Reds held by Crues as leaders Linfield thump Loughgall

Crusaders and Cliftonville drew 1-1 successful nan first northbound Belfast derby of nan play while Linfield maintained their 100% grounds by hammering Loughgall 5-1.

Ryan Curran put nan Reds successful beforehand astatine Seaview from a punishment but nan hosts deed backmost quickly pinch Kieran Offord slotting into nan bottommost corner.

Sam Roscoe-Byrne bagged a double astatine Windsor Park arsenic nan Blues made it 4 wins from their opening 4 convention matches.

Glenavon hit Coleraine 2-0 to chalk up their first points of nan play but Ballymena United person still to get disconnected nan people aft losing 1-0 astatine Dungannon Swifts.

Cliftonville took nan lead successful nan 32nd infinitesimal erstwhile Curran converted a punishment aft Lewis Barr's clumsy situation connected Joe Gormley allowed nan striker to nonstop Jonny Tuffey nan incorrect way, marking his 2nd extremity of nan campaign.

The Crues responded almost instantly - conscionable 2 minutes later Kieran Offord continued his good early play shape by turning Jonny Addis aft a protect lapse and finishing pinch accuracy into nan acold corner, marking nan frontman's 3rd successful arsenic galore matches.

Building connected their momentum Crusaders applied relentless pressure. Jordan Stewart, a changeless threat, dispossessed Addis successful midfield and played a cleanable walk to Offord. However, David Odumosu's heroics successful goal, including a stunning double save, thwarted some Offord and Stewart's efforts successful speedy succession.

As nan 2nd half unfolded Declan Caddell's men continued their violative push. Jacob Blaney's fierce onslaught tested Odumosu, while Offord's blistering gait connected nan counter-attack remained a persistent danger. Yet, Odumosu's saves kept nan scores level.

In nan dying moments Reds substitute Destiny Ojo astir clinched triumph pinch a curling effort from distance, only for Tuffey to nutrient a breathtaking prevention to support some side's unbeaten tally intact.

It was a really commanding capacity from Linfield, who put Loughgall to nan beard successful nan first half.

Chris McKee opened nan scoring from nan punishment spot aft a handball infringement and Roscoe-Byrne his double 2 good taken headers.

Joel Cooper besides sewage his sanction connected nan scoresheet successful an emphatic first half show to spell into nan break 4 to nan good.

Ethan McGee made it 5 earlier nan hr people pinch a bully back-post header and Loughgall’s Ryan Waide past scored a consolation extremity for nan visitors pinch a well-taken decorativeness from an acute perspective aft rounding goalkeeper Chris Johns.

If this is to beryllium Linfield head David Healy’s last crippled - nan Windsor leader has been linked pinch a move to Raith Rovers - past he’s signed disconnected successful immoderate fashion.

A extremity astatine nan commencement of each half saw Glenavon grounds a first convention triumph of nan season, winning astatine antecedently unbeaten Coleraine.

Davy McDaid fired nan visitors, who were defeated successful each of their opening 3 games, successful beforehand aft conscionable 2 minutes and Keith Ward made it 2-0 4 minutes into nan 2nd period.

Former Coleraine frontman McDaid silenced nan location crowd pinch his first extremity for Glenavon.

The hosts’ defence grounded to woody pinch a Niall Quinn changeable and location was McDaid six yards retired to redirect nan shot past a helpless Rory Brown, pinch nan extremity awarded contempt claims of offside from nan hosts.

The hosts responded positively to nan early setback but recovered different erstwhile Bannsider successful inspired form. Gareth Deane produced 2 outstanding saves to forestall a definite goal.

First, he dived crossed to his correct to thenar distant a Cameron Stewart header from a Jack Scott area earlier producing an moreover amended extremity minutes later to support retired a goalbound Mackenzie Carse effort from adjacent range.

Glenavon repeated nan instrumentality astatine nan commencement of nan 2nd half arsenic they doubled their lead wrong 4 minutes of nan restart.

Captain Lyndon Kane gave distant possession midway wrong his ain half and Keith Ward capitalised successful spectacular style, striding guardant to works a debased changeable past a helpless Rory Brown.

Deane produced a 3rd spectacular extremity from Dylan Boyle minutes from clip arsenic nan Lurgan Blues last sewage their play up and running.

Dungannon came adjacent successful nan opening 10 minutes erstwhile Tomas Galvin’s debased transverse from nan near was brilliantly diverted complete his ain crossbar by Danny Lafferty pinch Leo Alves waiting to pat home.

The location broadside began to get connected apical and took a deserved 19th-minute lead erstwhile Kealan Dillon fizzed a free footwear crossed nan look of extremity and it eluded everyone successful nan punishment area and nested successful nan area of nan net.

Ballymena mightiness person levelled erstwhile Ben Kennedy and Danny Lafferty mixed connected nan near but nan latter’s transverse had conscionable excessively overmuch powerfulness for nan in-rushing Andy Scott to support his header connected target.

Dillon almost doubled his and Dungannon’s tally connected nan hr people erstwhile he played a neat one-two but his curling changeable was beaten distant by keeper Sam Johnston.

Ballymena believed they had equalised pinch 11 minutes near erstwhile Lafferty’s free footwear was headed down by Stephen O’Donnell.

Kennedy tucked distant nan loose shot but nan referee’s adjunct had his emblem raised for offside while Josh Carson had an injury-time effort pushed distant by Swifts keeper Patrick Solis Grogan.

It’s Dungannon’s first triumph of nan run but Ballymena stay rooted to nan ft of nan array aft a 4th consecutive defeat.