Matty Lusty's early goal is the difference between the sides at Windsor Park.

I would imagine both managers will want more from their sides in the second half.

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Just one minute to be added on at the end of the first half.

Tomas Cosgrove has been dangerous all game for Larne down the right and he puts another teasing ball into the middle.

This one just has too much on it for both Andy Ryan and Aaron Donnelly.

James Simpson's route one ball over the top is an awkward one for David Walsh to deal with. He comes to the edge of his box to nod away but it doesn't go far and Andy Ryan is lurking with intent.

However, the Larne forward's studs let him down as he slips to bring to an end a rather comical spell of football.

A clumsy challenge from Ethan McGee sends Andy Ryan tumbling in the box but nothing doing from Ian McNabb.

Larne cry for a penalty but, in the end, Matty Lusty's shot is blocked behind for a corner that Linfield defend well.

Tomas Cosgrove gets down the right flank and picks out Sean Graham but his first-time effort doesn't trouble David Walsh.

At the other end, Rohan Ferguson is flustered for the first time this afternoon and it is two of the teenage debutants who cause the trouble.

Finlay Ross gets down the right with a nice piece of skill and finds Oliver Wade on the edge of the box. His shot has Ferguson diving but ripples the roof of the net.

The game is starting to open up.

It is a youthful Linfield forward line and they are struggling to get any momentum going against this experienced and physical Larne backline.

Just as I say that, Tomas Cosgrove gets down the right flank and his ball picks out Andy Ryan.

The Scottish striker hits it first time but skies it into the empty Railway End.

Another Larne training ground set-piece fails to pay off as Matty Lusty slips as he tries to get on the end of Jordan McEneff's disguised free-kick delivery.

The game has fallen into a lull here at the 20 minute mark.

Here is how Matty Lusty kept his cool to round David Walsh and open the scoring for Larne.

A mistimed lunge from Scot Whiteside on Chris Gallagher warrants the first card of the day from Ian McNabb.

The Larne bench feel it maybe should have been a different shade of card...

David Jeffrey
Former Linfield & Ballymena manager on BBC Sport NI

Great piece of play by Andy Ryan and a superb finish from Matty Lusty.

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More Larne pressure yields a corner as Jordan McEneff's cross is headed behind by Scot Whiteside.

A bit of a training ground move (or was it a mishit by Sean Graham?!) picks out Matty Lusty but his shot is blocked away.

A ball through the middle gives Matty Lusty something to chase but David Walsh comes out and hammers the ball into the stand.

We're underway at Windsor Park with Linfield kicking off towards the Kop end that houses the noisy travelling Larne fans.

Linfield are in their traditional home colours with Larne in their white change strip.

Here is a reminder of Saturday's six-match programme in the Irish Premiership, encompassing matches in the top six and bottom six of the top flight.

We kick off with livestreamed coverage of Linfield's match against Larne, which starts at 13:00 BST on BBC iPlayer and on the BBC Sport website and app.

That will be followed by five 15:00 BST kick-offs, with live coverage of those available on BBC Sounds and BBC Radio Ulster, plus text commentary and in-play clips on the BBC Sport website.

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Here's how the bottom half of the league stands going into today's action.

Most attention will continue to focus on the battle to avoid the automatic drop, with Glenavon and Crusaders vying to miss out on relegation.

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Here's how the top half of the Irish Premiership looks heading into today's programme of matches.

As well as the race for the league title, the leading clubs are also aiming to secure the runner-up spot which would secure European football.

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Hello from a sunny but cold Windsor Park as Larne look to bounce back from back-to-back defeats to Coleraine and solidify their place at the top of the table.

David Healy rings the changes with only four players keeping their place from their midweek win at Dungannon. Ethan McGee captains the side with David Walsh, Matt Yates and Dane McCullough also retained. There is a youthful flavour to the team with debuts for Jon Graham, Finlay Ross and Oliver Wade.

Gary Haveron makes two changes from their heavy home defeat to the Bannsiders on Tuesday. Dan Bent is suspended while Ronan Doherty drops to the bench. In come Linfield-bound Ryan Nolan and James Simpson

Linfield: Walsh, Whiteside, Ballantyne, Yates, Brown, McGee (C), Taylor, McCullough, Graham, Ross, Wade

Subs: Rooney, Millar, Allen, McDaid, McKee, Archer, Frizzell

Larne: Ferguson, Ridley, Donnelly, Gallagher, Graham, Nolan, McEneff, Cosgrove (C), Ryan, Lusty, Simpson

Subs: Graham, McKendry, Randall, O'Neill, O'Connor, Doherty, Wallace

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