Newry City vs Linfield

League Cup - Quarter-finals 2 Dec 2025, 19:45
Newry City
Newry City
2–3
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Linfield
Linfield
🏟 The Showgrounds Round Quarter-finals

Match report

Linfield edged past Newry City 3-2 in the League Cup - Quarter-finals on 2 December 2025. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

The match was played at The Showgrounds.

Half-time 0-1 On target 4 - 4 Corners 3 - 5
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Ball Possession 0–0 —
Corners 1–2 2–3
Attacks 48–46 37–63
Match statistics
3 Corners 5
4 Substitution 4
85 Attacks 109
57 Dangerous Attacks 81
4 On Target 4
2 Off Target 5
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Newry City · 4-4-2
1 J. Craughwell
3 J. King 4 M. Rendina 7 J. Chambers 8 D. Carville
11 S. Forbes 12 E. McEnteggart 17 C. McNally 19 K. Dalton
20 S. McCullough 26 G. Poynton
Linfield · 4-4-2
51 D. Walsh
27 E. McGee 4 S. Whiteside 15 B. Hall 24 S. Brown
32 S. Taylor 8 K. McClean 7 K. Millar 10 C. Allen
20 M. Yates 38 C. Morrison
Newry City
Coach
D. Mullen
Substitutes
  • 0 R. McKeown
  • 0 K. Rossiter
  • 0 C. McGrath
  • 0 J. Heaney
  • 27 J. Kelly
  • 0 C. Lynch
  • 0 R. O'Connor
Linfield
Coach
David Jonathan Healy
Substitutes
  • 1 C. Johns
  • 2 S. Roscoe
  • 26 I. Baird
  • 29 M. Fitzpatrick
  • 77 J. Graham
  • 0 O. Wade
  • 74 J. Farr
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ I. Baird ↓ C. Allen Linfield
  • 59' ↑ M. Fitzpatrick ↓ M. Yates Linfield
  • 75' ↑ K. Rossiter ↓ C. McNally Newry City
  • 81' ↑ J. Graham ↓ K. Millar Linfield
  • 90' ↑ S. Roscoe ↓ E. McGee Linfield
Head-to-head
Newry City 0 0 draws 5 Linfield
2025-12-02 Newry City vs Linfield 2 - 3
2024-03-16 Linfield vs Newry City 6 - 0
2023-11-04 Newry City vs Linfield 0 - 3
2023-09-30 Linfield vs Newry City 6 - 1
2022-08-21 Newry City vs Linfield 1 - 3
Recent form
Newry City D D D D D
Linfield D W D L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Newry City vs Linfield?
Newry City lost 2-3 against Linfield on 2 December 2025.
Who won Newry City vs Linfield?
Linfield won the match 3-2.
Where was Newry City vs Linfield played?
The match was played at The Showgrounds.