tries to thread a pass towards Harry Franklin at the far post, but Steven Scott reads the danger well to make another crucial intervention.

Dangerous! The first save of the night for Chris Johns as Dylan Connolly picks out David Fisher who takes a touch and shoots low. The Linfield keeper is equal to it and Jay Donnelly looks exasperated that he didn't get a pass himself.

Ross Clarke whips a dangerous cross into the six-yard box, but Steven Scott rises highest to head the ball clear.

A quarter of an hour played at Seaview, and despite some promising build-up play, neither goalkeeper has been seriously tested.

Kirk Millar strides on to a Chris McKee lay-off from 25 yards but his effort doesn't trouble Daniel Gyollai.

Glentoran are riding out this Linfield pressure but would like to test Chris Johns and the home defence more.

Danny Wallace passes straight to Kieran Offord, which threatens to be costly, but Cahal McGinty's alert defending spares his teammate blushes.

It is a nervous moment for the Swifts at the back, who'll not want to hand possession to Offord too often, given the frontman's form this season.

Jay Donnelly wins a flick on and David Fisher tests the legs of the returning Ben Hall. However, the Linfield defender passes that test with flying colours as he forces Fisher to run the ball over the by-line.

Joel Cooper twists and turns on the edge of the Glentoran box but his ball over the top is to no one and Daniel Gyollai can see it out.

Kieran Offord breaks through on goal, but Steven Scott produces a crucial tackle as the frontman looked to pull the trigger.

The ball eventually falls to Harry Jewitt-White, who can only lift his effort over the crossbar.

Five minutes gone and neither keeper has been tested but much of the play has been in the Glentoran half with the hosts on the attack.

Kieran Offord pounces to win the ball from Cahal McGinty, but Harry Jewitt-White squanders the opportunity, giving possession straight back to the visitors.

A scrappy opening few minutes as both teams try to find their rhythm.

Tomas Galvin attempts to latch onto Danny Wallace's searching pass in behind, but Jonny Tuffey reads the danger perfectly, rushing from his line to clear before the Swifts attacker can pounce.

Perhaps not known for his tough-tackling, David Fisher gets the away end up by clattering into Ethan McGee with a strong but fair challenge,.

Referee Ben McMaster gets us underway. Glentoran, wearing their white and black change strip, get us underway attacking the Railway End.

Referee Tim Marshall blows his whistle, and we're underway at Seaview.

Crusaders, in their familiar red and black, kick-off against Dungannon Swifts, sporting their away colours.

This evening, high-stakes cup football arrives at Seaview as Crusaders and Dungannon Swifts lock horns in the BetMcLean Cup quarter-finals 72 hours after their pulsating 2-2 league draw.

The Crues, targeting their first final appearance since 2020 and a shot at a third League Cup crown, have reshuffled their pack with three changes.

Jarlath O'Rourke, Daniel Larmour and Philip Lowry are given the nod in place of Jimmy Callacher, Jacob Blaney, and Jordan Stewart, who drop to the bench.

The Swifts, whose sole triumph in this competition came in 2018, arrive in north Belfast with wholesale changes from the weekend.

Rodney McAree opts for six changes, with Patrick Solis Grogan, John and Steven Scott, James Knowles, Leon Boyd and Thomas Maguire all called upon.

Crusaders: Tuffey, Weir, Lowry, Jewitt-White, Forsythe, O'Rourke, Offord, Larmour, Clarke, Franklin, Barr.

Subs: Kerr, Callacher, Stewart, Blaney, Williamson, Owens, Smith.

Dungannon Swifts: Solis Grogan, S. Scott, J. Scott, Knowles, McGovern, Boyd, McGinty, Galvin, Maguire, Wallace, Bigiramana.

Subs: Dunne, Curry, King, Dillon, Alves, McAleese, Mitchell.

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Welcome along to the third 'Big Two' of the season as League Cup holders Linfield welcome Glentoran to Windsor Park. This comes just over a fortnight after Declan Devine's men won 1-0 at The Oval and the Glens will be looking to win three out of three over their bitter rivals having also won here at the beginning of October.

Any thoughts that either manager would field weakened teams have been unfounded as both have named strong starting XIs.

David Healy makes four changes from Saturday's win with match winner Chris McKee starting up front while Chris Johns is back in goal. There are two long-term injury absentees returning as Ben Hall makes a first appearance of the season while Stephen Fallon makes a first start in a long time after making his return off the bench on Saturday.

Declan Devine makes two alterations from their draw with Loughgall as David Fisher and James Douglas are in for Cameron Palmer and Jordan Jenkins.

Linfield: Johns, East, Whiteside, Shields (capt), Millar, Cooper, Hall, McKee, Fallon, McGee, Fitzpatrick

Subs: Walsh, Ballantyne, Archer, McCullough, Annett, McKay, Orr

Glentoran: Gyollai, Kane (capt), Hvid, Sule, Connolly, Donnelly, Fisher, Amos, Singleton, Wightman, Douglas

Subs: Mills, Lyons-Foster, Aouachria, Lindsay, Russell, Jenkins, Thorndike

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