Paddy Burns fires home from the penalty spot to open the scoring for Glenavon.

The second half is under way.

Three changes at the break for Stephen Baxter's men as Billy-Joe Burns, Matthew Snoddy and Kyle Cherry are replaced by Jimmy Callacher, Aidan Steele and Joe Moore.

Success Edogun pulls a goal back for Ballymena at Seaview.

Back underway after the break and Lee Feeney has made a double switch. Off comes Tiarnan Mulvenna and Oisin Devlin to be replaced by Ben Cushnie and Lewis Francis.

An early warning at the start of the second half for Oran Kearney's men as Finley Thorndike crashes a left foot shot off the post.

Two changes for the away side at half-time as Matthew Clarke and Kian Corbally replace Shane McEleney and James Hood.

Back under way in north Belfast.

Dungannon Swifts manager Rodney McAree says his club has to consider their own interests first as they prepare to face Larne in Saturday's Irish Premiership game which could decide the destination of the league title.

Larne need one point from the encounter at Inver Park on the final day of the regular season to be sure of a third league title in four years, while the Swifts are building up to the following week's Irish Cup final against Coleraine.

Dungannon, who will finish in sixth position in the standings, have lost eight of their last nine league games.

"We have to prepare as best we can for an Irish Cup final and if that means certain people who are the wrong side of 30 and have had a lot of game time, and have little niggles here and there, we have to wrap them up and look after ourselves first and foremost," McAree told BBC Sport NI.

"Obviously there will be ones we'll not want to take chances with but we have to prepare properly for Larne and ultimately that will be good preparation for the Irish Cup final.

"We have to focus on the Larne match and we have to make sure that everybody is as well prepared as possible for the final."

The Dungannon boss added that while they will have one eye very much on the showpiece decider at Windsor Park on 2 May, his side will give of their all in the upcoming league encounter against the top flight pacesetters.

"Nobody will be allowed to take their foot off the gas. Nobody will be allowed to go to Inver Park and think that it's a formality, or we are there just to make up the numbers.

"We don't have a big enough squad to rotate and rest everybody. We'll have a look at the start of the week, how everyone is feeling, how the niggles are."

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From the second tier to making history on European nights, Tomas Cosgrove has seen it all in his eight years at Larne.

On Saturday, they need just one point on the final day of the season against Dungannon Swifts to win the Irish Premiership for the third time in four years.

From when he signed in 2018, Cosgrove has been on the journey with the club as they progressed into one of the Irish League's big hitters.

But, after losing their crown to Linfield after back-to-back titles, they have flown under the radar in the current campaign.

"No one spoke about us at the start of the season," Cosgrove said after Larne's goalless draw with Glentoran, which put them on the brink of the title.

"We were meant to finish fifth, I think, and everyone was talking about Coleraine, Glentoran and Linfield.

"We were saying that at the start of the season, no one give us a chance. Everyone wants to be a part of this game, and we've done well to get here."

Read more of what Cosgrove said ahead of the big weekend here.

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The whistle blows at Mourneview Park to signal half-time.

Paddy Burns' penalty is the difference at the break, but it has been a largely forgettable affair with neither side really seizing the initiative.

An enjoyable afternoon in the North Down sun at Clandeboye Park sees Portadown go in a goal to the good.

Nathaniel Ferris chases a lost cause from Michael Harkin's through ball, but he turns it into a chance with his sheer persistence.

The striker powers past two Carrick defenders, only to be denied by the frame of Lorcan Donnelly.

Just the one added minute despite an entertaining first half.

The home side are firmly in control at the break thanks to first-half goals from Finley Thorndike, Thomas Maguire and an own goal from Ballymena United defender Joel Thompson.

Ballymena United pulled a goal back just before the break from Success Edogun to set up an interesting second half.

Lorcan Donnelly is the third Carrick player to be cautioned, having fouled Nathaniel Ferris in the awarding of the penalty.

The visitors pushing for another goal before the break, James Hood blasting over the bar from the edge of the penalty area following good hold-up play from Igor Rutkowski.

Into one additional minute at Seaview.

A goal Joel Thompson won't want to see back as he scores an unfortunate own goal.

James Teelan gets in behind once again and looks set for a one-on-one with Gareth Deane. However, Liam Hassin gets back to make an excellent block to deny him.

Jamie Robinson points to the spot after Lorcan Donnelly collides with Nathaniel Ferris in the area.