Cliftonville move top and Carrick shock Coleraine

Joel Cooper scored a superb individual goal to help Linfield overcome Glenavon

Cliftonville moved top of the Irish Premiership table with a 3-0 victory against Newry at the Showgrounds.

Linfield defeated Glenavon 4-2, whilst Crusaders and Larne recorded back-to-back league wins with victories against Dungannon Swifts and Ballymena United.

A Daire O'Connor goal helped Glentoran edge out Loughgall at Lakeview Park.

Clinical Cliftonville

Jim Magilton's Cliftonville side maintained their winning start to the season with a comfortable away victory.

The Reds got off to a dream start when Luke Turner fired home a rebound from close range on seven minutes, after Joe Gomley's half volley was initially blocked into the defender's path.

Ben Wilson doubled Cliftonville's lead on the 28th minute against the run of play when the summer signing slotted home following a flowing Reds attack involving Ronan Doherty and Rory Hale.

Hale turned from provider to goalscorer five minutes later. Doherty ran onto Turner's pass before cutting the ball back for the late run of Hale, who fired home just inside the Newry penalty area.

The midfielder had a chance to add a fourth for the north Belfast side after being played through on goal by Chris Gallagher soon after the restart, but Steven Maguire stood strong to deny the former Crusaders man's near post effort.

The hosts had a chance to get on level terms in the first-half, but Adam Salley's effort was saved by Nathan Gartside in the 20th minute. The frontman skipped past Jonny Addis before being denied by the former Derry City stopper.