Larne had to come from behind to claim all three points against Glenavon with a 2-1 victory at Inver Park.

Luke Cartwright's first-half goal gave the Lurgan Blues the lead as the visitors chased their first points on the road this season.

But Second-half goals from Paul O'Neill and Conor McKendry completed the turnaround for the hosts before Mark Randall was dismissed late on.

The win leaves Larne one point behind league leaders Coleraine with a game in hand.

Dungannon Swifts manager Rodney McAree said his side had to "grind out a result" in their 1-0 win over Glentoran.

In the pouring rain at The Oval, a second-half own goal from James Singleton helped the Swifts to a first win at the east Belfast venue over the Glens since 2019.

And McAree was delighted they dug in and got all three points, a result that takes them up to fourth in the table.

"We knew it wasn't going to be pretty; we probably didn't play as well as we'd like to," he told BBC Sport NI.

"We had to grind out a result, restrict Glentoran to as few chances as possible and give ourselves an opportunity to nick something and that's what we did.

"We hadn't scored a second half goal away from home all season and that was the challenge, and we managed to get that. To get three points is hugely rewarding for the efforts we put in."

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Glentoran suffered their first home league defeat of the season as Dungannon Swifts claimed a 1-0 win at The Oval.

James Singleton's own goal settled a dour game as Glentoran missed the opportunity to close the gap on leaders Coleraine.

The home side also finished with 10 men as second half substitute Jonny Russell was shown a straight red card just six minutes after coming on.

The win sees Dungannon leapfrog Linfield and into fourth place in the league table.

After Glentoran's defeat to Dungannon Swifts and Larne's comeback win over Glenavon, we've got four more Irish Premiership matches for you on Saturday.

Victory for Gary Haveron's side saw them close the gap on league leaders Coleraine to just a point while the Swifts climbed up to fourth in the table after their win at the Oval.

The Bannsiders head to Solitude today to take on Cliftonville while fifth and sixth placed sides Linfield and Bangor face off at Clandeboye Park.

Carrick Rangers, fresh from their Co Antrim Shield semi-final win over Larne, welcome Portadown with Crusaders travel to Ballymena, looking for a third straight league win.

You can listen to all the build-up on Radio Ulster's Sportsound (14:00 GMT) with Derry City manager Tiernan Lynch joining Joel Taggart in the studio.

Just click the play button above.

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