Summary

  • FT: Coleraine 2-2 Ballymena United

  • FT: Crusaders 2-0 Cliftonville

  • FT: Dungannon Swifts 2-1 Loughgall

  • FT: Glenavon 2-0 Portadown - Ports keeper Aaron McCarey sent off

  • FT: Glentoran 0-0 Linfield - Linfield's Sam Roscoe and Glentoran's Marcus Kane sent off

  • FT: Larne 0-0 Carrick Rangers - Larne have three goals disallowed

  1. Watch: Stewart header reduces Coleraine deficitpublished at 16:30 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December

    Coleraine 2-2 Ballymena United

    Watch defender Cameron Stewart head home to reduce Coleraine's arrears against Ballymena to 2-1 early in the second half.

    Media caption,

    Watch: Cameron Stewart scores for Coleraine to make it 2-1

  2. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 16:30 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December

    Dungannon Swifts 2-0 Loughgall

    And after scoring Dungannon’s second goal of the game, John McGovern is replaced by Kealan Dillon.

    Tomás Galvin also makes way for James Knowles.

  3. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 16:30 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December

    Larne 0-0 Carrick Rangers

    A double change for Larne as Mark Randall and Matty Lusty go off to be replaced by Jordan McEneff and Conor McKendry.

  4. Postpublished at 16:29 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December

    Larne 0-0 Carrick Rangers

    What a chance for Carrick as Seanan Clucas wins possession in midfield and drives into the Larne penalty area.

    Unselfishly - and perhaps wrongly - he opts to square to Danny Gibson rather than go for goal himself and Shaun Want is able to clear.

  5. 'Healy's furious'published at 16:28 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December

    Glentoran 0-0 Linfield

    That's been coming - when you are on a yellow then you're on extremely thin ice. I would have to say Shane Andrews has been extremely lenient today - Healy's furious.

  6. goal

    GOAL - Coleraine 2-2 Ballymena Unitedpublished at 16:28 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December

    Matthew Shevlin - 69 mins

    Matthew Shevlin scores from the spot to level this game after Ballymena United penalised for handball inside the penalty area.

    Matthew ShevlinImage source, Pacemaker
  7. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 16:27 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December

    Glentoran 0-0 Linfield

    Chris McKee is sacrificed for the Blues as David Healy brings Ethan McGee on in his place following Sam Roscoe's red card.

  8. PENALTYpublished at 16:26 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December

    Coleraine 1-2 Ballymena United

    Penalty to Coleraine.

  9. goal

    GOAL - Dungannon 2-0 Loughgallpublished at 16:26 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December

    John McGovern - 66mins

    And it’s a second of the game for Dungannon and that probably puts the game to bed.

    John McGovern latched onto a great ball and he took his time and cooly slotted the ball beyond Nathan Gartside and into the far bottom corner of the net.

  10. GREAT SAVE!published at 16:26 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December

    Crusaders 2-0 Cliftonville

    Cliftonville are pressuring the Crusaders goal and Jonny Tuffey tips Joe Gormley's effort over the crossbar.

    From the resulting corner, Ryan Corrigan somehow can't get it over the line from almost underneath the crossbar from Michael Newberry's nod across goal.

    The Reds need to get a goal back from this spell of pressure.

  11. DISALLOWED GOALpublished at 16:26 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December

    Glenavon 1-0 Portadown

    Michael O'Connor heads home Chris Atherton's delivery from the right wing and the main stand erupts, but O'Connor had strayed offside so the goal doesn't stand.

  12. Postpublished at 16:26 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December

    Coleraine 1-2 Ballymena United

    What a chance for Ballymena United to restore their two goal lead.

    Daniel Lafferty swings a left footed free-kick in from the wing where Aaron Jarvis is standing unmarked.

    Jarvis heads wide.

  13. RED CARDpublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December

    Glentoran 0-0 Linfield

    Linfield are reduced to 10 men as Sam Roscoe is shown a second yellow card!

    The Blues will have to play the remaining 20 minutes a man down as Roscoe is sent for an early shower for his challenge on David Fisher.

  14. YELLOW CARDpublished at 16:24 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December

    Dungannon Swifts 1-0 Loughgall

    Yellow card for Loughgall’s assistant manager Andrew Smith for remonstrating with the ref.

    He was arguing over the position of the free-kick, and from the free-kick the ball lands to Andrew Mitchell in the box. His shot flies just wide, but the assistant ref had already flagged for offside.

  15. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 16:24 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December

    Glenavon 1-0 Portadown

    Portadown bring on Paul McElroy for Ryan Mayse.

  16. YELLOW CARDpublished at 16:24 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December

    Glentoran 0-0 Linfield

    Matthew Orr is cautioned for a coming together with David Fisher as the Glentoran man looked to stride forward.

  17. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December

    Larne 0-0 Carrick Rangers

    Larne come close to breaking the deadlock on 67 minutes from an unlikely source.

    Defender Aaron Donnelly tries his luck from 25 yards and his strike cannons back off the crossbar with Andy Ryan firing the rebound wide.

  18. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 16:21 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December

    Coleraine 1-2 Ballymena United

    A first change of the afternoon as Kyle Spence replaces Corey Smith for the home side.

  19. CLOSE!published at 16:21 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December

    Dungannon Swifts 1-0 Loughgall

    Dungannon captain Dean Curry was way too casual on the ball close to his own six yard area and Adam Towe nipped in, but his shot was deflected wide with the goal at his mercy.

    From the resultant corner, Declan Dunne can’t claim the ball and it lands at the feet of Robbie Norton but his effort is then well saved by Dunne.

    Dungannon then break and John McGovern has a great chance close to goal which he skies over the crossbar.

  20. Postpublished at 16:20 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December

    Coleraine 1-2 Ballymena United

    A strong run down the wing from Corey Smith sees the winger cross low into the penalty area.

    Jamie Glackin unable to make a connection.