Aidan Wilson headed home with five minutes to go to extend Coleraine's lead at the top of the Irish Premiership and seal a 3-2 derby win over Ballymena United in a five-goal thriller at the Showgrounds on Friday.

It was a game of two halves as Matthew Shevlin's close-range finish and a Jay Henderson screamer seemingly had the hosts well in control at the break.

But the Sky Blues responded in the second half with James Hood reducing the arrears on 54 minutes before Chris McKee drew the sides level from the spot with 10 minutes to go.

It was anyone's game after that but, much to the Bannsiders' relief, it was Wilson who won it as he headed in Ben Doherty's corner.

Details of the next 12 Irish Premiership matches that will be streamed live on the BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website have been announced.

The BBC cameras will travel to Stangmore Park for high-flying Dungannon Swifts' game against Carrick Rangers on Saturday, 10 October.

Defending Irish Premiership champions Larne's match against Coleraine will also be live on Friday, 16 October followed by Portadown v Linfield the next week.

On Friday, 30 October, the Bannsiders welcome the Glens to the Showgrounds, while their trip to face Linfield will also be streamed on Saturday, 7 November.

In November, both Cliftonville's home game against Glentoran and the Glens' match against Larne will be live on the BBC iPlayer and app.

Newly promoted Limavady United's home match against early pacesetters Coleraine will be streamed on Friday, 4 December.

On Friday, 11 December, Bangor welcome Linfield to Clandeboye Park before the Blues host Jim Magilton's Cliftonville on Saturday, 19 December.

The final stream of 2026 will come from the Windsor Park as Linfield take on Coleraine on Tuesday, 29th December.

Meanwhile, the first Irish Premiership stream of 2026 takes place on Saturday, 2 January when Glentoran face Cliftonville.

Next 12 live Irish Premiership games (all BBC iPlayer & website)

Saturday, 10 October - Dungannon Swifts v Carrick Rangers (18:00 BST)

Friday, 16 October - Larne v Coleraine (19:45 BST)

Friday, 23 October - Portadown v Linfield (19:45 BST)

Friday, 30 October - Coleraine v Glentoran (19:45 GMT)

Saturday, 7 November - Linfield v Coleraine (18:00 GMT)

Friday, 20 November - Cliftonville v Glentoran (19:45 GMT)

Friday, 27 November - Glentoran v Larne (19:45 GMT)

Friday, 4 December - Limavady United v Coleraine (19:45 GMT)

Friday, 11 December - Bangor v Linfield (19:45 GMT)

Saturday, 19 December - Linfield v Cliftonville (18:00 GMT)

Tuesday, 29 December - Linfield v Coleraine (19:45 GMT)

Saturday, 2 January - Glentoran v Cliftonville (18:00 GMT)

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Glentoran are now without a win in their past three league matches after a 1-1 draw with Bangor at a tense Oval on Saturday

Lewis Francis' header broke the deadlock in the final 10 minutes of an even first half, to the exasperation of the home fans.

However, the Glens levelled on 56 minutes when James Douglas' effort struck the crossbar, deflected off stopper Patrick Solis Grogan and found the back of the net.

The result means that the Glens have won just two of their opening six games, while the Seasiders have drawn two of their past three matches.

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Linfeld manager David Healy hailed his side's "togetherness" as they made it five-straight league wins after an opening day defeat.

Kyle McClean curled home a late winner against Dungannon Swifts at Stangmore Park to see the Blues clear in second and one point behind leaders Coleraine.

The response to a 3-0 home defeat by Ballymena United on opening day has pleased the Linfield boss who hit out at the "negativity" of the club's summer signings.

"It's important we win games at Linfield and nobody knows that better than I do - I'm always first to take responsibility when we don't," Healy told BBC Sport NI.

"There's always negativity around some of the people we bring into this football club, that players aren't that good and whatever else. I must be some manager if we keep winning games and winning trophies year on year.

"We are probably a bit shorter on players in that we don't have 24 or 25 players like we did last year and the year before, but what we do have is really tight-knit and a togetherness.

"After the Ballymena game, they could have gone the other way where we lose a couple of games and the pressure mounts. Credit to the players - they have reacted in a positive way."

McClean echoed his manager's sentiments and felt their 2-1 league win over Glentoran which followed the Ballymena loss highlighted the fighting qualities within the squad.

"There was a lot of noise after the first game of the season and understandably so," McClean said after Saturday's win.

"We were hugely disappointed ourselves, but we had to come out fighting.

