Bangor's Steven McCullough collects the first yellow card of the afternoon for a foul on Charlie Allen.

Portadown break quickly down the right through James Teelan, who races towards the corner flag before delivering a dangerous cross.

Eamon Fyfe meets it with a close-range header, but Peter Morrison produces a big save to deny the Ports.

Liam McStravick shows great skill to retain possession before Dean McMaster launches a dangerous ball from near the halfway line towards Ben Quinn's run into the box.

Portadown goalkeeper Jamie Barry reads the danger well and gets there first.

Paul Heatley goes to ground under the challenge of Isaac Baird and is aggrieved that he doesn't win a free kick.

Referee Evan Boyce is having none of it and tells Heatley to get back to his feet.

Dungannon Swifts cut Limavady United open with a couple of passes as Leo Alves sends Sean McAllister racing into the box, but Marty Gallagher is out quickly to halt his progress.

No early chances up either end in the opening five minutes but Linfield are dominating the ball and limiting the visitors to very few touches on the ball.

Shea Gordon is presented with the first opportunity for Dungannon Swifts as Limavady United only half clear a corner, but the defender blazes his volley well over the bar.

Dean McMaster finds Oliver Samuels down the left and his delivery is deflected behind for a corner.

McMaster's resulting delivery is turned behind at the opposite side before Ben Quinn sends the second corner towards the far post, but Portadown eventually scramble the ball clear.

Good start by Limavady United as Ronan Wilson exchanges passes with Philip Lowry in the Dungannon penalty area, but the midfielder's shot is blocked away for a corner which the visitors clear.

We are under way at Limavady Showgrounds as Dungannon Swifts get the ball rolling.

Referee Evan Boyce blows his whistle and Aidan Steele kicks proceedings off for the visitors at Windsor Park.

We are under way at Solitude as Cliftonville host Portadown in the Irish Premiership.

The Reds are looking to return to winning ways in the league, while Portadown are searching for their first points of the season.

Referee Christopher Morrison starts the action at a cloudy Clandeboye Park.

A reminder of today's fixtures ahead of the 15:00 BST kick-offs.

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Paul Owens will be hoping the signing of Jamie McGonigle can help fire Limavady United to their first points of the season as they face Dungannon Swifts this afternoon.

McGonigle made a deadline day switch to the Roesiders, who have only managed to score one goal since returning to the Premiership, that coming from fellow Coleraine loanee Alfie Gaston against Carrick Rangers three weeks ago.

McGonigle is thrown straight into the action in one of three changes to the side which lost to Linfield last week as Kieran Farren and John Butcher are recalled with Aaron Jarvis, Oisin Duffy and Stephen O'Donnell all dropping to the bench.

It won't be easy against a Dungannon Swifts side who have won their last three on the bounce without conceding a goal, and a win at the Showgrounds could propel them to the top of the league albeit for a few hours at least.

Rodney McAree makes two changes to the side which picked up a 2-0 win at Cliftonville last week with Cahal McGinty and Leo Alves coming in to replace Danny Wallace and Tiernan Kelly.

Limavady Utd: Gallagher, Farren, T Boorman, P Lowry, S Lowry, McGonigle, Butcher, Lafferty, Gaston, Wilson, Mullan.

Subs: Doherty, Jarvis, Duffy, O'Donnell, R Boorman, Carlin, Boyd.

Dungannon Swifts: Dunne, McGinty, Scott, McKeown, Dillon, Alves, Gordon, Doyle, Bigirimana, Junior, McAllister.

Subs: Henderson, Kelly, Smith, Mitchell, Lowe, Glackin, Johnston.

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Liam Beckett
Sportsound summariser

Jamie McGonigle caught my eye, and I think it is an excellent signing.

After recording their first victory of the season in the ToalsBet Senior Shield in midweek, Bangor now aim to claim their first points in the league.

They make three changes from their most recent league outing a week ago as Jay Boyd, Mackenzie Strachan and Steven McCullough replace Tiarnan Mulvenna and Oisin Devlin, who are on the bench, while Stephen McGuinness misses out through injury.

Ballymena, having reshuffled their team for their midweek Shield win, revert to the same XI who started their previous league game against Glentoran.

Bangor: Deane, Hughes, Francis, Lynch, Neale, McCullough, Harrison, Hassin, STrachan, McRoberts, Boyd.

Subs: Solis Grogan, Mulvenna, Cushnie, O'Mahony, Mitchell, Devlin, Rodriguez.

Ballymena United: Walsh, Toure, Whiteside, McCallion, Clarke, Sule, Archer, Hood, Allen, McKee, Rutkowski.

Subs: Breen, Thorndike, Leetch, Murray, Edogun, McConnell, Lyons-Foster.

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Colin Nixon
BBC Sport NI summariser

Bangor have a chance today as Ballymena are in the same boat, with only three points so far.

Bangor have to stick with what they know, and I am sure results will come.

Liam Beckett
Sportsound summariser

It has been a fantastic start from Carrick.

Carrick have bags of experience. I see today's contest as the tried and tested of Carrick against the untried and untested Linfield side, who are still trying to find their feet.

Cliftonville make two changes from last week's 2-0 defeat by Dungannon Swifts as Daniel O'Connor and Joseph Sheridan come into the starting XI.

Aaron Wightman and the suspended Harry Wilson make way, while Peter Morrison returns in goal after missing the midweek County Antrim Shield victory over Knockbreda. Morrison was forced off injured against Dungannon last weekend.

Portadown make five changes from their 3-0 league defeat by Coleraine as Jamie Barry, Lee Chapman, Adam Towe, Liam Jessop and Aaron Traynor come into the starting XI.

Aaron McCarey, Matthew Carson, Tabu Rabby Minzamba, Sean O'Mahoney King and Michael Hewitt make way, with McCarey, O'Mahoney King and Hewitt named among the substitutes.

Cliftonville: Morrison, Samuels, O'Connor, Hale (c), Healy, McClelland, McMaster, Quinn, Bannon, McStravick, Sheridan.

Subs: Belshaw, Campbell, Leppard, Conlan, Thompson, Gormley, Murray.

Portadown: Barry, Altintop (c), MacKinnon, Chapman, Towe, Fyfe, Jessop, Traynor, Teelan, Kennedy, Dos Santos Martins.

Subs: McCarey, Falls, Wells, O'Mahoney King, Obhakhan, Hewitt, Flanagan.

Referee: Tim Marshall

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