Rediscover mean streak

and we won, he played down here last year at centre-half and we won, so people will look for excuses. He can play anywhere and James was our best player, along with the front two.”

Strikers Andrew Mitchell and Conor McCloskey, in for the injured Stephen Murray, scored Glenavon’s goals either side of half-time but Stephen Garrett, with his first goal of the season, headed in the equaliser on the hour and after an incredible four goal-line clearances by Brian Neeson and his Cliftonville defence, Rory Donnelly scored his second and Conor McDonald was rewarded for a superb second-half display with the fourth.

It promoted Cliftonville to fourth place, and although still 10 points behind leaders Ballymena, Garrett said: “The last couple of weeks have been positive but they mean nothing if we don’t put a run together. If we perform like the last couple of weeks we will put ourselves in the mix,” he said.

CLIFTONVILLE: Neeson, McGovern, Harney, A Donnelly, Ives; Garrett, McDonald, Catney, McConnell (R Curran 72; R Donnelly, Gormley.

GLENAVON: Tuffey, Marshall, Marron, Singleton, Doherty; Grace; Hall, Sykes, Daniels (Jenkins 87); McCloskey, Mitchell. Referee: Evan Boyce (Ballygowan)

Match rating: 7/10

Man of the Match: Conor McDonald