Philip Major
Sportsound summariser

I think Ridd will be slightly disappointed, today is a chance to put your hand up for selection for the Irish Cup final and there is not a lot between Ridd and Odumosu in recent weeks, they have both had chances. I think Ridd could have done slightly better, but it was a great finish from Fyfe.

Loughgall have the ball in the back of the net but the ball strikes referee Tim Marshall and the goal will not stand.

Darren Murphy is furious with the decision.

Andy Mitchell gets the action under way at Stangmore Park.

Can Glentoran move back up to second place or will the home side be the victors this afternoon?

Alex Parsons gets the action underway here at Shamrock Park as Cliftonville look to continue their impressive winning run.

The Bannsiders get us under way attacking the Railway End at Seaview.

Ballymena's Kian Corbally kicks off the action at Mourneview Park.

The last 13 league meetings between these sides have produced a remarkable 15 red cards – will today’s referee Ross Dunlop have any cause to add to that tally?

Referee Tim Marshall blows his whistle and we're underway at Lakeview Park.

Larne manager Gary Haveron said that Conor McKendry's match-winning goal against Linfield was "absolutely first-class".

Substitute McKendry rifled home a first-time finish from close-range two minutes from time to complete Larne's comeback after Andy Ryan had cancelled out Kalum Thompson's opener.

And Haveron was delighted with McKendry's impact after being introduced off the bench as Larne leapfrogged Glentoran into second place with the 2-1 win.

"Conor's finish was absolutely first-class, he has had to be patient and wait for opportunities, he is coming off the back of a dead leg so to come on and to score with that type of finish, he is so talented," Haveron told BBC Sport NI.

Read more of what the Larne manager had to say post-match here.

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Watch the best of the action from Friday's Irish Premiership game at Inver Park as Larne recover from a goal down to beat Linfield 2-1 and move into second position in the table.

Read the match report here.

Cliftonville manager Jim Magilton says that the club's board and members "all seem delighted" with the takeover proposals accepted by the club's membership at an extraordinary general meeting on Wednesday night.

The takeover by Canadian consortium, the Toronto Investment Group (TIG), could see the north Belfast club moving to a full-time model and making improvements to their Solitude home.

Following Wednesday's meeting, a Cliftonville statement said the next stage in the process would involve the club's legal representatives engaging with their counterparts at TIG.

Speaking on Thursday, Magilton said he hasn't "been involved in any of it".

"The club wants to redevelop and I think they're looking forward to that aspect of it," added the Cliftonville boss.

"The competition in the league is so fierce now. Obviously finances does and will help you try and bring maybe a different level of player.

"We'll still go about our business the way we do in terms of recruitment and try and look at the characteristics of the player and that won't change.

"I haven't spoken to anybody from the group, so I won't know that until I'm invited into that conversation."

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Just one point separates Coleraine in fourth from Crusaders in sixth as the two meet at Seaview this afternoon. Both are looking to bounce back from home defeats last week against Larne and Glentoran respectively.

The hosts make two changes with Josh Williamson and Jay Boyd in for Stewart Nixon and Robbie Weir while Dean Shiels makes three changes. That includes reinstating Rory Brown in goal while Rhyss Campbell and Paddy Burns replace Jack Scott and Kyle McClelland.

Crusaders: Tuffey, Callacher, Lowry (C), Forsythe, O'Rourke, Willliamson, Larmour, King, Boyd, Franklin, Barr

Subs: Brown, Weir, O'Connor, Clarke, McCart, Anderson, Downey

Coleraine: Brown, Kane (C), Jarvis, Boyle, Campbell, Shevlin, Burns, Glackin, Doherty, Dunne, McManus

Subs: Little, Stewart, Scott, Spence, McClelland, Devine, Smith

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Cliftonville club members have voted to accept a takeover proposal from the Toronto Investment Group at an extraordinary general meeting on Wednesday night.

A club statement said that the Irish Cup holders' "legal representatives will now engage with their counterparts at TIG on the next step of a continuing process".

Any takeover by the Canadian consortium could see the north Belfast club move to a full-time model and make improvements to their Solitude home.

The TIG have said their aim is to help the club realise its "full potential".

"Cliftonville Football Club is a very special club and by this vote, we recognise the significance of the trust the members have placed in our group," said a statement.

"We appreciate and embrace the historical and present value it represents to the members, the players, the community, Belfast, Ireland and beyond, as we work to further develop and realise the club's full potential."

The statement added that the group will look to conclude the deal "over the coming weeks".

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It's hard to escape the notion that this game has very much the feel of a 'dead rubber' fixture about it.

Glenavon are resigned to finshing in 10th posoiton but will want to halt a run of seven league games without a win, while they haven't scored a league goal at home since mid-February.

They make five changes from last week's defeat at Cliftonville with Tadhg Ryan replacing Mark Byrne in goal while Harry Lynch - who captains the side today - Matthew Snoddy, Peter Campbell and Michael O'Connor all start, with Jack Malone, Christopher Atherton, Barney McKeown and Sean Carlin missing out.

