Linfield produced an impressive display at the Oval to beat Glentoran 3-0 in a metting of the 'Big Two' in the semi-finals.

Sam Roscoe, Eetu Vertainen and Cammy Palmer were on target for David Healy's team.

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It was a repeat of last year's decider when Coleraine met Cliftonville in the semi-finals but this time the Bannsiders were celebrating at the end of another dramatic encounter.

The match ended 2-2 after extra-time at Solitude before Coleraine won the penalty shootout 5-4.

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Linfield have won this competition more times (10) and appeared in more finals (13) than any other team since the tournament’s inception in 1987.

Strangely, though, their recent record has been nothing to write home about, with only one League Cup triumph in the past 15 years – that coming in 2019 when they defeated Ballymena United in the final.

Windsor Park is a sea of blue and white as both team make their way onto the pitch, to a rapturous ovation.

There’s a fantastic atmosphere inside the stadium for this showpiece occasion.

It’s a dank, dreary afternoon in south Belfast, with a persistent drizzle adding an extra layer of zip to the playing surface.

Hopefully the fayre on the pitch will give everyone a bit of warmth.

Linfield make two changes from the side which drew 0-0 at Larne in midweek with Sam Roscoe and Chris McKee replacing Ben Hall and the ineligible Kyle Lafferty.

Coleraine name an unchanged team from the side which beat Ballymena United in midweek.

Linfield: Johns, Finlayson, Roscoe-Byrne, Callacher, M Clarke, Shields, Mulgrew, Millar, Cooper, McKee, Vertainen.

Subs: Walsh, McClean, Hall, Devine, Pepper, A Clarke, Palmer.

Coleraine: Deane, McDermott, Farren, O’Donnell, D Jarvis, Kane, Carson, Lynch, McKendry, Glackin, Shevlin.

Subs: Gallagher, Mullan, Brown, A Jarvis, Lowry, McCrudden, O’Mahony.

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It's BetMcLean Cup final day and it promises to be cracker with Linfield and Coleraine locking horns at Windsor Park.

The Blues last won the competition in 2019 while it's familiar territory for Oran Kearney and his team as they make a three straight appearance in the decider.

Success in 2021 was followed by heartbreak last year when they led 2-0 against Cliftonville with 15 minutes left, only for the Reds to storm back and win it in extra-time.

The Bannsiders will be determined to make amends for that agonising defeat while Linfield are out to add to their tally of 10 League Cup triumphs.

So who will come out on top? You can read a full preview of the matchhereand see what you think.

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