It's been all Glentoran in the early stages at the Oval with the home side forcing a succession of corners.

From the last of them, Paddy McClean meets Finley Thorndike's delivery with a powerful header but Rohan Ferguson is well positioned to beat the ball clear.

Rhyss Campbell forces the first corner of the game following a quick break down the right.

The visitors get us underway at Lakeview Park.

Paul Leeman
Former Glentoran captain on BBC iPlayer

I think it's a game today where both teams are evenly matched and they will both play similar systems. I think as the game progresses they both have good fire power in their teams.

O'Neill is in today for Larne alongside Ryan, who we know has that threat. Glentoran have Fisher, Donnelly and Connolly so a good attacking threat as well so I'm hoping for goals today.

Andrew Mitchell gets us underway at the Coleraine Showgrounds.

Referee Evan Boyce starts the action at a rather murky Oval.

Can Glentoran get back to winning ways or will Larne continue their pursuit of the clubs above them in the table?

Colin Coates
Ballymena United defender and former Crusaders captain

The nature of the league this year is very, very different.

I think as those full-time teams start to bed in there are still a lot of players in the league who won't or can't go full-time. Then those, as such, bottom six clubs pick up better quality players because they don't want to go full-time.

I think the quality is spread around the league more than it has been in previous seasons. There certainly isn't a stand-out team at this moment of time.

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Portadown midfielder Eamon Fyfe said that his side dominated the game after making the crucial breakthrough against Ballymena United on Friday night.

After squandering a number of opportunities in the first half, the Ports almost went behind when Josh Carson's free-kick struck the post.

But they broke after that set piece and Josh Ukek scored the opener before substitute Ryan Mayse and Fyfe added further late goals to seal the win.

"I thought we started the first half really well, created a lot of chances so we were disappointed to be going in at 0-0 at half-time," he told BBC Sport NI.

"Second half, we had the intention of pushing on, but I thought the first 20 minutes we were sloppy enough but once the first goal went in, we dominated.

"They pushed on trying to equalise and that is where we found pockets, the game felt more open, and we capitalised."

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Matthew Shevlin struck twice in the second half as Coleraine clinched a 2-1 comeback victory over Glentoran at the Showgrounds.

Bannsiders' boss Dean Shiels makes two changes to the side which started last weekend's 2-1 win over Glentoran as Corey Smith drops to the bench and Jack Scott misses out through injury.

In their place come club captain Lyndon Kane, back after a lengthy injury, and former Dungannon winger Rhyss Campbell.

Swifts manager Rodney McAree makes four changes to the team which went down to a surprising home defeat to Loughgall seven days ago.

Goalkeeper Patrick Grogan, Thomas Maguire, Bobby-Jack McAleese and Dylan King drop to the bench and are replaced by Declan Dunne, Leo Alves, skipper Cahal McGinty and James Knowles.

Coleraine: Little, Kane (c), Jarvis, Boyle, Campbell, Shevlin, Murray, McClelland, Glackin, McGonigle, Devine.

Subs: Brown, Stewart, Carse, Harkin, McLaughlin, Gaston, Smith.

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

Subs: Grogan, J. Scott, King, Boyd, Galvin, Maguire, McAleese.

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Paul Leeman
Former Glentoran captain on BBC iPlayer

From a Glentoran perspective, they'll be thinking it's a really good time to come against Larne with the run of form they are in and the fixture pile-up they have had with the Europa Conference League.

Shay McCartan scored from his own half late in the game to give Portadown a 2-1 comeback victory over champions Larne at Shamrock Park.

Glentoran make one change from last weekend's defeat at Coleraine, which ended a four-game unbeaten run in the league.

It comes in the backline as James Singleton replaces the injured Marcus Kane.

Larne boss Tiernan Lynch responds to last week's defeat at Portadown by making three changes.

They include a league debut for 18-year-old central defender Logan Wallace, whose previous senior appearances have come in cup competitions.

Sean Graham and Paul O'Neill also start, while Shaun Want, Conor McKendry and Benji Magee are the players to make way.

Glentoran: Gyollai, SIngleton, Hvid, McClean, Amos, Sule, Palmer, Thorndike, Connolly, Donnelly, Fisher.

Subs: Mills, Lyons-Foster, Wassim, Wightman, Lindsay, Douglas, Jenkins,

Larne: Ferguson, Seary, Wallace, Bolger, Ives, Graham, Gallagher, McEneff, Randall, O'Neill, Ryan.

Subs: Besant, Cowan, Thomson, Sloan, McKendry, Magee, Lusty.

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Ryan Waide hit a double as Loughgall fought back to beat Dungannon Swifts 3-1 and end an eight-match losing streak in the Premiership.

Loughgall name an unchanged team after a great 3-1 win over Dungannon Swifts in the league last week.

Meanwhile, visitors Glenavon make one change to the side that drew 1-1 with Carrick Rangers last weekend, with Rhys Marshall making his way back into the starting line-up at the expense of Michael O’Connor, who is named on the bench.

Loughgall: Gartside, McDermott, Rea, Kelly, Waide, Ferris, Norton, Gibson, Cartwright, Francis, McCloskey.

Subs: Turker, Murdock, McAleer, Balde Almanzar, Boyd, Harvey, Towe

Glenavon: Deane, Toure, O’Sullivan, Marshall, Snoddy, Malone, McDaid, Campbell, Quinn, McKeown, Carroll.

Subs: Byrne, Haughey, Doona, Lynch, O’Connor, Ward, Doran.

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Ballymena United manager Jim Ervin apologised to the club's fans after his side suffered a third straight Irish Premiership defeat in the 3-0 home humbling by Portadown.

After the eight-game winning run which shot them to the top of the table, the Braidmen have now suffered successive losses against Coleraine, Crusaders and the Ports.

Ervin described his side's evening as an "absolute disaster" as second-half goals from Josh Ukek, Ryan Mayse and Eamon Fyfe earned Portadown a victory that the Ballymena boss acknowledged was "thoroughly deserved".

"We were poor from start to finish. Extremely disappointed because we collapsed after the first goal. That’s probably the most disappointing thing," said Ervin.

"I’m absolutely gutted for the fans who’ve come out again tonight in numbers and we’ve let them down a bucket full."

Read more from Ervin here.

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Watch the best of the action as Portadown scored three second-half goals to beat Ballymena in the Irish Premiership.

Crusaders defender Jordan Forsythe lamented a "poor" first half display which he believes cost his side in their north Belfast derby defeat by Cliftonville.

Joe Gormley scored the only goal of the game in the first half, whilst the Reds also squandered a handful of chances to further extend their advantage.

Crusaders improved in the second half and had opportunities of their own to level, but Forsythe believes they left themselves with too much of a mountain to climb.

"I think the first half performance was poor from us, we gave Cliftonville far too much of the ball and they are good with it, they work a lot on their shape and they're good at pulling you out," he told BBC Sport NI.

Forsythe was disappointed with his own and his teammates' wastefulness in front of goal in the latter stages of the game when they carved out opportunities.

"We came out in the second half and give it a good push, but the wee bit of luck when you were waiting on one to fall for you just wasn't there tonight," he continued.

"I think with the number of chances we had in the second half; we are disappointed because we should take them."

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Watch the best of the action as Joe Gormley scored the only goal of the game as Cliftonville beat Crusaders 1-0 in the Irish Premiership.

Read the report here