Cliftonville come close to levelling as Rory Hale's free kick is parried by Rohan Ferguson.

The ball is eventually recycled but Paddy Burns' header lacks the pace or direction to beat Larne's Scottish keeper.

Larne are knocking the ball around confidently and with purpose in this opening quarter of an hour.

Ronan Hale, leading the attack on his own for Cliftonville, has looked an isolated figure thus far.

The first yellow card comes after seven minutes as Cliftonville keeper David Odumosu's long clearance sails through to his opposite number Rohan Ferguson but as he collects the ball, he is clattered by Cliftonville striker Ronan Hale.

First chance falls to Larne as Aaron Donnelly swings in a cross from the left and Andy Ryan makes a clever run to the near post but his diving header is off target.

There's a sightly unfamiliar look to Larne's defensive line-up.

Tomas Cosgrove drops into a back three with Sean Graham filling Cosgrove's usual role at right wing-back.

Meanwhile, Leroy Millar fills in at left wing-back.

Referee Ian McNabb blows his whistle and we're underway in bright sunshine at Inver Park.

Larne start the day two points behind Linfield - will the league champions be back at the top of the tree in a couple of hours' time?

Larne manager Tiernan Lynch believes there will still be "a lot of twists and turns before all is said and done" in the Irish Premiership title race.

Champions Larne go into this evening's game two points behind leaders Linfield.

"We can't control what Linfield do, we only control what we do," said Lynch.

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It's just 11 days since these teams last met with Larne coming out 2-0 winners in north Belfast.

Luke Kenny's own goal and Andy Ryan strike earns Premiership leaders Larne a 2-0 victory over Cliftonville at Solitude.

Could there be revenge for the Reds this evening?

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It's a third meeting between these sides in the space of 14 days as the finish line in a fascinating Premiership title race begins to come into view.

How will Larne respond to that surprise home defeat by Crusaders last weekend as they chase down Linfield above them?

Manager Tiernan Lynch largely keeps faith with the team that started that game - Mark Randall replaces Dylan Sloan in the only change for the hosts.

Cliftonville's title chase is all but mathematically over but the Reds still have the Irish Cup final to come manager Jim Magilton shuffles his pack from the side which threw away a two-goal lead at Coleraine last week.

He makes four changes with Shea Gordon, Ronan Doherty, Ronan Hale and Stephen McGuinness all starting, in place of Conor Pepper, Sean Stewart, Joe Gormley and Ben Wilson.

Larne: Ferguson, Cosgrove, Williams, Graham, Gallagher, Thomson, Randall, Millar, Bonis, Ryan.

Subs: McAdams, Kearns, O'Neill, Westendorf, Glynn, Sloan, Orozco.

Cliftonville: Odumosu, Kearney, Casey, Addis, Burns, McGuinness, Gordon, Curran, Doherty, Rory Hale, Ronan Hale.

Subs: Gartside, Kenny, Mallon, Jordan, Gormley, Wilson, Hawthorne.

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It's too little, too late for Ballymena as Noah Stewart's fine finish make it 2-1.

Rhyss Campbell slots home from the spot to double Dungannon's lead at the Showgrounds.

Benji Magee seals victory for Loughgall thanks to a cool finish at Lakeview Park.

Three points for Loughgall sees them take two wins from four this season agaiinst their County Armagh rivals.

All over at the Showgrounds and Coleraine make it seven without defeat thanks to two Matthew Shevlin strikes.

Patrick McClean responded for the Glens, who miss out on the chance to move to fourth in the Premiership standings.

Was that the chance?

Patrick McClean's effort bounces up and falls invitingly for Jay Donnelly, but he can only look on in horror as his head goes over the Coleraine crossbar.

Coleraine hanging on as we begin five additional minutes of play.

Loughgall's Caolan Loughran heads into his own net to make it 2-1.

The Swifts claim all three points on another disappointing day for Newry, with a goal in each half from Joe Moore and substitute Rhyss Campbell.

Goals from Ben Tilney and Danny Gibson secure the three points for Carrick Rangers.

Noah Stewart did grab one back with the last kick of the game, but it wasn't enough to rescue a point for the away side.

The result means that Carrick Rangers reach their record number of points achieved in the Premiership.

It should be three to the Swifts, but Tomas Galvin fires wide from close range.