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Cliftonville Ladies return to Avenir Sports All-Island Cup duty when they go head-to-head with Wexford on Saturday evening.

Ferrycarrig Park plays host to the Group B encounter, which the Reds approach having started their campaign with a 1-1 draw at home to Shelbourne last month.

Wexford likewise have a point to their name courtesy of a 2-2 draw with Cork City in their opener, meaning there’s still all to play for as a tight group enters its second and penultimate round of fixtures.

Since that stalemate with the Shels, Cliftonville have returned to domestic action with a 6-0 victory over Lisburn Ladies in last Friday’s League Cup quarter-final and, with just three weeks until their Sports Direct Women’s Premiership programme kicks off, John McGrady’s side will be bidding to take a big step towards reaching a second successive All-Island Cup decider when they journey south at the weekend.