Ballymena, who can still finish in eighth position, make three changes from the side which drew with Carrick a week ago as Shane Flynn, James Hood and Calvin McCurry replace Stephen O'Donnell, Ben Kennedy and Patrick McEleney.

Glenavon: Ryan, Toure, Lynch, Murphy, O'Sullivan, Wilson, Snoddy, Campbell, McGovern, McDaid, O'Connor.

Subs: Byrne, Marshall, Atherton, McKeown, Carlin, Heaney, McGerrigan.

Ballymena United: O'Neill, Barr, McCallion, Loughran, Lafferty, Flynn, Jarvis, Hood, Corbally, McCurry, Edogun.

Subs: Johnston, Moore, Devine, Hawe, Idehen, Phinn, Munnis.

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Glentoran manager Declan Devine has rejected suggestions his team disrespected Linfield by not giving the new Irish Premiership champions a guard of honour prior to the Windsor Park contest on 5 April.

Both Dungannon Swifts and Crusaders had performed the gesture for the Blues in previous weekends following their runaway title success.

Speaking to the media on Thursday, Devine insisted that he congratulated Linfield boss David Healy and his backroom staff "on their amazing season and winning the league title" at the Harry Cavan Youth Cup Final in the week prior to the 5 April game.

"From my point of view, I'm not going to comment on guards of honour, I've more important things to concentrate on. I always give respect to anybody who achieves," said the Glentoran manager.

"I also texted David – people don't understand. I won't make any comment on a guard of honour, but Declan Devine as a human being is the first to congratulate any fellow manager because I know how difficult it is.

"That's my outlook. I congratulated David in front of his own staff and also did it privately. My sole focus going into football matches is to win."

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There are four changes to the Dungannon Swifts side who were defeated by Linfield with Gael Bigirimana, Steven Scott, Leo Alves and Andrew Mitchell replacing Brandon Bermingham, Caolan Marron, Tomas Galvin and Grant Hutchinson.

Declan Devine makes two changes to the starting XI who were the comfortable victors at Seaview last weekend.

Captain Marcus Kane returns to the side alongside Cammy Palmer with Frankie Hvid and James Douglas dropping to the bench.

Dungannon Swifts: Dunne, Glenny, Wallace, McGinty, Scott, Bigirimana, Dillon, Knowles, Alves, McGovern, Mitchell.

Subs: Henderson, King, Boyd, Galvin, Maguire, Hutchinson, Bermingham.

Glentoran: Gyollai, Russell, Lyons-Foster, Kane, Amos, Sule, Thomson, Palmer, Pattisson, Fisher, Jenkins.

Subs: Mills, Connolly, Hvid, Douglas, McClean, Thorndike, Lindsay.

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Dungannon Swifts striker John McGovern says he would "definitely" be interested in playing full-time football once he completes his education.

The former Newry City player, who also represented Down in inter-county Gaelic football, has scored 11 goals in the Irish Premiership this season for Rodney McAree's Irish Cup finalists.

The 23-year-old is due to complete a degree in Business and IT this month which would allow him to make the switch.

"If the opportunity comes, I would definitely go for it," he said.

"I've got my university degree hopefully in the bag now."

McGovern says he has "loved every minute" of his season at Stangmore Park but that he always planned to turn his attention to full-time football after completing his education.

"That was always the thing for me," he added. "I was always driven by my dad to get my education first and then give it a crack.

"I could give it a try and I might not like it. Then I could come back to part-time football while working. It's about having those options."

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Portadown boss Niall Currie keeps faith with the XI that dispatched relegated Loughgall 3-1, though the suspended Ben Wylie misses out after his eventful cameo saw him emerge from the bench to score before receiving his marching orders.

Jim Magilton rings the changes for the Reds with five alterations to the team that overcame Glenavon.

Lewis Ridd, Jonny Addis, Arran Pettifer, Eric McWoods and Ryan Corrigan all step in, while there's a welcome return to the bench for Rory Donnelly following his lengthy injury absence.

The Reds know a point today would guarantee seventh place and European play-off qualification should Dungannon Swifts triumph in the upcoming Irish Cup final.

Portadown: McCarey, Chapman, McElroy, McCullough, Fyfe, Ukek, Traynor, Teelan, Minzamba, McCartan, Isamala.

Subs: Williamson, Redman, Wilson, McCawl, Obhakhan, McKay, Monteiro.

Cliftonville: Ridd, Pepper, Stewart, Addis, Pettifer, Lowe, Casey, McGuinness, Parsons, McWoods, Corrigan.

Subs: Odumosu, Hale, Donnelly, Gormley, Glynn, Keaney, Madden.

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Cliftonville striker Joe Gormley says his form at Solitude this season has led him to rethink his retirement plans.

The club's record goalscorer had expected to hang up his boots at the end of this season.

However, after 18 league goals this campaign, as well as netting the winner in the BetMcLean Cup final against Glentoran in March, the 36-year-old feels he "might have guaranteed" another year in Jim Magilton's squad.

"This was going to be potentially my last year," he said.

"I didn't think I'd have played as much this year. I didn't think I would have scored as much.

"I think I might have guaranteed myself another year. Potentially next year could be my last year."

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