UTV Irish Premiership

A Shayne Lavery hat-trick helped Linfield romp to a 7-0 thrashing of Glenavon, amid the latest Irish Premiership action.

There were just two Irish Premiership games on Saturday, but plenty of goals as Cliftonville and Crusaders took big wins.

Cliftonville have booked their place in next season's Europa League after two extra time goals gave them a win over Glentoran at Solitude.

Cliftonville and Glentoran will meet in a Europa League decider to determine who will join Ballymena United and Crusaders in the tournament.

Carrick Rangers have won promotion back to the Irish Premiership after a win over now relegation Ards in their play-off second leg.

Champions Linfield have lifted the Gibson Cup for the 53rd time in the team’s history, but they were beaten 4-0 on the day by Glenavon.

Linfield have one hand on the Irish Premiership trophy with four games left, sitting 12 points clear at the top after the weekend’s action.

Cliftonville may have left it late, but they sealed a 2-1 win over Glentoran with a 90th minute goal from Ryan Curran at Solitude.

Linfield have moved nine points clear at the top of the Irish Premiership after a win for them and a defeat for nearest rivals Ballymena.

Ballymena were among Saturday’s Premiership winners, taking a 4-0 victory over Coleraine, while Linfield were beaten by Glenavon on Friday.