Highlights: Jenkins wonder strike sees Glentoran past Cliftonville
Glentoran pick up their first home win of the season as a superb strike from Jordan Jenkins gives them a hard-fought 1-0 win against Cliftonville.
Irish Premiership Scores & Fixtures
Irish Premiership Table
On Saturday 31st August
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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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 13 |
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| 2 | Crusaders | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
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| 3 | Glentoran | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
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| 4 | Cliftonville | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
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| 5 | Dungannon Swifts | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
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| 6 | Coleraine | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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| 7 | Loughgall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 4 |
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| 8 | Carrick Rangers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 3 |
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| 9 | Ballymena United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 |
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| 10 | Glenavon | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 3 |
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| 11 | Portadown | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 2 |
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| 12 | Larne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 6 : Championship Round
- Position 7 - 12 : Relegation Round
Team Lineups
home team, Glentoran
Manager: Declan Devine
Starting lineup
- Number 7, D. Connolly
- Number 44, J. Douglas
- Number 19, D. Fisher
- Number 1, D. Gyollai
- Number 4, F. Hvid
- Number 30, J. Jenkins , substituted for J. Donnelly at 78 minutes
- Number 3, M. Kane , substituted for K. Lyons-Foster at 38 minutes
- Number 5, P. McClean
- Number 28, J. Russell , substituted for C. Palmer at 57 minutes
- Number 27, J. Singleton
- Number 6, F. Sule
Substitutes
home team, Glentoran
- Number 10, W. Aouachria
- Number 9, J. Donnelly
- Number 21, C. Lindsay
- Number 2, K. Lyons-Foster
- Number 25, A. Mills
- Number 8, C. Palmer
- Number 77, F. Thorndike
away team, Cliftonville
Manager: Jim Magilton
Starting lineup
- Number 4, J. Addis
- Number 14, L. Conlan , substituted for R. Corrigan at 70 minutes
- Number 17, R. Doherty
- Number 16, S. Gordon , substituted for R. Curran at 61 minutes
- Number 19, J. Gormley
- Number 12, S. Leppard
- Number 13, K. Lowe , Yellow Card at 56 minutes
- Number 20, R. Markey , Yellow Card at 20 minutes, substituted for D. Ojo at 46 minutes
- Number 1, D. Odumosu
- Number 2, C. Pepper , substituted for S. Kearney at 46 minutes
- Number 3, S. Stewart , substituted for M. Glynn at 61 minutes
away team, Cliftonville
- Number 23, D. Breen
- Number 37, R. Corrigan
- Number 9, R. Curran
- Number 21, M. Glynn , Yellow Card at 81 minutes
- Number 7, S. Kearney
- Number 11, D. Ojo
- Number 18, A. Piesold
home team, Glentoran
Manager: Declan Devine
Starting lineup
- Number 7, D. Connolly
- Number 44, J. Douglas
- Number 19, D. Fisher
- Number 1, D. Gyollai
- Number 4, F. Hvid
- Number 30, J. Jenkins , substituted for J. Donnelly at 78 minutes
- Number 3, M. Kane , substituted for K. Lyons-Foster at 38 minutes
- Number 5, P. McClean
- Number 28, J. Russell , substituted for C. Palmer at 57 minutes
- Number 27, J. Singleton
- Number 6, F. Sule
Substitutes
- Number 10, W. Aouachria
- Number 9, J. Donnelly
- Number 21, C. Lindsay
- Number 2, K. Lyons-Foster
- Number 25, A. Mills
- Number 8, C. Palmer
- Number 77, F. Thorndike
away team, Cliftonville
Manager: Jim Magilton
Starting lineup
- Number 4, J. Addis
- Number 14, L. Conlan , substituted for R. Corrigan at 70 minutes
- Number 17, R. Doherty
- Number 16, S. Gordon , substituted for R. Curran at 61 minutes
- Number 19, J. Gormley
- Number 12, S. Leppard
- Number 13, K. Lowe , Yellow Card at 56 minutes
- Number 20, R. Markey , Yellow Card at 20 minutes, substituted for D. Ojo at 46 minutes
- Number 1, D. Odumosu
- Number 2, C. Pepper , substituted for S. Kearney at 46 minutes
- Number 3, S. Stewart , substituted for M. Glynn at 61 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 23, D. Breen
- Number 37, R. Corrigan
- Number 9, R. Curran
- Number 21, M. Glynn , Yellow Card at 81 minutes
- Number 7, S. Kearney
- Number 11, D. Ojo
- Number 18, A. Piesold
- Referee:
- Shane Andrews
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Kristian Hanna
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Brian Wilson
- Fourth Official:
- Ross Dunlop
Match Officials
Season so far
Irish Premiership
Key, Glentoran v Cliftonville
League position, Glentoran 3rd, Cliftonville 2ndTotal points, Glentoran 24, Cliftonville 27
Form guide
All competitions
Glentoran won
v Carrick Rangers
2
3
Premiership
Cliftonville draw
v Crusaders
1
1
Premiership
Glentoran draw
v Coleraine
0
0
Premiership
Cliftonville won
v Dungannon Swifts
1
0
Premiership
Glentoran won
v Portadown
1
2
Premiership
Cliftonville won
v Glenavon
1
2
Premiership
Glentoran lose
v Crusaders
0
1
Premiership
Cliftonville won
v Portadown
1
0
Premiership
Glentoran won
v Lisburn Distillery
0
6
Club Friendlies
Cliftonville lose
v Auda
2
0
UEFA Conference League
Previous meetings
All competitions
Glentoran and CliftonvilleGlentoran Won 50Cliftonville Won 42Draw 26
Played
118
Previous scores
All competitions
Premiership
Cliftonville 2 , Glentoran 0 on the 20th of April 2024
Cliftonville
Glentoran
20th of April 2024
Glentoran 2 , Cliftonville 2 on the 6th of February 2024
Glentoran
Cliftonville
6th of February 2024
Cliftonville 2 , Glentoran 2 on the 9th of December 2023
Cliftonville
Glentoran
9th of December 2023