Overview
- The 0-0 result at Inver Park leaves Linfield in third place, seven points off top with a game in hand.
- Larne manager Gary Haveron highlighted strong defending but said his side needed to be better in possession.
- Linfield boss David Healy expressed frustration at failing to convert pressure yet felt the performance level was sound.
- Rohan Ferguson twice denied Linfield before the break, while Chris Johns stopped Matt Ridley’s late header for Larne.
- Kyle McClean steered a back-post header wide during Linfield’s best first-half opportunity in wet, windy conditions.