Ethan McGee takes a long run-up before launching a throw from the right into the Portadown box, but Finn Flanagan is well positioned to clear the danger.

Tomas Cosgrove is giving his old club a nightmare down the right-hand flank. The wing-back is firing crosses at will that are causing panic in the heart of the Cliftonville defence.

Coleraine pass up a glorious chance to break the deadlock.

Ben Doherty curls a delightful ball in from the left towards Matthew Shevlin at the back post.

With the goal at his mercy, the striker lofts his effort over the crossbar.

A let off for the home side.

Jamie McGonigle shows great composure to lob Patrick Solis Grogan and put Limavady in front.

Carrick threaten again as Kyle Cherry has acres of space inside the Ballymena penalty area to line up a shot which David Walsh parries into the air with Danny Gibson nodding the rebound wide form close range.

Linfield quickly counter through Kitt Nelson, who drives into the box before laying the ball off to Kobei Moore.

Moore looks to turn and shoot, but his effort is deflected behind for a corner.

Lewis MacKinnon sends a clever ball down the right towards Eamon Fyfe from a quick free, but Ben Hall reads the danger and heads clear as the Ports continue to threaten early on.

Declan Dunne is the busier of the two goalkeepers at present as he has to field a low drive from Crusaders' top scorer Owen Wardell.

Carrick go mighty close to opening the scoring as Nedas Maciulaitis, at full stretch, gets on the end of a cross but, almost in slow motion, the ball drifts narrowly wide of David Walsh's post.

The visitors come close again, this time through the recalled Joel Cooper.

Will Patching and Jay Henderson combine superbly well down the left to present the chance for last season's top scorer who volleys narrowly over the crossbar from 15 yards.

Chris McKee only has eyes for a ball dropping out of the air but catches Joe Crowe with his raised foot and earns a yellow card from referee Louise Thompson for his troubles.

Portadown threaten from a free-kick on the right as Finn Flanagan meets the delivery and directs a low header towards the bottom corner.

Christopher Johns gets down well to his right to make the save after nine minutes.

Glentoran have goalkeeper Billy Crellin to thank for keeping the game goalless.

Matthew Shevlin races on to a long ball out of defence from Ben Doherty and outstrips the Glens defence but Crellin does brilliantly, diving to his right to parry away the striker's effort.

Kitt Nelson bursts forward through the middle for Linfield, but Finn Flanagan makes an excellent interception before Portadown quickly counter.

James Teelan switches play before Flanagan finds Ben Kennedy inside the box, but he is dispossessed before he can turn and get a shot away.

Jordan Forsythe lines up a free kick for Carrick in a promising central position 30 yards from goal, only to sky his effort miles over the crossbar.

First chance of the game and it falls the way of the hosts.

Tomas Cosgrove zips in a cross from the right and Matty Lusty almost pokes it home at the near post, but Cliftonville turn it behind.

The corner is then cleared.

Declan Dunne has to be alert as the ball falls kindly in the box for Elliot Dunlop, he gets a low shot away which the Dungannon Swifts keeper does well to block with his feet.

A first sight of goal for Glentoran forward Conor McMenamin who endured a frustrating two months with Coleraine at the start of the season.

Coleraine goalkeeper Lewis Webb punches a Glentoran corner as far as the Northern Ireland international whose first time volley goes high over the crossbar.