KICK-OFFpublished at 16:02 British Summer Time 12 October 2024
Carrick Rangers 2-0 Coleraine
Ciaran Harkin gets the ball rolling for the second half.
FT: Carrick Rangers 2-1 Coleraine (15:00 BST)
FT: Crusaders 2-3 Linfield (15:00 BST)
FT: Glenavon 0-1 Ballymena Utd (15:00 BST)
FT: Glentoran 2-0 Dungannon Swifts (15:00 BST)
FT: Portadown 1-0 Loughgall (17:30 BST)
Carrick Rangers 2-0 Coleraine
Ciaran Harkin gets the ball rolling for the second half.
Glentoran 0-0 Dungannon Swifts
No changes at the break as the action gets back underway at the Oval.
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HT: Glentoran 0-0 Dungannon Swifts
Darren Murphy
Sportsound summariser
It's been a poor enough first half and I think both Rodney McAree and Declan Devine will be disappointed with their players' efforts. The conditions aren't good but the ball has spent far too much time in the air and the players haven't helped themselves.
Here are the half-time scores in the four games that kicked off at 15:00.
Irish Premiership HT Scores
HT: Crusaders 0-1 Linfield
Paddy McLaughlin
Sportsound summariser
Linfield slightly shaded it with the threat they carried, they got a goal out of nothing. I'm expecting a lot more from Crusaders in the second half, they have to create more, and they will have the wind.
Glenavon 0-0 Ballymena United
Referee Jamie Robinson's whistle ends a tedious opening 45 minutes at Mourneview Park.
Glenavon will feel they perhaps didn't take full advantage of the wind that is howling down the pitch.
It will be interesting to see Ballymena's approach to the elements in the second period.
Glenavon's James Carroll challenges Ballymena's Calvin McCurry at Mourneview Park
Crusaders 0-1 Linfield
The teams head into the sheds with Linfield ahead thanks to Kyle McClean's goal five minutes before the break.
The Blues have edged proceedings and Crusaders will need to test Chris Johns more in the second half.
Glentoran 0-0 Dungannon Swifts
We still await the first goal of the game after 45 minutes at the Oval.
It was a first half of few chances with the best opportunity coming on the 31st minute when Patrick Solis Grogan denied David Fisher's penalty.
Hopefully there will be more chances to keep you informed about after the restart!
Glentoran's Fuad Sule challenges Dungannon's Thomas Maguire at the Oval
Crusaders 0-1 Linfield
Kyle McClean races in before finishing past Jonny Tuffey to give Linfield the lead at Seaview.
Watch: Kyle McClean scores for Linfield to make it 1-0
Glenavon 0-0 Ballymena United
Glenavon go close in first half injury time as Niall Quinn tries his luck from distance with a wind-assisted shot which Ballymena keeper Sean O'Neill dives full length to his left to push away.
Carrick Rangers 2-0 Coleraine
It's advantage Carrick at the interval in a contest where Ross Glendinning has yet to be really tested by the Bannsiders.
Glenavon 0-0 Ballymena United
Ballymena should be in front as Andy Scott breaks through the Glenavon rearguard and lays the ball off for Aaron Jarvis.
The midfielder takes his shot early and beats Gareth Deane but defender Barney McKeown is alert to the danger to clear of the line.
Carrick Rangers 2-0 Coleraine
It should be three goals to the good for the Gers as Paul Heatley picks out Kyle Cherry unmarked in the penalty area.
The midfielder throws himself at the ball, connecting with a diving header that has Max Little beaten but the ball falls the wrong side of the far post.
Glentoran 0-0 Dungannon Swifts
James Knowles picks up the first yellow card of the game.
However Glentoran can't take advantage of the resulting free-kick.
Crusaders 0-1 Linfield
Joel Cooper almost plays in Matt Fitzpatrick one-on-one but the ball is ever so slightly out of reach.
In the build-up to that, Euan East collided with an advertising hoarding and was slow to get up. He is still limping slightly so David Healy will be hoping there is not more bad injury luck.
We have five added minutes here as a result of the earlier clash between Fitzpatrick and Robbie Weir.
Carrick Rangers 2-0 Coleraine
Danny Gibson doubles Carrick's advantage with a close-range finish.
Watch: Danny Gibson scores for Carrick Rangers to make it 2-0
Glentoran 0-0 Dungannon Swifts
Watch: Patrick Solis Grogan saves David Fisher's penalty
Glentoran 0-0 Dungannon Swifts
There will be two minutes of additional time at the end of the first half.
Glentoran 0-0 Dungannon Swifts
Patrick Solis Grogan is the hero for Dungannon Swifts as he thwarts David Fisher from the spot at the Oval.