Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)

Glens out to end the Mourning

- BY DARREN FULLERTON

will bid to end a six year wait when then they tackle Stephen

Baxter’s

Mourneview Park.

Gary Hamilton’s men, who lie second in the table, have gone 11 home league games without a win over the champions dating back to September 2012.

Since beating the Crues 1-0 in Lurgan 2,206 days ago, Glenavon have taken just three points from a possible 33 at home to the Seaview men.

Boss Baxter, who won 6-1 and 4-3 at Mourneview Park last season, said: “We have probably come out the right side of them the last while, but Glenavon are a super team.

“They have quality players, have started the season well and it promises to be a difficult game against one of the league’s top teams.”

The Crues, who have struggled for consistenc­y so far, lie sixth, seven points off leaders Linfield with a game in hand. at

will look to bounce back from last Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Warrenpoin­t Town when they host

at Solitude.

The Reds, who hammered Distillery 5-0 in the County Antrim Shield midweek, have won just one of their last six league outings.

who are unbeaten in their last seven games since losing to Cliftonvil­le on the opening day of the season, host

at The Oval. Ronnie Mcfall’s men, who lie fourth, have taken 11 points from their last five league outings.

who slipped to the bottom with a 3-0 defeat at Linfield last Saturday, face who have kept three league clean sheets in a row.

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