Summary

  • Top Six

  • FT: Coleraine 6-2 Glentoran (17:30 BST)

  • Patching hat-trick and fine Ives strike has Bannsiders ahead with Clarke and Hoban pulling goals back and Devine and Shevlin also scoring for Coleraine

  • FT: Larne 8-0 Dungannon Swifts (17:30 BST)

  • Champions elect running riot at Inver Park

  • Three goals for Ryan, efforts from Graham and O'Neill as Lusty also scores a hat-trick

  • FT: Linfield 1-2 Cliftonville (17:30 BST)

  • McStravick scores early for Reds and McKee levels from spot before McStravick restores Cliftonville's advantage

  • Bottom Six

  • FT: Bangor 2-4 Portadown (15:00 BST)

  • Fyfe fires Ports ahead and Boyd levels before Quinn restores away side's advantage

  • Ukek and Hannan both score late, before Teelen rounds out win

  • FT: Crusaders 3-2 Ballymena United (15:00 BST)

  • Thorndike and Maguire score for Crues and Thompson own goal adds a third before Edogun pulls two goals back

  • FT: Glenavon 2-3 Carrick Rangers (15:00 BST)

  • Burns penalty has relegated hosts ahead before Lecky hits back and Callacher and Pollock then score as substitute Gibson nets late winner

  1. Postpublished at 15:21 BST 25 April

    Glenavon 0-0 Carrick Rangers

    Matthew Snoddy curls a free-kick deep towards the back post, where Adam Lecky rises to meet it.

    It is a decent connection, but it's far too close to Jacob Carney, who barely has to move.

  2. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 15:20 BST 25 April

    Bangor 0-1 Portadown

    Shay McCartan's afternoon is finished prematurely as he limps off to be replaced by Ben Quinn.

  3. Postpublished at 15:20 BST 25 April

    Crusaders 2-0 Ballymena United

    Crusaders' tails are up after those two early goals and Finley Thorndike tries his luck with an audacious effort from the halfway line, the ball going just the wrong side of the post.

  4. goal

    GOAL - Crusaders 2-0 Ballymena Unitedpublished at 15:16 BST 25 April

    Thomas Maguire (17 mins)

    Two goals in three minutes has the home side firmly in control at Seaview.

    Thomas Maguire is fouled inside the penalty area, referee Michael McKenna pointing immediately to the spot.

    Maguire picks himself up off the ground to fire home the spot-kick past the despairing dive of Declan Breen.

  5. PENALTYpublished at 15:15 BST 25 April

    Crusaders 1-0 Ballymena United

  6. Postpublished at 15:15 BST 25 April

    Glenavon 0-0 Carrick Rangers

    Nathaniel Ferris is through on goal again, but his touch lets him down as the ball rolls harmlessly through to Lorcan Donnelly.

    Ferris can only look to the sky in frustration; he knows he's had two decent chances already.

  7. Postpublished at 15:14 BST 25 April

    Bangor 0-1 Portadown

    Oisin Devlin swings in a ball from the right that is met by Jay Boyd but he glances his header wide.

    Meanwhile, I have had to set my laptop on top the handily-placed freezer in the press box here at Clandeboye Park as we bake in the heat.

  8. goal

    GOAL - Crusaders 1-0 Ballymena Unitedpublished at 15:12 BST 25 April

    Finley Thorndike (14 mins)

    The home side hit the front through Finley Thorndike's fourth goal of the season.

    The midfielder's corner is initially cleared to him on the edge of the box and he shows great skill to beat two defenders and fire low to the bottom corner.

  9. Postpublished at 15:12 BST 25 April

    Glenavon 0-0 Carrick Rangers

    Nathaniel Ferris looks to be away, but Luke McCullough shows all his experience to deny the frontman.

    The defender tracks the Glentoran loanee's run with ease, nudging him wide and away from goal.

  10. goal

    GOAL Bangor 0-1 Portadownpublished at 15:10 BST 25 April

    Eamon Fyfe (8 mins)

    Adam Towe goes on a mazy run through the middle of the Bangor defence and feeds James Teelan. His low shot is parried by Gareth Deane and Eamon Fyfe mops up the rebound.

