NIFL Premiership / 25/26 / MATCHWEEK 27

Linfield FC v Ballymena United FC

Linfield FCHome
2 – 1
Ballymena United FCAway

Sat 31 Jan 2026 · 15:00 UTC · Result

Stadium
Clearer Twist National Stadium at Windsor Park
Referee
Steven Gregg
Attendance
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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

11 starters

Starting XI

Linfield FC Starting XI and match statistics
No.PlayerGoalsOnOff
1Chris Johns 0——
8Kyle McClean 0——
15Ben Hall 0——
20Matty Yates 1——
21Josh Archer 0——
23Adam Frizzell 0—67′
24Sean Brown 0—72′
26Isaac Baird 0—84′
27Ethan McGee 0——
29Matthew Fitzpatrick 0——
33Darragh Leahy 0——

Substitutes

Linfield FC Substitutes and match statistics
No.PlayerGoalsOnOff
4Scot Whiteside Unused substitute 0——
7Kirk Millar 067′—
10Charlie Allen 084′—
16Cammy Ballantyne Unused substitute 0——
32Samuel Taylor 072′—
51David Walsh Unused substitute 0——
70Jon Graham Unused substitute 0——

Ballymena United FC

11 starters

Starting XI

Ballymena United FC Starting XI and match statistics
No.PlayerGoalsOnOff
5David Toure 0——
8Aaron Jarvis 0——
10Patrick McEleney 0—74′
11Daire O'Connor 0—68′
12Igor Rutkowski 1—78′
16Matthew Clarke 0——
22Success Edogun 0——
24Shane McEleney 0——
25Daithí McCallion 0——
30Bradley Wade 0——
31Kian Corbally 0——

Substitutes

Ballymena United FC Substitutes and match statistics
No.PlayerGoalsOnOff
3Danny Lafferty 074′—
15Stephen O'Donnell Unused substitute 0——
18Dean Ebbe Unused substitute 0——
20Joel Thompson 068′—
23Declan Breen Unused substitute 0——
41James Hood 078′—