Watch: Ballymena United v Cliftonville highlights
Ballymena United make it five Irish Premiership wins in a row as they beat Cliftonville 3-2 in an entertaining game at the Showgrounds.
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Irish Premiership Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 21st September
Irish Premiership Table
On Saturday 21st September
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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 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 17 |
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| 2 | Ballymena United | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 15 |
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| 3 | Cliftonville | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
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| 4 | Dungannon Swifts | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
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| 5 | Coleraine | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
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| 6 | Glentoran | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
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| 7 | Portadown | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 12 |
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| 8 | Crusaders | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
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| 9 | Glenavon | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 9 |
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| 10 | Larne | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
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| 11 | Loughgall | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 5 |
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| 12 | Carrick Rangers | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 3 |
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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 42, J. Carson
- Number 8, A. Jarvis
- Number 9, B. Kennedy
- Number 3, D. Lafferty
- Number 25, D. McCallion
- Number 27, J. McMurray , substituted for E. Devine at 46 minutes
- Number 11, J. Moore , substituted for A. Gawne at 61 minutes
- Number 2, K. Nelson
- Number 1, S. O'Neill
- Number 4, D. Rocks , substituted for S. Brown at 67 minutes
- Number 12, A. Scott
Substitutes
home team, Ballymena United
- Number 24, S. Brown
- Number 29, E. Devine
- Number 34, O. Devlin
- Number 7, A. Gawne
- Number 26, S. Johnston
- Number 15, S. O'Donnell
- Number 10, M. Place
away team, Cliftonville
Manager: Jim Magilton
Starting lineup
- Number 4, J. Addis
- Number 14, L. Conlan , Yellow Card at 12 minutes
- Number 17, R. Doherty
- Number 21, M. Glynn
- Number 19, J. Gormley
- Number 7, S. Kearney , substituted for D. Ojo at 86 minutes
- Number 13, K. Lowe , substituted for Rory Hale at 57 minutes
- Number 5, M. Newberry , substituted for S. Leppard at 65 minutes
- Number 1, D. Odumosu
- Number 18, A. Piesold , substituted for A. Pettifer at 65 minutes
- Number 27, T. Steven , substituted for R. Donnelly at 65 minutes
away team, Cliftonville
- Number 23, D. Breen
- Number 10, R. Donnelly
- Number 8, Rory Hale
- Number 12, S. Leppard
- Number 11, D. Ojo
- Number 2, C. Pepper
- Number 6, A. Pettifer
home team, Ballymena United
Manager: Jim Ervin
Starting lineup
- Number 42, J. Carson
- Number 8, A. Jarvis
- Number 9, B. Kennedy
- Number 3, D. Lafferty
- Number 25, D. McCallion
- Number 27, J. McMurray , substituted for E. Devine at 46 minutes
- Number 11, J. Moore , substituted for A. Gawne at 61 minutes
- Number 2, K. Nelson
- Number 1, S. O'Neill
- Number 4, D. Rocks , substituted for S. Brown at 67 minutes
- Number 12, A. Scott
Substitutes
- Number 24, S. Brown
- Number 29, E. Devine
- Number 34, O. Devlin
- Number 7, A. Gawne
- Number 26, S. Johnston
- Number 15, S. O'Donnell
- Number 10, M. Place
away team, Cliftonville
Manager: Jim Magilton
Starting lineup
- Number 4, J. Addis
- Number 14, L. Conlan , Yellow Card at 12 minutes
- Number 17, R. Doherty
- Number 21, M. Glynn
- Number 19, J. Gormley
- Number 7, S. Kearney , substituted for D. Ojo at 86 minutes
- Number 13, K. Lowe , substituted for Rory Hale at 57 minutes
- Number 5, M. Newberry , substituted for S. Leppard at 65 minutes
- Number 1, D. Odumosu
- Number 18, A. Piesold , substituted for A. Pettifer at 65 minutes
- Number 27, T. Steven , substituted for R. Donnelly at 65 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 23, D. Breen
- Number 10, R. Donnelly
- Number 8, Rory Hale
- Number 12, S. Leppard
- Number 11, D. Ojo
- Number 2, C. Pepper
- Number 6, A. Pettifer
- Referee:
- Declan Hassan
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Brian Wilson
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Octavian George Neacsu
- Fourth Official:
- Mark Dillon
Match Officials
Season so far
Irish Premiership
Key, Ballymena Utd v Cliftonville
League position, Ballymena United 4th, Cliftonville 2ndTotal points, Ballymena United 24, Cliftonville 27
Form guide
All competitions
Ballymena United won
v Carrick Rangers
1
4
Premiership
Cliftonville draw
v Linfield
0
0
Premiership
Ballymena United won
v Glentoran
1
0
Premiership
Cliftonville won
v Loughgall
1
5
Premiership
Ballymena United won
v Larne
0
1
Premiership
Cliftonville draw
v Ards
0
0
County Antrim Shield
Ballymena United won
v Ballymacash Rangers
2
1
County Antrim Shield
Cliftonville lose
v Glentoran
1
0
Premiership
Ballymena United won
v Glenavon
3
1
Premiership
Cliftonville draw
v Crusaders
1
1
Premiership
Previous meetings
All competitions
Ballymena United and CliftonvilleBallymena United Won 25Cliftonville Won 47Draw 19
Played
91
Previous scores
All competitions
Premiership
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Cliftonville
Ballymena United
20th of January 2024
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Cliftonville
Ballymena United
23rd of December 2023
Ballymena United 0 , Cliftonville 2 on the 23rd of September 2023
Ballymena United
Cliftonville
23rd of September 2023