What is at stake for the four Irish Cup semi-finalists?

Upsets may be part and parcel of knockout competitions but this year's Irish Cup semi-finals line-up has gone very much with the formbook as Larne, Linfield, Cliftonville and Glentoran contest the last-four ties.

An Irish Cup success for Glentoran would ensure that the east Belfast side secure a spot in the Europa Conference League qualifiers without having to take part in the end-of-season Premiership play-offs. Collecting the silverware on 4 May would represent the first trophy success for the Oval side since that day, the substantial investment of club owner Ali Pour having so far failed to bear fruit in the form of a sustained league title challenge.

With the BetMcLean Cup already gracing the Windsor Park trophy cabinet courtesy of their win over Portadown, the Blues must bridge their two-point deficit to leaders Larne in the league and win two more matches to lift the Irish Cup in May to achieve that feat. The nearest the Reds have come to ending that 45-year wait was in 2018, when the north Belfast outfit lost 3-1 to Coleraine in the final.

Larne's Ro-Shaun Williams vies for possession with Stephen Teggart during his side's 5-0 sixth-round success over Glenavon

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