    Not one the Bangor keeper will want to see again.

  11. Postpublished at 15:09 BST 25 April

    Crusaders 0-0 Ballymena United

    Ballymena United goalkeeper Declan Breen is called into action for the first time to deny a smart effort from Thomas Maguire at his near post.

  12. Postpublished at 15:08 BST 25 April

    Bangor 0-0 Portadown

    Benjamin Wells delivers a tempting ball from the left that is headed behind by Stephen McGuinness.

    Josh Carson's corner is met by Divin Isamala but Gareth Deane saves easily.

  13. Postpublished at 15:07 BST 25 April

    Glenavon 0-0 Carrick Rangers

    Matthew Snoddy slides a neat ball out to Ryan McKay, who swings in a first-time cross from the left.

    It is a testing delivery, but Oran O'Kane is positioned perfectly to head the ball clear at the back post.

  14. CLOSE!published at 15:05 BST 25 April

    Crusaders 0-0 Ballymena United

    The visitors really should be in front.

    Winger Daire O'Connor does brilliantly to wriggle his way into the Crusaders penalty area before crossing to an unmarked Success Edogun.

    With the goal at his mercy, the big striker inexplicably heads wide from six yards.

  15. Postpublished at 15:03 BST 25 April

    Crusaders 0-0 Ballymena United

    A lovely moment prior to kick-off as both sets of players formed a guard of honour to recognise the contribution of Crusaders stalwart Jordan Owens.

  16. Postpublished at 15:03 BST 25 April

    Glenavon 0-0 Carrick Rangers

    Niall Quinn tries to thread a clever pass in behind for Nathaniel Ferris.

    It looks promising for a second, but the linesman is quick to intervene as the offside flag halts the move before Ferris can let fly.

  17. KICK-OFFpublished at 15:01 BST 25 April

    Bangor 0-0 Portadown

    We are under way on a beautiful day at the seaside. The hosts get us going kicking right to left on Steven Gregg's whistle.

  18. KICK-OFFpublished at 15:00 BST 25 April

    Glenavon 0-0 Carrick Rangers

    Peter Campbell gets the ball rolling at Mourneview Park.

  19. KICK-OFFpublished at 14:59 BST 25 April

    Crusaders 0-0 Ballymena United

    Success Edogun gets us under way at a sunny Seaview on what promises to be a dramatic final day of the season.

    For Crusaders, there's still the matter of a two-legged play-off to come against Championship runners-up Annagh United next week.

    For now, though, it's about completing the regular campaign.

  20. Ferguson, Hoban and Ridley nominated for NIFWA awardspublished at 14:59 BST 25 April

    Rohan Ferguson, Pat Hoban and Matt Ridley have been shortlisted for Player of the Year at the upcoming Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association awards on Sunday, 3rd May.

    Larne stopper Ferguson has recorded 23 clean sheets, while teammate Ridley has played a major role in Larne's solidity in defence.

    Striker Hoban has netted an impressive 31 goals in 38 appearances this season for Glentoran.

    The Glens also feature in the Women's Player of the Year nominees with Jess Foy and Nadene Caldwell shortlisted after helping their side win the Premiership title. Cliftonville's Teegan Lynch is also nominated after a successful season for the Reds.

    Larne's Gary Haveron, Glentoran's Declan Devine, and Coleraine's Ruaidhri Higgins have all been nominated for the Manager of the Year with all sides still able to clinch the Gibson Cup heading into the final round of fixtures.

    In the Young Player of the Year award, Crusaders Josh Williamson and Fraser Bryden have been nominated after impressing during a difficult season for the north Belfast side. 20-year-old MJ Kamson-Kamara has also been shortlisted following a strong season in Glentoran's defence.

    Championship winners Limavady United's captain Stephen Lowry and forward John Butcher are both nominated for Championship Player of the Year, alongside Annagh United midfielder Jack Henderson.

    In addition, two Northern Ireland players will be inducted into the Dr Malcolm Brodie Hall of Fame at the ceremony.

    Ferguson, Hoban, RidleyImage source, Inpho