"There was a lot of talk about the Glentoran game, a derby game and they were coming to put a nail in our coffin, but that was the start of the fightback.

"It's been a collective where we have all been fighting for each other and we saw that tonight."

Linfield left it late at Stangmore Park but made it five league Irish Premiership wins on the bounce thanks to a Kyle McClean stunner on Saturday.

McClean's strike from the edge of the box in the 82nd minute was enough to secure a 1-0 and all three points for the visitors.

Chris Johns made multiple saves in the first half to keep his side in the game, with Dungannon Swifts perhaps feeling hard done by on the night.

David Healy's side now trail Coleraine by just a point at the top of the Irish Premiership summit.

Limavady United are finally up and running upon their return to the Irish Premiership at the fifth attempt after a gritty 2-1 win against Crusaders at Seaview on Saturday.

Following four successive defeats to start the season, last season's Championship winners got their first three points of the campaign, courtesy of goals from two former Crusaders men in Philip Lowry and Jamie McGonigle.

Elliot Dunlop's late stunner set up a nervy finish for the Roesiders, but they held on for their first top flight win at Seaview since 16 December 2006.

The result lifts them up to 10th in the table and the two goals they managed in the win was double the tally they produced in their opening four games.

So, with fellow strugglers Bangor to come tonight, can this be the springboard Limavady needed to kickstart their fight for survival?

Read more here.

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Limavady United claimed their first points since their promotion to the Irish Premiership on Saturday with a 2-1 win over Crusaders at Seaview.

Former Crues favourite Philip Lowry put the visitors ahead in the first half before Jamie McGonigle doubled their advantage early in the second period.

Elliot Dunlop cut inside to curl a spectacular goal to give Crusaders hope with 20 minutes left.

Harry Jewitt-White hit the crossbar with a long-range strike for Crusaders in the closing stages but the Shore Road side couldn't salvage their unbeaten home start to the league campaign.

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From Scott Young, to Marc Smyth and more recently Rohan Ferguson, there has always been a small pocket of Scottish players dotted around the Irish Premiership.

Those three are examples of Scots that have thrived in the league with Young at Glentoran, Smyth at Cliftonville and Ferguson at Larne all lifting the Gibson Cup during their spells at those respective clubs.

The landscape in the last two to three years has changed dramatically in the Irish Premiership with Crusaders boss Declan Caddell remarking that "it seems that every player coming in now is Scottish".

Indeed, according to Marshall Gillespie, there are 29 Scottish players registered to the 12 top flight clubs, with 13 arriving in the summer window from Scottish clubs.

BBC Sport NI looks at the reasons behind the sudden influx of Scottish players in the Irish Premiership.

Read more here.

Cliftonville came from a goal down to defeat Carrick Rangers 3-1 at Taylors Avenue on Saturday and move into third place in the table.

The home side started brightly and Caleb Hawthorne, on his first start for Carrick, had them in front after 10 minutes.

However, the visitors responded positively and drew level five minutes later as Kyle McClelland headed home at the back post from a Ben Quinn corner.

Quinn's fine individual effort had them in front just after the half hour, before Dean McMaster made the points safe with a delightful free-kick in the closing stages.

Cliftonville manager Jim Magilton insists his players must "come down to earth" from their 3-1 win over Carrick Rangers as they prepare to visit Larne this evening.

The Reds came from a goal behind to claim victory which moves them into third, four points behind leaders Coleraine.

Kyle McClelland cancelled out Caleb Hawthorne's opener for the hosts at Taylors Avenue, while goals either side of the break from Ben Quinn and Dean McMaster made it back-to-back league wins for Magilton's side.

The Reds' boss hailed the impact of his young players but is aware they can't rest on their laurels before tonight's trip to Inver Park.

"You give them a platform to play so it's up to them to grasp it, take it and they are," Magilton told BBC Sport NI.

"Ben just needed games and McMaster we knew about - we''re thrilled to have him. He's an outstanding technician and he gives us that quality.

"It's about the group and the team. We're starting to come together and it's important we keep momentum going. Winning and results always help that.

"It's always about players' confidence and hopefully they'll be high, but we have to come down to earth pretty quickly as we have a tough game on Tuesday night."

Cliftonville are two points ahead of the defending champions but have played as many games more.

Larne's games in hand stem from their involvement in Europe and Magilton has been impressed by how Gary Haveron's side bounced back from the heartbreak of missing out on a place in the league phase of the Conference League.

"It's still very much early doors in the season," he accepts.

