NIFL Premiership / 26/27 / MATCHWEEK 3
Linfield FC v Cliftonville FC
Linfield FCHome
1 – 0Cliftonville FCAway
Fri 21 Aug 2026 · 18:45 UTC · Result
- Stadium
- Clearer Twist National Stadium at Windsor Park
- Referee
- Chris Morrison
- Attendance
- —
ON THE PITCH
Lineups & match stats
Goals scored and substitution minutes. On = subbed on; Off = subbed off. — means not recorded or not applicable. Unused substitutes did not play.
Linfield FC
9 startersStarting XI
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Johns | 0 | — | — |
| 5 | Chris Shields | 0 | — | 84′ |
| 7 | Kirk Millar | 0 | — | 75′ |
| 8 | Kyle McClean | 0 | — | — |
| 9 | Kieran Offord | 0 | — | 62′ |
| 15 | Ben Hall | 0 | — | — |
| 27 | Ethan McGee | 1 | — | — |
| 29 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | 0 | — | — |
| 34 | Dane McCullough | 0 | — | — |
Substitutes
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Sean Brown Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
| 36 | Rhys Annett Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
| 66 | Charlie Chapman Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
| — | Kobei Moore | 0 | 62′ | — |
| — | Dylan Wells | 0 | 75′ | — |
| — | Isaac Baird | 0 | 84′ | — |
Cliftonville FC
11 startersStarting XI
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Alex Bannon | 0 | — | — |
| — | Ben Quinn | 0 | — | 67′ |
| — | Dean McMaster | 0 | — | — |
| — | PJ Morrison | 0 | — | — |
| — | Kyle McClelland | 0 | — | — |
| — | Liam McStravick | 0 | — | — |
| — | Rory Hale | 0 | — | — |
| — | Aaron Wightman | 0 | — | — |
| — | Brian Healy | 0 | — | 75′ |
| — | Oliver Samuels | 0 | — | 55′ |
| — | Harry Wilson | 0 | — | 55′ |
Substitutes
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Daniel O'Connor Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
| 35 | Matthew Belshaw Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
| 36 | Keevan Hawthorne Unused substitute | 0 | — | — |
| — | Luke Conlan | 0 | 55′ | — |
| — | Joel Thompson | 0 | 55′ | — |
| — | Joe Gormley | 0 | 75′ | — |
| — | Joe Sheridan | 0 | 67′ | — |