BLUES CLOSE IN LINFIELD are the big winners as they thump five past the Whites on a day they are the only side in the top six to pick up three points.

NEWRY CITY 1-1 CLIFTONVILLE CLIFTONVILLE'S title ambitions suffered a setback following this draw from their visit to Newry Showgrounds.   LISBURN DISTILLERY 0-5 LINFIELD LINFIELD thumped five goals without reply past bottom club Lisburn Distillery to return to second spot in the table.   GLENTORAN 0-0 CRUSADERS BOTH Glentoran and Crusaders lost a little ground in the title race following this scoreless draw at The Oval.   DUNGANNON SWIFTS 4-4 PORTADOWN DUNGANNON Swifts held the advantage three times but in the end had to scramble to secure a point from this high scoring encounter at Stangmore Park.   GLENAVON 2-1 COLERAINE GLENAVON gave their top six ambitions a huge boost with this victory over fellow hopefuls Coleraine at Mourneview Park.   INSTITUTE 2-2 BALLYMENA UNITED INSTITUTE failed to close the gap on Ballymena United in this important bottom of the table clash at the Riverside.   COLERAINE 2-0 DUNGANNON SWIFTS COLERAINE secured their place in the Co-operative Insurance Cup final in March with this defeat of Dungannon Swifts at The Oval.   GLENTORAN 1-0 PORTADOWN A SINGLE Andy Waterworth goal was enough to see Glentoran reach the Co-operative Insurance Cup final at the expense of holders Portadown.

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