Carrick force a flurry of early corners but Larne hold firm.

Shea Gordon finds Sean McAllister down the right and he delivers towards Jamie Glackin, who is making a run into the box.

David Walsh reads the danger and comes out to collect.

Ballymena continue to dominate possession early on as a deep cross finds Caoimhin McConnell, who slides the ball across the box towards Igor Rutkowski.

The move is brought to an end by the offside flag.

Ballymena apply the early pressure as Caoimhin McConnell's corner from the left is cleared by Junior Uzokwe only as far as Michael Glynn.

Glynn sends the ball back into the box, but Alex Henderson makes a diving save to keep it out.

Andrew Mills is called into action in the first minute as he tips over a header from one of his own defenders from a Ben Quinn free-kick.

We are under way at a sun-kissed Solitude as Glentoran kick us off.

We are under way at Stangmore Park, with the afternoon sunshine beginning to fade in Dungannon.

The Swifts are looking to respond after back-to-back league defeats, while the Sky Blues are searching for their first victory since the opening day of the season.

Referee Shane McGonigle starts the action at a sunny Taylors Avenue.

Bangor get the game under way here at Clandeboye Park.

Both sides will be desperate for their first wins of the season.

Off we go at a sun-kissed Windsor Park.

Can Declan Caddell's side record what would be a first league win in south Belfast since December 2017, or will the Blues make it 12 straight victories over the Crues?

Here is a quick look at today's matches.

A reminder that leaders Coleraine’s match against Limavady United is a 18:00 BST kick-off.

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Second place Linfield welcome the much-improved Crusaders to south Belfast this afternoon in a compelling fixture in the eight round of Irish Premiership fixtures.

David Healy's side dropped points at Portadown on Tuesday night, and the Blues boss has made two changes to his starting XI as a result.

Dylan Wells and Rhys Brennan come in for Chris Shields and Kirk Millar who both drop to the bench.

Declan Caddell on the other hand makes just one alteration from Tuesday's 3-0 thrashing of Dungannon Swifts at Seaview. Linfield loanee Ryan McKay misses out with Donal Rocks replacing him.

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

Subs: Glavin, Shields, Millar, Temetan, Brown, Annett, Chapman.

Crusaders: Callister, Forsythe, Rough, Weir (c), Jewitt-White, Dunlop, Doherty, Rocks, Wardell, Reid, Barr.

Subs: Kelly, Blaney, Bond, Mulholland, Maguire, Beattie, Anderson.

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Crusaders got back to winning ways as second-half goals from Robbie Weir, Scot Rough and Lloyd Anderson secured the points against 10-man Dungannon Swifts at Seaview.

The Crues carved out the better chances in a largely forgettable first half before, after the restart, Declan Dunne was given his marching orders for a high challenge on Owen Wardell.

The home side took advantage of the extra man with Weir able to head the hosts in front on 74 minutes before they scored again in the 87th minute when Rough nodded home Elliot Dunlop's deep cross.

Deep into stoppage time, Anderson latched onto a poor clearance by Henderson to find the net from the edge of the box to complete a good night's work by Crusaders.

Dungannon Swifts make four changes from Tuesday's 3-0 defeat by Crusaders, with Alex Henderson replacing the suspended Declan Dunne in goal.

Keelan Dillion, Adam Glenny and Shea Gordon also come into Rodney McAree's starting XI, with Kris Lowe, Jack Scott and Leonel Alves making way. Gael Bigirimana captains the Swifts.

Ballymena United make two changes from their 1-1 draw with Carrick Rangers as Scot Whiteside and Caoimhin McConnell replace Finley Thorndike and Daithi McCallion.

Fuad Sule captains Oran Kearney's Sky Blues as they look for their first league victory since beating Linfield on the opening day.

Dungannon Swifts: Henderson; McKeown, Kelly, Dillion, Glenny, Gordon, Glackin, Wallace, Bigirimana (c), Uzokwe, McAllister.

Subs: McCloskey, McGinty, Scott, Smith, Mitchell, Lowe, Johnston.

Ballymena United: Walsh; Toure, Glynn, Whiteside, Sule (c), McKee, Archer, Rutowski, Hood, McConnell, Lyons-Foster.

Subs: Breen, Thorndike, McCallion, Leetch, Murray, McEleney, Fallon.

Referee: Michael McKenna.

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Ten-man Carrick ended a run of two successive Irish Premiership defeats as they claimed a 1-1 draw with Ballymena United at the Showgrounds.

The home side went in front through Igor Rutkowski in the opening seconds of the second period following a dreadful defensive mix-up.

However, Carrick levelled within eight minutes as Aidan Steele nodded home a Danny Gibson cross.

Stephen Baxter's side were reduced to 10 men in the second period when defender Kym Nelson was shown a straight red card for a tackle, but Ballymena were unable to find a winning goal and are now without a league victory since the opening day of the season.

