Just one point is required for Larne to win their third Gibson Cup in four season, as they welcome Irish Cup finalists Dungannon Swifts to Inver Park on this sunny Saturday evening.

The hosts have won the last two head-to-head meetings, but did fall to defeat early in the season to today's visitors, albeit at Stangmore Park.

Gary Haveron names a strong starting XI as he bids to win his first Irish Premiership in charge of the Inver Reds. He names the same team that drew 0-0 at Glentoran last week.

Swifts boss Rodney McAree on the other hand rings the changes with seven in total. Only Caolan Marron, Tiernan Kelly, Kealan Dillon and Leo Alves keep their place.

Larne: Ferguson, Ridley, Donnelly, Gallagher, Graham, Millar, McEneff, Cosgrove (c), Ryan, Lusty, Wallace.

Subs: Graham, McKendry, Randall, O'Neill, O'Connor, Doherty, Simpson.

Dungannon Swifts: Glass, Maguire, Marron, Kelly, Knowles, Dillon, Alves, McGinty (c), Smith, Anderson, Liggett.

Subs: Henderson, Doyle, McCarron, Johnston, Bigirimana, Smith, McAllister.

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As expected, both managers field full-strength sides for a game which has so much at stake.

Coleraine boss Ruaidhri Higgins doesn't have the luxury of resting players with next week's Irish Cup final in mind.

He makes just one change from the side which won at Linfield last Saturday with Cameron Stewart replacing Mark Connolly in the centre of defence.

Glentoran boss Declan Devine also makes one alteration as James Singleton comes in for Aaron McEneff, who was injured in the draw with Larne last week.

Coleraine: Schofield, Kane, Dunne, Stewart, Ives, Boyle, Patching, Okoro, Wylie, Cooper, Shevlin.

Subs: Webb, Jarvis, McGregor, McGonigloe, McDonald, Connolly, Devine.

Glentoran: Mills, Cooney, Kamson-Kamara, Kane (capt) Amos, Malone, Singleton, Palmer, Stewart, Hoban, Daniels.

Subs: Crellin, Burt, Larmour, Thomson, Gallagher, Clarke, Jenkins.

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Larne CEO Eric Perez insists he and Redball Global FC are at Larne "for the long haul".

Alongside Nick Giannotti, Perez joined the Inver Reds' board of directors in July following the purchase of Kenny Bruce's 50% stake in the club.

On Saturday, Larne can claim a third Irish Premiership title in four seasons should they avoid defeat at home to Dungannon Swifts which would mark the first trophy win under the stewardship of Redball.

Perez has a track record in professional sports, beginning with rugby league in his native Canada where he founded professional club Toronto Wolfpack before moving across the Atlantic to work with Bradford Bulls in the Super League.

He is also CEO and chairman of Truro City in English football's National League but now believes that his chance at Larne is "one of the biggest opportunities in UK sport".

"It's a beautiful part of the country and a club that represents so much more than football, but a community striving for something better," Perez told BBC Sport NI's Mark Sidebottom.

"European ambition is another big reason we are here and being the first club from here to qualify for a European group stage, we'd like to build on that.

"It's been a question of taking it to the next level and that challenge is what brought me here."

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A third Irish Premiership crown in four years is within touching distance for Larne and manager Gary Haveron insists his players will be "fully prepared" for today's title decider against Dungannon Swifts.

Larne head into the game as masters of their own destiny, needing just to avoid defeat by the Irish Cup finalists to regain the Gibson Cup.

Should they lose and there is a decisive result between Coleraine and Glentoran, then the winner of that game at the Showgrounds will finish top on goal difference.

However, Larne sit in pole position, the destination of the title "in our own hands" according to Haveron who insists his players will approach this game like any other.

"At the start of the season, this is what you want going into the last one [game]," Haveron told BBC Sport NI.

"Everyone sets out with the same idea to win the Gibson Cup, but to be so close and have one hand on it is massive. It's in our own hands so we know if we get a result on Saturday, nobody can take it away from us.

"We know how big a game it is and we'll be fully prepared for it."

Read more of what Gary Haveron said here.

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Jana McCabe
BBC Sport NI at Inver Park

Kick-off is fast approaching at Inver Park and the atmosphere is building.

There are plenty of Larne fans already enjoying the sunshine and plenty of activities to help with the pre-match nerves.

Will it be a day to remember for the Inver Reds' fanbase?

