One game postponed in Danske Bank Premiership

Tonight's game at Portadown has been postponed with the games at Carrick Rangers and Dungannon Swifts passed to play after a pitch inspection.
By Steven Crawford
Published 23rd Feb 2021, 14:32 BST
Updated 23rd Feb 2021, 16:04 BST
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Five games were scheduled in the Danske Bank Premiership this evening, but the match between Portadown and Larne has fallen foul of the weather.

The matches between Dungannon Swifts and Glenavon and Carrick Rangers and Coleraine were also subject to a pitch inspection, but both pitches have been deemed playable.

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The remaining games - Cliftonville v Ballymena United and Linfield v Glentoran - are also scheduled to go ahead as planned.

There will pitch inspections at Stangmore Park and Shamrock Park. PICTURE: David CavanThere will pitch inspections at Stangmore Park and Shamrock Park. PICTURE: David Cavan
There will pitch inspections at Stangmore Park and Shamrock Park. PICTURE: David Cavan

Portadown's game against Dungannon Swifts was postponed last Saturday leaving boss Matthew Tipton fuming and air his concern about tonight's game.

"It's an absolute disgrace, I'm fuming," he told BBC Sport.

"They want us to play games of football, if that pitch is not playable I've never ever played football in the last 25 years.

"If we can't play today how are we going to play on Tuesday when there's a torrential weather forecast."

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