It is a battle of the bottom two at Clandeboye Park this afternoon, and both teams desperately need their first wins of the season.

Bangor boss Lee Feeney makes five changes to his side that were defeated 3-1 by Limavady United on Tuesday.

Gareth Deane is recalled in goal whilst there are starts for Caomhan McGuiness, Steven McCullough, Oisin Devlin and Lucas McRoberts.

Having picked up their first point of the season against Linfield on Tuesday, it is no surprise that Portadown manager David Jeffrey names the same starting XI that started that game.

Bangor: Deane, McGuiness, Neale, Francis, Harrison (c), Mulvenna, McCullough, Mitchell, Devlin, McRoberts, Hughes

Subs: McMahon, Hassin, Arthurs, Cushnie, O'Mahony, Strachan, Dickson.

Portadown: Barry; Isamala, Carson, MacKinnon (c), Chapman, Fyfe, O'Mahoney King, Teelan, Hewitt, Kennedy, Flanagan.

Subs: McCarey, Altintop, Falls, Jessop, Obhakhan, Scott, Martins.

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Portadown secured their first Irish Premiership point of the season as a late penalty earned David Jeffrey's side a 1-1 draw with Linfield at Shamrock Park.

Kyle McClean put the in-form Blues ahead after 26 minutes, but the Ports' persistence was rewarded late on as they were awarded a penalty after Dane McCullough was penalised for handball.

Ben Kennedy stepped up and slotted home his first of the season from the spot as they brought to an end their six-game losing run to start the campaign.

The draw leaves David Healy's Blues second in the table, three points behind early pacesetters Coleraine.

There is added spice to this meeting between Cliftonville and Glentoran after Jim Magilton spurned advances by the east Belfast outfit to take over the Oval hot seat during the week.

The former Northern Ireland international was the frontrunner to replace Declan Devine but has committed his future to the Reds after an official approach was made.

Tim McCann and Paddy McCourt will take charge of first team affairs again this afternoon following the narrow defeat to Coleraine during the week.

The caretaker bosses make three changes following the midweek defeat at the Oval with star signing Conor McMenamin and James Singleton not involved, while goalkeeper Billy Crellin drops to the bench.

Andrew Mills returns between the sticks with Ethan Brown and Ben Gallagher also handed starts as the Glens look to add to their five-game unbeaten run against Cliftonville.

The Reds may be five points better off than today's opponents but have also struggled for form of late with three defeats in their last five games including Tuesday night's 2-0 loss at Larne.

Magilton also makes three changes with Rory Hale, Rhyss Campbell and Oliver Samuels coming in for Joe Sheridan, Luke Conlan and Joel Thompson.

Cliftonville: Morrison, Samuels, Campbell, Hale, Healy, Leppard, McClelland, McMaster, Quinn, Bannon, McStravick.

Subs: Cremen-Cowan, Wightman, O'Connor, Conlan, Thompson, Gormley, Hawthorne.

Glentoran: Mills, Cooney, Kane, Clarke, Stewart, Sloggett, Brown, Gallagher, Larmour, Malone, Douglas.

Subs: Crellin, Kelly, Daniels, Jenkins, Weatherup, Faloona, Rogers-Duffy.

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Substitute Lewis McGregor fired home the winner in the final seconds of the game to seal a dramatic 2-1 win for Coleraine over Glentoran at the Oval.

The game appeared to be heading for a 1-1 draw before McGregor pounced in added time to extend the league leaders' unbeaten run to 14 games.

Earlier, Joe Thomson had broken the deadlock against his former employers after he came off the bench before fellow substitute, Jordan Jenkins, equalised for the home side with less than 10 minutes remaining.

It was a disappointing end to the game for the home side who held their own against the league leaders despite a turbulent start to the week following manager Declan Devine's departure on Monday.

Carrick make three changes from the side which drew at Ballymena in midweek.

Mikey Place returns from suspension, while Daire O'Connor and Adam Lecky are also recalled. Caleb Hawthorne and Nedas Maciulaitis move to the bench while Kyle Cherry isn't imvolved at all.

Carrick also name Kym Nelson in their starting line-up, after his midweek red card was overturned.

Larne make one change from their win over Cliftonville on Tuesday night with Leroy Millar starting a game for the first time this season as Sean Graham misses out.

Carrick Rangers: Gartside, Place, Callacher, Nelson, Buchanan-Rolleston, Crowe, Forsythe, Steele, O'Connor, Gibson, Lecky.

Subs: Agnew, Clucas, Maciulaitis, Moore, Snoddy, Hawthorne, Connelly.

Larne: Ferguson, Cosgrove, Ridley, Bent, Donnelly, Gallagher, Doherty, Sloan, Millar, O'Neill, Lusty.

Subs: Carney, Wallace, Randall, Magee, McEneff, Gibson, Simpson.

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