Sentence examples for premiership advantage from inspiring English sources

With second-placed Crusaders held to a 2-2 draw by Glenavon, Linfield's victory increases their Premiership advantage to six points.

The Saints forward Nigel Hasselbaink restored the Scottish Premiership side's advantage in the 49th minute with a prodded shot before the defender Steven Anderson made sure of their place in 's draw in the 78th minute with a third goal.

Personally I feel the right way forward may be an adaptation of the English model, where full Championship programs are scheduled on international weekends to take revenue advantage of no Premiership games taking place, but the few teams with more than two players called up for international duty are given the option of postponing their game.

Lee Smith's penalty gave the English Premiership club a four point advantage after 66 minutes.

Rangers earned a hard-fought victory to take a two-goal advantage into the Premiership play-off semi-final.

The predatory instincts of Dean Shiels were enough to provide Rangers with a slender advantage in the Premiership play-off quarter-final.

The result allowed Dundee United to assume top spot in the Premiership table with a one-point advantage, Hamilton dropping to second-place ahead of Celtic.

Mallinder said it was important his side gave themselves the best chance possible when it comes to this year's Premiership play-off by securing home advantage with a top-two finish.

It looked early-on as if they might run away with this one but teams on a bad run, as Saints are in the Premiership, often struggle to press home an advantage.

Premiership leaders Cliftonville have been handed home advantage over Ballinamallard United, while Portadown are at home to Dungannon Swifts.

For the visitors, a point would have gone a long way to helping secure their Scottish Premiership status, however they could not take advantage of their rivals slipping up.