Cliftonville 1-2 Crusaders (R)
Linfield 1-0 Ballymena United (R)
Cliftonville 0-2 Crusaders
Paul Heatley squanders a good chance just before the interval but Crusaders lead 2-0 thanks to those two early strikes from Jordan Owens and Colin Coates, both players' second goals of the season.
Image source, Press EyeCrusaders Declan Caddell with goalscorer Colin Coates
Linfield 0-0 Ballymena United
No goals in the first half at Windsor Park. Ballymena looking a bit tighter defensively and all to play for after the break.
Linfield 0-0 Ballymena United
Conor Brennan gathers a low effort from Aaron Burns.
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Linfield 0-0 Ballymena United
Aaron Burns fires a shot into the arms of Brennan. Not much in this game so far and little by way of goalmouth incidents. Pretty cagey stuff.
Cliftonville 0-2 Crusaders
Cliftonville goalkeeper Brett Long makes a fine double save to deny Paul Heatley. Crusaders go close to a third.
Linfield 0-0 Ballymena United
Robert Garrett fires a right-foot 20-yard shot just off-target for Linfield. No breakthrough yet!
Cliftonville 0-2 Crusaders (Owens 3', Coates 9')
Linfield 0-0 Ballymena Utd
Image source, Press EyeJordan Owens hooks the ball into the Cliftonville net
Linfield 0-0 Ballymena Utd
Jordan Stewart comes off injured for Linfield, Aaron Burns coming on in his place.
Aaron's brother Andrew is in the Ballymena team and both players are wearing the number 14 shirt.
Linfield 0-0 Ballymena United
Linfield goalkeeper Roy Carroll is called upon to make a smart save from Joe McKinney, Ballymena's best chance of the game so far.
Carroll dived low to his right to push McKinney's effort round the post for a corner.
Still score-less approaching the 20th-minute mark at Windsor Park.
Linfield 0-0 Ballymena Utd
If this is to be Paul Smyth's last game for Linfield before moving to QPR, the forward seems determined to make his mark.
Smyth fired a low cross across the face of goal which none of his team-mates was able to meet, and then drilled a shot straight at debutant goalkeeper Conor Brennan from 20 yards.
Cliftonville 0-2 Crusaders
More poor defending from Cliftonville proves costly as Colin Coates makes it two in the ninth minute.
Coates got on the end of a corner to fire home a volley from inside the six-yard area.
Further set-piece woe for Barry Gray's men, who must tighten up at the back if they are not to ship further goals.
Colin Coates doubles Crusaders lead against Cliftonville
Jeffrey snaps up midfield duo
Ballymena United manager David Jeffrey moved to strengthen his options midweek by signing midfielders Jake McNeill and Daniel McIlhatton, the latter from Moyola Park.
Neither player features today as Ballymena hope to improve on a record of 11 goals conceded in their first three games.
Cliftonville 0-1 Crusaders
Cliftonville's central defenders fail to defend a long throw-in from Sean Ward and Jordan Owens volleys home the opener from inside the six-yard area in the third minute. First blood to the Crues!
Jordan Owens gives Crusaders an early lead at Solitude
We are underway at Solitude and Windsor Park!
Can Linfield knock Coleraine off the summit today?
Image source, BBC SportIrish Premiership table
Cliftonville v Crusaders
Crusaders came out on top in all four league encounters against north Belfast derby rivals Cliftonville during the 2016-17 season.
The Crues came from 3-0 down to win 4-3 at Seaview in October 2016 and then hammered the Reds 4-0 at Solitude on Boxing Day.
Stephen Baxter's men triumphed 1-0 on their home ground in January and two second-half Jordan Owens goals helped them come from behind to win 3-2 in the sides' most recent meeting in mid-April.
Linfield v Ballymena Utd
Linfield manager David Healy says his side will give Ballymena United "every respect they deserve" in today's Premiership game at Windsor Park.
Linfield manager David Healy
Cliftonville v Crusaders
Cliftonville manager Barry Gray says his players should be able to motivate themselves for today's north Belfast derby against Crusaders.
Cliftonville manager Barry Gray
Linfield v Ballymena Utd
Ballymena boss David Jeffrey responds to last week's 6-1 home drubbing by Glenavon by making four changes.
Into the starting line-up come goalkeeper Conor Brennan, Andrew Burns, Fra McCaffrey and Gary Thompson.
Out go Ross Glendinning, Michael Gault and Matthew Shevlin, who drop to the bench, and Kevin Braniff.
Not surprisingly, Linfield manager David Healy names an unchanged team.
No place yet for striker Louis Rooney, the Northern Ireland Under-21 player signed on Friday from Plymouth Argyle.
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