Cliftonville three clear at top as Linfield score nine

Cliftonville are three points clear at the top of the Women's Premiership table after a 3-0 win over Larne. Fi Morgan opened the scoring at Solitude after 17 minutes before Teegan Lynch and Vicky Carleton netted in the second half. Linfield move into second place as Megan Bell scored a hat-trick in a 9-1 hammering of Crusaders Strikers at Seaview. Cora Chambers and Keri Loughrey put the Blues two up inside 20 minutes before former Linfield striker Rebecca Bassett pulled one back for the Crues. Bell and and Zoe McGlynn extended Linfield's lead, and the Northern Ireland midfielder grabbed her second of the evening with 16 minutes left. Sophie McKnight got in on the goalscoring action before Bell completed her hat-trick with 10 minutes remaining, and Stacey Murdough and Eva Myles completed the win late on. Ryan McConville's free-scoring side have now netted 33 times in just five league matches. Holders Glentoran, who were level on points with the Reds heading into the fifth game week, face Derry City on Sunday. In a Friday night derby, Lisburn Rangers ran out 3-0 at Lisburn at the Bluebell Stadium. Abbie Smyth netted in the 28th minute to give Rangers the lead before Zoe Rodgers' own goal and Caoimhe Gelston Mulholland's effort secured the three points.