A quick reminder of this afternoon's games.

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After a 10-day break from action following last week's postponed game against Glentoran, Ballymena boss Oran Kearney reverts largely to the side which started Ballymena's most recent league game a fortnight ago.

He makes just one change with Josh Archer, who had been an ever-present starter in the league, dropping to the bench to be replaced by Stephen Fallon, who starts a league game for the first time.

Bangor boss Lee Feeney makes two changes from the side which lost against Larne last weekend as he bids to halt a run of form which has seen the Seasiders drop to the foot of the Premiership table.

Oisin Devlin and Mackenzie Strachan are the two players to come in, at the expense of Liam Hassin and Steven McCullough.

Ballymena United: Walsh, Toure, Whiteside, Lyons-Foster, O'Sullivan, Sule, Hood, McConnell, Fallon, Allen, Rutkowski.

Subs: Breen, McKee, Archer, Leetch, Murray, Edogun, MacManus.

Bangor: Solis Grogan, C McGuinness, Francis, Lynch, Neale, Harrison, Devlin, Hughes, Mulvenna Strachan, Arthurs.

Subs: McMahon, Hassin, Cushnie, McCullough, O'Mahony, Boyd, S McGuinness.

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Northern Ireland Football League CEO Gerard Lawlor has said member clubs "cannot continue doing the same things" after falling to 51st in Uefa's association coefficient rankings.

Iberia 1999's 1-1 draw at home to Mjallby in the Uefa Conference League on Thursday night moved Georgia's domestic league up the standings, dropping Northern Ireland out of the crucial top 50.

While NIFL have said that their "final position remains subject to UEFA's rankings and access arrangements", as it stands that would mean the Irish Premiership will have only three European spots in the 2028-29 season.

Currently the Irish Premiership's top two and Irish Cup winners automatically qualify for the next season's Uefa competitions, while the league's final spot is decided by an end-of-season play-off.

Lawlor called the expected loss of a European spot "a major concern and a potentially significant setback" for the game in Northern Ireland.

"The reality is that we are now facing the very real prospect of having just three clubs competing in Europe rather than four," he said.

"European football provides vital opportunities for our clubs, players and supporters, alongside important financial investment that benefits the wider game.

"While we have witnessed some excellent individual European performances, collectively we must acknowledge that our results have not been good enough."

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High-flying Linfield welcome a Dungannon Swifts side winless in seven league games to Windsor Park this afternoon.

The Blues have won the last 10 head-to-head league meetings between the two sides, and will be looking to extend that run, and their current unbeaten run, in south Belfast.

David Healy names an unchanged side from last Friday's victory at Shamrock Park, with Matthew Fitzpatrick leading the line.

Swifts boss Rodney McAree, on the other hand, makes four changes from last weekend's defeat by Cliftonville at Stangmore Park.

Jamie Glackin, Cathal McGinty, Leo Alves and Corey Smith come in for Barney McKeown, Sean McAllister, Shea Gordon and Kealan Dillon.

Linfield: Johns, Shields (c), Brennan, McClean, Frizzell, Hall, Baird, McGee, Nelson, Fitzpatrick, McCullough.

Subs: Glavin, Nolan, Wells, Brown, Mulgrew, Millar, Moore.

Dungannon Swifts: Dunne, McGinty, Kelly, Smith, S.Scott, Alves, Glenny, Glackin, Doyle (c), Wallace, Junior.

Subs: Henderson, J.Scott, Mitchell, Dillon, Gordon, Johnston, Bigirimana.

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Watch as 10-man Crusaders get thrashed by in-form Coleraine at Seaview.

The home side had defender Scot Rough sent off after just 11 minutes and were made to pay by a confident away side.

Ben Wylie opened the scoring with his first goal of the campaign inside the opening quarter before Senan Devine doubled the lead after half an hour.

Captain Joel Cooper made it 3-0 just before half-time and the game was over as a contest shortly after the restart when Jacob Blaney put through his own net.

There was just enough time for Adam Brooks to score his first goal for the club since his summer move from Crusaders to complete a satisfactory day for the Bannsiders

Watch as newly-promoted Limavady United registered another impressive victory when they travelled to face Larne at Inver Park.

The defending champions had to come from behind after Ronan Wilson has put the visitors in front.

Defender Aaron Donnelly fired home an equaliser with nine minutes left but Larne couldn't find a winner and now trail Coleraine by 11 points with two less games played.

Limavady United will be hoping to keep their impressive home form going as they welcome Crusaders to the Showgrounds this afternoon.

While points have been hard to come by on the road with their only victory ironically coming against the Crues back in September, the Roesiders have won their last three on the Rathmore Road.

Paul Owens' side have picked up two valuable points on their travels in the last two games at Carrick Rangers and reigning champions Larne.

The Limavady boss makes two changes to the side which drew at Inver Park during the week as top scorer Jamie McGonigle is ruled out with a hamstring injury with Alfie Gaston also missing out. They are replaced by Stephen Lowry and John Butcher.

Crusaders sit one point ahead of today's opponents in the table having lost their last four, shipping 14 goals in the process including five against league leaders Coleraine last time out.

Boss Declan Caddell makes three changes following the rout by the Bannsiders with Oilibhear McCart and Jack Doherty dropping to the bench, while Scott Rough, who was sent off last time, misses out due to suspension. Graham Kelly, Lewis Barr and Josh Williamson are all drafted in.

Limavady United: Gallagher, Farren, T Boorman, Jarvis, P Lowry, S Lowry, Tosh, R Boorman, Butcher, Lafferty, Wilson.

Subs: Browne, Riley, Duffy, O'Donnell, Mullan, Fleming, Boyd.

Crusaders: Callister, Kelly, Blayney, Jewitt-White, Dunlop, Rocks, Wardell, Williamson, Reid, Anderson, Barr.

