That's better from Rodney McAree's men.

A neat passage of play sees Gael Bigirimana find Sean McAlister, who's given far too much time and space from 25 yards to turn and fire off a low shot. It's on target, but a routine save for Aaron McCarey.

Jordan Jenkins cuts inside but his left-footed strike is well off target.

Glentoran have been asking most of the questions in the early minutes but there have been no anxious moments thus far for the visitors.

First real chance of the game as we approach 10 minutes.

Lewis McGregor does well on the right wing, beating his man, before laying the ball into the path of the supporting Levi Ives.

The former Cliftonville man guides the ball towards goal but Peter Morrison gets down well to his right to smother the ball.

Aidan Steele's free-kick into the box is headed wide by Joe Crowe, who had found space.

That was a good chance for the home side.

Glentoran have a free kick in a promising position but Joe Thomson's initial effort is blocked by the Bangor defensive wall.

The ball rebounds to the Scottish midfielder but his follow-up shot is again blocked by the same wall.

Lee Feeney will be pleased with his side's early defensive steel.

A proper chance for the Ports at the opposite end!

A whipped delivery from James Teelan on the right finds Ahu Obhakhan, and his header flashes narrowly wide of the far post.

A defensive mistake by Carrick gifts Davy McDaid an opportunity, but he can't get a strike away before Luke McCullough can hoof the ball to safety.

Kealan Dillon steps up to deliver, and it's not one of the midfielder's better ones.

The less said about that the better really as the ball sails closer to the corner flag than any of his teammates.

Despite neither side creating any goalscoring chances during the opening encounters, it has been a fast start to this game with both teams eager to get an early goal.

Lewis MacKinnon has his work cut out for him early on. A beautiful turn from Tomas Galvin on the flank sees him skip past the Ports' defender, who has no choice but to haul him down.

A dangerous free-kick for the Swifts beside the corner flag.

Rory Hale flashes a right foot shot narrowly past the post as Cliftonville make a first foray into Coleraine territory.

Frustration for the visitors as Will Patching's free-kick goes straight through to Cliftonville goalkeeper PJ Morrison for a first touch for the debutant.

We are under way at Stangmore Park, Dungannon Swifts get us started in this mid-Ulster encounter with Portadown.

A decent crowd in, plenty of noise, and we’ll see who settles first.

Early possession for Coleraine earns them a free-kick in a dangerous position on the edge of the Cliftonville penalty area.

Referee Louise Thompson blows her whistle and Bangor kick off the action at a sunny Oval.

Aidan Steele gets the ball rolling at Taylors Avenue.

Stephen Baxter hasn't registered back-to-back league victories as Carrick boss so far- can he change that today?

Coleraine's Matthew Shevlin gets us under way on a sunny afternoon at Solitude.

A reminder of today's four Irish Premiership fixtures.

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Gary Haveron
Radio Ulster summariser

Both sides will want to kick on and reach top six. Both teams are evenly matched, they're physical and big with lots of experience. This game will be won and lost in midfield.