Summary

  • Ballymena United 3-0 Crusaders

  • Coleraine 1-5 Linfield

  • Cliftonville 1-3 Glenavon

  • Dungannon Swifts 4-0 Carrick Rangers

  • Glentoran 3-0 Portadown

Live Reporting

Matt Gault and Michael Morrow

  1. goal

    GOAL

    Coleraine 1-5 Linfield

    Waterworth makes it five to complete Coleraine's miserable afternoon! 

    Well, that was an interesting sequence. Linfield win a penalty after a handball. Smyth can't convert as Johns saves well. However, it comes back out to Linfield, who work it back in to Waterworth and you know the rest. 

    This has descended into a nightmare for Coleraine, who are usually so difficult to break down. They've been well and truly broken by Linfield's ruthless edge, though - this has been a thoroughly impressive display from the Blues!

  2. TENSE TIMES

    Coleraine 1-4 Linfield

    This game has ended as a contest, which means the Linfield fans are free to frantically refresh their phones waiting for updates from the Crusaders game. 

  3. Timely tackle

    Ballymena United 1-0 Crusaders

    Great challenge by Kyle Owens denies David Cushley who looked to be in with a chance of making it 1-1. The corner comes to nothing.

  4. 'We're gonna win the league'

    Coleraine 1-4 Linfield

    That's what the travelling band of Linfield supporters can be heard singing from the terraces. 

    They've seen four goals from their side but the biggest roar came when news of Ballymena's goal filtered through, which was met with thunderous approval!

    The last 20 minutes have been an absolute dream for the Blues, but there's still plenty of time for Crusaders to level it up. They are the comeback specialists, let's not forget. 

  5. goal

    GOAL

    Coleraine 1-4 Linfield

    Waterworth makes sure as he converts from close-range! Surely that's an unassailable lead for Linfield now. 

  6. goal

    GOAL

    Ballymena United 1-0 Cruaders

    Conor McCloskey blasts in for Ballymena and Crusaders are in big, big trouble with 19 minutes to go. As things stand, Linfield will be on top of the Premiership going into the final matches next Saturday. On 17 February champions Crusaders were nine points clear and on track for a third successive Gibson Cup triumph. But now it looks like the destiny of the title will be out of their hands.

  7. Bannsiders look down and out

    Coleraine 1-3 Linfield

    Somewhat understandably, Coleraine look like they've had the stuffing knocked out of them. Linfield, in stark contrast, are stroking the ball around with rhythm and confidence. 

  8. goal

    GOAL

    Cliftonville 1-2 Glenavon

    Martin Donnelly offers the Reds a glimmer of hope as he pulls one back!

  9. goal

    GOAL

    Coleraine 1-3 Linfield

    Aaron Burns makes no mistake and dispatches into the corner for 3-1! What a cool finish under the pressure from Burns, who may have just made sure of the three points for his side. 

    In the space of ten minutes, Linfield have completely turned this around and now enjoy a two-goal cushion. If it stays this way, Linfield will be top of the table with one game left!

  10. PENALTY

    Coleraine 1-2 Linfield

    Smyth is fouled and Linfield have a spot-kick!

  11. goal

    GOAL

    Coleraine 1-2 Linfield

    Paul Smyth gives Linfield the lead! David Healy's side have turned things around! Niall Quinn powers into the box and reaches the byline before firing it across for Smyth, who sticks a leg out and pokes the ball high into the net. 

    How exciting is this!?

  12. goal

    GOAL

    Cliftonville 0-2 Glenavon

    Andy Hall gets his second! Burke makes a catastrophic mistake leaving Hall to finish!

  13. HUGE PENALTY SHOUT!

    Coleraine 1-1 Linfield

    Linfield are furious. McConaghie hesitates on the ball, something you simply can't do with the razor-sharp Paul Smyth lurking. The Blues man steals possession and is then scythed down. It looks like a certain penalty but the referee waves play on. Not for the first time this afternoon, the Linfield coaching staff are beside themselves on the touchline. 

  14. CLOSE!

    Ballymena United 0-0 Cruaders

    Declan Caddell should have scored here for Crusaders but completely misses a great chance to head the opener fro a free-kick into the danger area. Caddell holds his hand up, acknowledging he should have made a telling contact from just a few yards out.

  15. goal

    GOAL

    Glentoran 3-0 Portadown

    Curtis Allen puts the game to bed, finishing calmly after Conal Delaney weaves his way between two Portadown defenders and tees up the Glens' top goalscorer.

  16. goal

    GOAL

    Coleraine 1-1 Linfield

    It's the equaliser from Aaron Burns! Coleraine asked the question and my word did they get an emphatic answer!

    Burns picks the ball up on the right flank, cuts inside and whips a devilish effort into the box, which beats everyone including Chris Johns and flies straight into the top-corner. 

    The Linfield midfielder will surely claim it was a shot a la Paul Konchesky but it looked like an over-hit cross. That's immaterial, though - all that matters is that Linfield are level. 

    Aaron Burns grabs Linfield's equaliser

  17. goal

    GOAL

    Coleraine 1-0 Linfield

    McLaughlin does it!

    McCafferty delivers a brilliant corner and McLaughlin meets it with a bullet-like header. Unbelievably, his run was not picked up by the Linfield defence. 

    What are Linfield made of? We're about to find out. 

    James McLaughlin heads the Bannsiders into the lead

  18. Not this time!

    Coleraine 0-0 Linfield

    You can't fault him for trying! To celebrate the sun making an appearance in the sky, McLaughlin tries his luck from all of 40 yards as he tries to replicate that stunning strike he scored at Seaview earlier this week. This time, unfortunately, the ball sails well wide. 

  19. CLOSE!

    Ballymena United 0-0 Cruaders

    A great chance for Crusaders at the start of the second half. Midfielder Gavin Whyte was in but keeper Ross Glendinning blocked the shot with his legs

  20. Back underway!

    Coleraine 0-0 Linfield

    We reconvene at the Coleraine Showgrounds. Even with Crusaders being held at Ballymena you get the feeling that Linfield will have to score at some point in the next 45 minutes to keep their title hopes alive.