Subs: Brown, Doherty, McCart, Lambe, Peoples, Maciejewski-Healy, Harris.

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Watch as Joe Crowe's injury-time own goal salvaged a point for Limavady United in a 1-1 draw against Carrick Rangers at a windswept Taylors Avenue.

The blunder came totally against the run of play just as it looked like the home side were set to pick up all three points.

Paul Heatley opened the scoring in the first half and it was to be Rangers who would dominate possession in a scrappy affair played in horrendous conditions.

Jim Magilton makes one change to the side that overcame Dungannon Swifts at Stangmore Park.

Dean McMaster returns to the starting XI, with Harry Wilson missing out this afternoon.

Stephen Baxter opts for two alterations to the Gers’ side that drew 1-1 with Limavady United.

Luke McCullough and Caleb Hawthorne come in for Joe Crowe and Benjamin Buchanan-Rolleston.

Cliftonville: Morrison, Wightman, Samuels, Hale, Healy, Leppard, McMaster, Quinn, Bannon, McStravick, Sheridan.

Subs: Cremen-Cowan, Campbell, Conlan, McClelland, Thompson, Gormley, Corrigan.

Carrick Rangers: Gartside, Nelson, Forsythe, Callacher, Clucas, Gibson, Lecky, McCullough, Steele, Heatley, Hawthorne.

Subs: Agnew, O’Connor, Moore, Cherry, Crown, Connelly, Carlisle.

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Watch as Cliftonville returned to winning ways with a 3-1 win against Dungannon Swifts at Stangmore Park.

Brian Healy broke the deadlock in the 25th minute before Rory Hale doubled the visitors' advantage three minutes later.

Despite Sean McAllister pulling a goal back for the hosts, Healy restored the Reds' two-goal cushion shortly afterwards in the second half.

Victory for Jim Magilton's men ends a run of six successive league defeats, while struggling Dungannon are without a league win since 5 September.

"Football is football. I've managed in the Premier League, I've managed in Scotland and I've managed here.

"The ball is still round, the goals are still in the same spot and it's still 11 v 11."

Duncan Ferguson applauded as he walked to the travelling Glentoran support after a battling 1-1 draw with Coleraine, before he gently pumped his fist into the air.

It wasn't the three points that he would have dreamt of to start his managerial career in the Irish Premiership, but a fighting point at the leaders gave an insight into what was to come.

The appointment of the former Everton striker was the most high-profile in the Irish League in recent years.

After disappointing spells with Forest Green Rovers and Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Ferguson is a manager with a point to prove at a club who also have a similar chip on their shoulder as they look to return to the heights of years gone by.

Read more here.

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Glentoran boss Duncan Ferguson is anything but calm as he watches Joel Cooper scores a terrific opener for Coleraine against his side!

Duncan Ferguson's reign as Glentoran manager got off to a positive start as his side came from a goal behind to rescue a 1-1 draw at league leaders Coleraine.

Joel Cooper fired the hosts in front with a wonderful finish midway through the first half as Coleraine dominated.

The Glens responded in the second half and were rewarded for their efforts when Jordan Stewart snuck in unmarked at the back post to head home past Lewis Webb from close range.

Ferguson is up and running as Glens boss while opposite number Ruaidhri Higgins is left to reflect on Matthew Shevlin hitting the woodwork when the home side were leading 1-0.

Read the full report here.

Larne boss Gary Haveron: "We were knocking on the door and had them penned in, especially in the second half. They defended admirably but we got there in the end with the goal.

"I'm delighted for Kevin (O'Hara) because it has been a bit stop-start for him in the league. He got sent off at Portadown and it took about eight weeks to serve that suspension because of international breaks and everything else and he has grabbed his moment with both hands.

"The referee has given the penalty. It seemed to take forever, we're waiting to take the penalty and then out of the blue, she changes her mind. It was a strange decision.

"We need to find ways of winning games of football when we're well on top. We can't keep missing big, big chances so I'm glad we got over the line tonight."

Portadown manager David Jeffrey: "It was very similar to last Friday when we played Linfield and were beaten by the odd goal.

"It was gut-wrenching because the players could not have given me or the club anything more tonight. They worked tirelessly, they were courageous and we contributed going forward.

"Our thoughts immediately go to our skipper Gary Thompson who is currently at hospital after an awful accident where he landed dreadfully. Everything goes into insignificance after an injury like that. Please God it isn't too serious because it was awful to watch.

"I have to commend the officials because there was a penalty awarded which was never a penalty. The officials took time to consider and discuss and work as team as they should do so well done to them for getting that right."

Larne gained some ground on Irish Premiership pacesetters Coleraine with a scrappy 1-0 win over Portadown at Inver Park.

In a game of few chances, Larne thought they had been awarded a second-half penalty when referee Louise Thompson initially pointed to the penalty spot before overturning her decision.

Substitute Kevin O'Hara then scored with eight minutes left as Larne ended a sequence of three home games without a win.

The victory sees the Inver side close the deficit to Coleraine to nine points with two games in hand, while Portadown remain in 11th position.

Read more here.

Here is a look at the Irish Premiership table ahead of today's four fixtures.

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Hello and welcome to our coverage of Saturday's four Irish Premiership games.

After Duncan Ferguson's first game as Glens boss ended in a draw on Friday against Coleraine, rivals Linfield have the chance to move level on points with the Bannsiders.

They take on struggling Dungannon Swifts at Windsor Park.

Cliftonville will be looking to make it back-to-back league wins when they host Carrick Rangers while Limavady United host Crusaders.

Ballymena United take on bottom side Bangor, who are looking for just their second league win.

We will have radio and live text commentary as well as in-play clips so you won't miss any of the action.

Enjoy!