Linfield 0-2 Larne — NIFL Premiership, 11 Apr 2026
Larne beat Linfield 2-0 in the NIFL Premiership Championship Group - 36 on 11 April 2026 at Windsor Park, Belfast. Matthew Lusty and Matthew Ridley scored for Larne. Full line-ups are below. In their last 5 meetings, Linfield have won 1 and Larne 1, 3 draws.
· kickoff·Windsor Park · Belfast·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-17'
- 12'
- Half-time0-1
- 46'
- 46'
- 57'
- 59'M. Yatesout: R. McDaid
- 68'
- 70'
- 73'
- 74'A. Ryanout: Conor McKendry
- 0-275'
- 78'
- 78'
- 78'
- 84'
- Full-time0-2
Line-ups
Coach: David Healy
- 4S. Whiteside12'
- 16C. Ballantyne
- 27E. McGee
- 51D. Walsh
- 34D. McCullough
- 20M. Yates59'
- 24S. Brown
- 32S. Taylor
- 70J. Graham78'
- 77O. Wade57'73'
- 73F. Ross70'78'
Substitutes
Coach: Nathan Rooney
- 19R. Nolan
- 1Rohan Ferguson
- 11Sean Graham46'
- 6Christopher Gallagher
- 4A. Donnelly
- 23Tomas Cosgrove
- 22Jordan McEneff46'
- 30Matthew Lusty7'84'
- 3Matthew Ridley75'
- 47James Simpson68'
- 29A. Ryan74'
Substitutes
- 9Paul O'Neill46'
- 7Conor McKendry78'74'
- 36D. Graham
- 10T. O'Connor84'
- 46L. Wallace
- 15R. Doherty46'
- 8M. Randall68'
Team statistics aren't available for this match.
Player statistics aren't available for this match.
Recent Form
LinfieldWDLWL
- W07 Apr 26ADungannon Swifts3-1
- D28 Mar 26AGlentoran1-1
- L20 Mar 26ACarrick Rangers0-2
- W10 Mar 26HPortadown3-1
- L01 Mar 26ACliftonville FC0-2
LarneLLWWW
- L07 Apr 26HColeraine FC1-4
- L04 Apr 26AColeraine FC1-2
- W28 Mar 26HCliftonville FC2-0
- W20 Mar 26AGlenavon FC3-0
- W13 Mar 26HDungannon Swifts2-1
Head-to-head
Final table, NIFL Premiership 2025/26 · Premiership
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larne | 33 | +38 | 73 |
| 2 | Glentoran | 33 | +33 | 69 |
| 3 | Coleraine FC | 33 | +31 | 65 |
| 4 | Linfield | 33 | +32 | 62 |
| 5 | Cliftonville FC | 33 | +1 | 47 |
| 6 | Dungannon Swifts | 33 | -18 | 46 |
Before and after
Linfield
- Previous: Dungannon Swifts 1-3 Linfield, 7 Apr 2026 · NIFL Premiership
- Next: Linfield 0-3 Coleraine FC, 18 Apr 2026 · NIFL Premiership
Larne
- Previous: Larne 1-4 Coleraine FC, 7 Apr 2026 · NIFL Premiership
- Next: Glentoran 0-0 Larne, 17 Apr 2026 · NIFL Premiership
Data updated