FT: Portadown 2-0 Linfield (19:45 BST)
Altintop heads Ports ahead and Teelan adds second
Portadown's first home win over Linfield since 2016
FT: Portadown 2-0 Linfield
That is all from us as Portadown pick up their first win over Linfield at home since February 2016, and a deserved victory it was.
You can read the report from tonight's game at Shamrock Park here.
We will be back tomorrow with five more Irish Premiership fixtures.
See you then.
FT: Portadown 2-0 Linfield
Philip Lowry
Former Crusaders midfielder on BBC iPlayer
Massive result, Portadown were fully deserving of their victory. Portadown will never have played a game against Linfield where they have had so many chances. They scored two and may have scored more. I thought they were brilliant.
Portadown 2-0 Linfield
An impressive second half showing helps Portadown claim three vital points thanks to goals from Baris Altintop and James Teelan.
Certainly not the way that David Healy would have wanted to mark the 10th anniversary of his first game in charge of Linfield as the champions miss the chance to close the gap on the sides above them.
Portadown 2-0 Linfield
Portadown's Steven McCullough tugs back Kieran Offord and is cautioned.
Portadown 2-0 Linfield
We're into five minutes of stoppage time at Shamrock Park.
Portadown 2-0 Linfield
A Linfield corner is half-cleared as far as Callum Morrison, but his shot is charged down by Aaron McCarey, who hurtles off his goal-line to make the block.
Portadown 2-0 Linfield
Kieran Offord runs onto a through ball but Aaron McCarey is quickly off his line to block the effort.
Portadown 2-0 Linfield
Portadown kill a few more seconds with another change as Ben Quinn replaces Rayhaan Tulloch.
Portadown 2-0 Linfield
Portadown make their first change of the evening as Rabby Minzamba replaces replaces Luke Wilson.
Portadown 2-0 Linfield
James Teelan nips in to poke home Portadown's second.
Not a bad birthday present for the winger, who turned 23 today!
Watch: James Teelan doubles Portadown's advantage
Portadown 2-0 Linfield
Matt Yates fires in a shot from distance but, like much of Linfield's play in this second period, it's not quite up to the required standard as it flies over.
Portadown 2-0 Linfield
Linfield break quickly and referee Tony Clarke allows a good advantage leading to Kieran Offord playing in Sam Taylor, but the Tranmere Rovers loanee drags his effort wide of the near post.
Portadown 2-0 Linfield
Philip Lowry
Former Crusaders midfielder on BBC iPlayer
It's not the greatest pass but it finds the way to Teelan. He has been a bright spark and with his performance, he deserves it.
James Teelan (72 mins)
The home side double their lead as they break quickly with a lovely touch from Rayhaan Tulloch taking him clear.
His initial ball to James Teelan doesn't look the best but it ricochets kindly for Teelan to blast the ball into the net.
Portadown 1-0 Linfield
A chance for Linfield as Callum Morrison's shot is beaten out by Aaron McCarey.
Sam Taylor fires the rebound goalwards but his effort cannons off the foot of team-mate Kieran Offord.
Portadown 1-0 Linfield
David Healy uses the last two of his allotted changes as Sam Taylor and Matt Yates replace Sean Brown and Kirk Millar.
Portadown 1-0 Linfield
Here is how Baris Altintop headed Portadown ahead against Linfield.
Watch: Baris Altintop scores for Portadown
Portadown 1-0 Linfield
Philip Lowry
Former Crusaders midfielder on BBC iPlayer
Linfield are all over the place at the minute.
Portadown 1-0 Linfield
Rayhann Tulloch dances through the Linfield defence.
He eventually takes one step too many but still forces another corner with Portadown very much in the ascendancy at present.
Portadown 1-0 Linfield
An absolutely wicked delivery from a corner by Steven McCullough forces Chris Johns to punch the ball clear from virtually under the crossbar.
Highlights: Portadown v Linfield
Portadown produced a strong second half showing to record an impressive 2-0 win over Irish Premiership champions Linfield at Shamrock Park.
Defender Baris Altintop headed home from a Steven McCullough corner 10 minutes after the interval.
The impressive James Teelan doubled the home side's advantage with 18 minutes left when he finished off a swift counter-attack.
The defeat means Linfield, who were playing their first league game for three weeks due to weather-affected postponements and international call-ups, miss the chance to close the gap on the sides above them in the table.
It also represents Portadown's first home win over Linfield since February 2016.
Altintop headed Portadown in front from a corner
Linfield made a blistering start, forcing a corner inside the opening 30 seconds. Kirk Millar's short corner was played to Ethan McGee, who took a touch before his shot was blocked by Aaron McCarey.
The experienced keeper made a similar stop from Kieran Offord before, at the other end, Ben Wylie set up Rayhaan Tulloch, who took a touch before shooting which allowed Chris Johns to block with his legs.
Linfield lost skipper Jamie Mulgrew to an early injury while Portadown missed another glorious chance when Tulloch and Eamon Fyfe combined to set up Teelan, whose shot beat Johns but was cleared off the line by Mulgrew's replacement Josh Archer.
Offord was proving a livewire in the Linfield attack and he collected Millar's clever through ball on the right side of the penalty area but while his shot beat McCarey, it fizzed wide of the far post as well.
Portadown had another opening just before the interval when Altintop's header from Fyfe's corner flew over the crossbar.
The clear-cut chances continued to come after the break as Lewis MacKinnon arrived unmarked to meet McCullough's free-kick, but he could only volley wide of the mark.
But it was another defender who broke the deadlock on 55 minutes as McCullough's in-swinging delivery from a corner was powerfully headed home at the back post by Altintop.
The home side delivered another devastating blow on the counter-attack with on 72 minutes when Tulloch broke quickly and his through ball deflected kindly into the path of the in-rushing Teelan to poke home.
The win takes Portadown to 15 points with only goal difference keeping them in the bottom half of the table.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Coleraine | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 22 |
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2 Glentoran | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
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3 Larne | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 19 |
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4 Linfield | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
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5 Ballymena United | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 16 |
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6 Bangor | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 15 |
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7 Dungannon Swifts | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 15 |
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8 Portadown | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 15 |
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9 Carrick Rangers | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 13 |
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10 Cliftonville | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 11 |
|
11 Crusaders | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 10 |
|
12 Glenavon | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 23 | -20 | 0 |
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Manager: Niall Currie
Manager: David Healy
Manager: Niall Currie
Manager: David Healy
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