Good afternoon and welcome to our coverage of another crucial day of action at both ends of the Irish Premiership table.

The race for the league championship reaches its penultimate hurdle with Crusaders and Coleraine starting the afternoon deadlocked on points.

Crusaders host north Belfast rivals Cliftonville while, across the city, Coleraine travel to outgoing champions LInfield.

In the other game in the top half of the table, Glenavon will hope to boost their chances of finishing third when they entertain Ballymena United.

At the bottom end of the table, Ballinamallard - who moved off bottom spot with their midweek win over Carrick - will hope to continue their recent revival when they travel to Ards.

Carrick now occupy the dreaded 12th position and they travel to Glentoran, while Dungannon Swifts host Warrenpoint in the day's other game.

Stay with us for the build-up, action and reaction on what could be a decisive day in the 2017/18 season.