Both Friday's Premiership games postponed

Friday's Irish Premiership game between Cliftonville and leaders Glentoran at Solitude has been postponed whilst Derry City's League of Ireland game against Sligo Rovers is moved to Sunday.

Solitude stadium
Cliftonville were set to meet leaders Glentoran at Solitude on Friday evening [Getty Images]

Both of Friday's Irish Premiership games have now been postponed with confirmation the meeting of Linfield and Crusaders has fallen victim to Storm Amy.

The Windsor Park clash was initially given the all-clear but at 17:30 BST, the Northern Ireland Football League announced the game "has now been postponed following stadium safety concerns raised by the home club".

Linfield also confirmed their game is off "due to health and safety concerns at the stadium".

Earlier on Friday, the NIFL confirmed the fixture between Cliftonville and leaders Glentoran at Solitude - due to be shown live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website - was off off at Glentoran's request "due to several players and staff residing and travelling from an amber warning zone".

The revised plan to broadcast the Linfield v Crusaders game has now also fallen victim to the weather.

The Women's Premiership game between Lisburn Ladies and Crusaders has also been called off.

There is an amber warning for high winds in parts of Northern Ireland, issued due to the arrival of Storm Amy.

The remaining weekend fixtures will be assessed on Saturday.

Earlier on Friday, Derry City's League of Ireland Premier Division game against Sligo Rovers at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium was rescheduled for Sunday, 5 October at 16:00 BST.

The teams were due to meet on Friday evening, but a decision to reschedule due to the storm was taken in conjunction with the local council, police force and both clubs.

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