"[I've] huge respect for Larne as a football club, the manager and players outstanding, deserved champions.

"[They'll be] disappointed to exit Europe but it shows what quality they have in that dressing room to bounce back and win games."

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Ten-man Larne made it three wins from four with a comfortable 2-0 win over basement side Portadown at Shamrock Park on Saturday.

Tomas Cosgrove scored early on before striker Kevin O'Hara was sent off just before the half-hour mark for a high foot on Lewis MacKinnon.

Despite being a man down, Larne doubled their advantage in the second half through substitute Sean Graham,

Boos rang around the ground after the final whistle as David Jeffrey remains pointless as Portadown boss after six games.

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Portadown manager David Jeffrey says he will continue to "support" and "encourage" his players as they seek their first points of the season.

The Shamrock Park outfit fell to a 2-0 home defeat by 10-man Larne on Saturday as Tomas Cosgrove capitalised on a mistake to give the defending champions an early lead.

Although the Inver Reds lost Kevin O'Hara to a red card for a high foot before the break, Sean Graham would seal the points with his side's second goal 11 minutes after the restart, leaving the Ports with nothing to show for their efforts after six games.

"There has been things that are positive, there has been aspects of our play that I'm pleased with, but the be all and end all is what you do in both boxes," Jeffrey told BBC Sport NI.

"You have to be able to defend better and be more clinical when opportunities arise. Had we taken our chances, we could even have got a point and those are the bits that are tough.

"You have to continue to support your players, encourage them. They have got to take responsibility as well, but ultimately it's about trying to encourage them, trying to support them, trying to help them eradicate the simplest of errors so we are not punished in the way we are."

Portadown's task doesn't get easier when they host a Linfield side that has won five league games on the spin since their opening day defeat by Ballymena United this evening.

"There is a limited time to recover but the players will do that and we'll look forward to Tuesday evening," Jeffrey continued.

"It's another opportunity to see if we can get some points on the board.

"We know the qualities of Linfied as we knew of Larne.

"Today we tried to get something from the game. It was our own faults we didn't but we will go again on Tuesday."

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

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Glentoran are on the hunt for a new manager just six games into the Irish Premiership campaign after Declan Devine's departure from the east Belfast club.

Devine's two-and-a-half-year tenure came to an end after a difficult start to the season, leaving the Glens searching for a successor capable of quickly steadying the ship.

The 54-year-old did deliver silverware during his time at the Oval, guiding Glentoran to County Antrim Shield success in the 2024-25 season, but he failed to end the 17-year wait for league success during his tenure.

But who will replace him? BBC Sport NI takes a look at some of the possible contenders to take over at the Glens.

Read Jana McCabe's piece here.

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Declan Devine says it was a "tremendous honour" to manage Glentoran as he and the club part ways by mutual consent on Monday.

Following a poor start to the Irish Premiership season, an agreement over his departure was reached on Monday with the Glens winless in their past three league games, sitting eighth in the table with seven points from their opening six fixtures.

Devine's last game in charge was a frustrating 1-1 draw with Bangor at the Oval on Saturday and the full-time whistle was met by a chorus of boos from the home faithful.

Speculation mounted throughout the day that Devine was to depart the Oval which was later confirmed.

"After a great deal of reflection and conversations with Ali [Pour, owner], we agreed that the time is right for me to step away and for someone else to take the club forward," Devine said in a statement.

"I would have loved to have achieved more, but I am proud of what we have built over the past two and a half years. There were incredibly fine margins, with two BetMcLean Cup finals decided after extra time and a league challenge last season that went to the final day. Ultimately, we fell short and nobody is more disappointed about that than me.

"I believe there are strong foundations in place, both on and off the pitch, for the next manager to build upon and take the club forward."

Read more here.

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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of tonight's six Irish Premiership fixtures.

Early leaders Coleraine travel to the Oval hoping to maintain their unbeaten start to the season against a struggling Glentoran side that dismissed manager Declan Devine on Monday after their poor start.

Linfield will want to take advantage of any Bannsiders slip up in east Belfast and continue their winning run against basement side Portadown, who are still searching for their first win of the season under former Blues boss David Jeffrey.

Champions Larne take on in-form Cliftonville at Inver Park while Crusaders welcome Dungannon Swifts to Seaview.

Limavady United, fresh from picking up their first win against the Crues face Bangor while Ballymena United are up against Carrick Rangers.

We will have live text commentary and in-play clips from all the games as well as a report and reaction.

Enjoy!

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