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The two games that could decide the Irish Premiership champions will be streamed on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport app and website.

Larne need one point against Dungannon Swifts at Inver Park to secure their third Gibson Cup in four years.

Sitting three points behind Gary Haveron's side, Coleraine and Glentoran are primed to capitalise if Larne slip up, and they face each other at the Showgrounds.

That game will also have implications European places as second in the league is guaranteed an automatic place in the qualifiers for next season's competition.

Ruaidhri Higgins' Coleraine currently hold second on goal difference ahead of Glentoran, and the game will also have implications for European qualification.

The side who is in second will automatically qualify for Europe next season, and the Bannsiders also have the fallback of the Irish Cup final on 2 May, as they take on Dungannon Swifts in the decider.

Both games kick off at 17:30 BST, and you can watch both across BBC Sport - on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport app and website from 17:15 BST.

You can also listen to both matches on BBC Sounds and on BBC Radio Ulster with coverage starting at 17:00 BST, as well as follow live updates and goal clips from all six matches on the BBC Sport app and website.

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It's all about the European Play-offs for Linfield and Cliftonville as they bring their Irish Premiership campaigns to a close with this dead rubber at Windsor Park.

With their final league positions locked in both David Healy and Jim Magilton will be hoping their sides can find some momentum going into the lucrative end-of-season play-off with a place in the the Conference League first qualifying round up for grabs.

Wins have been hard to come by for both teams in recent weeks with only one win apiece in their last five games.

There has been little to choose between the sides in the three previous meetings this season with one win each and a goalless draw in the other fixtures.

The Blues suffered a 3-0 defeat to title-chasing Coleraine last time out with boss David Healy ringing the changes making no fewer than six changes.

Kirk Millar, Kyle McClean, Ben Hall, Matt Yates, Jamie Mulgrew and Chris McKee are all handed starts as Josh Archer, Sean Brown, and Sam Taylor and named among the substitutes while youngsters Jon Graham, Finlay Ross and Harry Allen drop out from the squad.

Cliftonville picked up a much-needed victory last Saturday thanks to their 1-0 win over Dungannon Swifts with Jim Magilton making two changes as Shaun Leppard and Keevan Hawthorne come back into the starting XI with Aidan Kelly dropping to the bench while Michael Glynn misses out completely.

Linfield: Walsh, Millar, McClean, Hall, Yates, Mulgrew, McKee, McGee, Fitzpatrick, Leahy, McCullough.

Subs: McDaid, Ballantyne, Archer, Brown, Baird, Taylor, Graham.

Cliftonville: Morrison, Wilson, Hale, Curran, Leppard, Conlan, Toole, McStravick, J Kelly, Hawthorne, Carroll.

Subs: Ridd, Jordan, Gormley, Robertson, A Kelly, Green, Sheridan.

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Here's a look at how things stand before the final games of the season.

One point will do it for Larne.

You'll be able to watch both games on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport app and website.

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It all comes down to the final day.

Who will lift the Gibson Cup this evening? Larne, Glentoran or Coleraine?

Game, set and match as James Teelan wraps it up for Portadown.

How about that for a hit?!

Daniel Hannan pulled one back for Bangor.

The nearest defender to Josh Ukek was in Pickie Park.

The marking is non-existent as Ukek gets a third goal for Portadown.

Danny Gibson wins it for Carrick Rangers at the end!

A thoroughly enjoyable afternoon in the Bangor sunshine comes to an end with Portadown coming out on top of a six-goal thriller.

Both of these sides will do it all again in the Premiership next season with a big name in the Shamrock Park dugout and some retiring and exiting icons at Clandeboye Park.

A frantic second half comes to an end.

Alfie Pollock's 84th-minute equaliser looked to ensure Glenavon would claim a point in their final showing in the Premiership, but Danny Gibson would have the last word minutes later to claim victory for Stephen Baxter's side.

Alfie Pollock just 25 days after his 16th birthday, nets for Glenavon to draw the hosts level.

It's all over at Seaview where Crusaders complete a hat-trick of wins with a 3-2 victory over Ballymena United.

The Crues raced into a 2-0 lead thanks to Finley Thorndike and a Thomas Maguire penalty before Ballymena United defender Joel Thompson put through his own goal to make it 3-3.

Two goals either side of half-time got the Braid side back into the game but the Crues held out for a win which sets them up for Tuesday night's visit to Annagh United.