Premiership · Championship Round - 1
Wednesday, 2 April 2025 · 02:45 · Windsor Park, Belfast · Referee: T. Clarke
Linfield3 : 1
Full-time
Crusaders FCHalf-time: 1-0
Match Events
- 2'R. McDaidNormal Goal
- 21'J. ForsytheYellow Card
- 37'D. LarmourYellow Card
- 54'S. Roscoe-Byrne (assist: C. Shields)Substitution 1
- 54'R. McDaid (assist: M. Fitzpatrick)Substitution 2
- 59'M. FitzpatrickNormal Goal
- 64'C. McKee (assist: R. Annett)Substitution 3
- 66'H. FranklinYellow Card
- 67'J. Stewart (assist: H. Jewitt-White)Substitution 1
- 67'H. Franklin (assist: J. O'Connor)Substitution 2
- 71'K. OffordNormal Goal
- 72'C. Allen (assist: K. Millar)Substitution 4
- 72'R. McKay (assist: C. Morrison)Substitution 5
- 74'J. Forsythe (assist: J. Williamson)Substitution 3
- 74'S. Nixon (assist: J. Boyd)Substitution 4
- 74'P. Lowry (assist: L. Anderson)Substitution 5
- 78'J. BoydNormal Goal
- 82'L. BarrYellow Card
- 86'Unknown playerYellow Card
Linfield
Starting XI
- 1C. Johns
- 4S. Whiteside
- 2S. Roscoe-Byrne
- 34D. McCullough
- 37R. McKay
- 16C. Ballantyne
- 10C. Allen
- 21J. Archer
- 14R. McDaid
- 17C. McKee
- 25K. Offord
Substitutes
- 5C. Shields
- 29M. Fitzpatrick
- 36R. Annett
- 7K. Millar
- 38C. Morrison
- 27E. McGee
- 51D. Walsh
Crusaders FC
Starting XI
- 33J. Tuffey
- 4J. Callacher
- 15J. O'Rourke
- 20D. Larmour
- 7P. Lowry
- 14J. Forsythe
- 10J. Stewart
- 29H. Franklin
- 43Lewis Barr
- 25R. Clarke
- 27S. Nixon
Substitutes
- 8H. Jewitt-White
- 22J. O'Connor
- 16J. Williamson
- 28J. Boyd
- 42L. Anderson
- 6R. Weir
- 40R. Brown
Head-to-Head
- Crusaders FC 0 - 1 LinfieldSaturday, 24 January 2026
- Linfield 4 - 0 Crusaders FCSaturday, 13 December 2025
- Linfield 1 - 0 Crusaders FCWednesday, 26 November 2025
- Linfield 3 - 1 Crusaders FCWednesday, 2 April 2025
- Crusaders FC 0 - 2 LinfieldSaturday, 8 March 2025
Linfield — recent form
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Crusaders FC — recent form
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League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linfield | 38 | 41 | 85 |
| 6 | Crusaders FC | 38 | -6 | 54 |