Stewart Nixon pounces on a loose ball in the Carrick half and lets fly from 25 yards, but Jimmy Callacher stands tall to make the block.

Callacher is first to the rebound as well, only for Nixon to go right through the back of him. Foul given.

The Gers’ will take their time with this one.

A huge chance for the visitors as a long clearance from the back puts Brian Healy in behind the Larne defence but, under pressure from Matt Ridley, the striker blazes over the bar.

Mikey Place finds a pocket of space and cuts in from the right wing.

The full-back looks for the far corner but Josh Williamson is right there to make the block.

Chance for the Glens as Pat Hoban heads just wide at the back post.

Ryan Cooney's cross from the right is a dangerous one that David Walsh doesn't know whether to come for or not, with the ball bouncing through to Hoban at the back post.

The Glentoran striker can't direct his header on target, much to the relief of the Linfield fans behind the goal.

Kobei Moore has already scored one and is denied a second by a smart save from Ryan Schofield.

The visitors are in need of a response to that early Kobei Moore goal and they almost get it.

Joel Cooper is afforded time and space 25 yards from goal and lets fly with a trademark left foot shot.

Alex Henderson, deputising for Declan Dunne, gathers at the second attempt.

Luke McCullough with the long throw into the box, Adam Lecky with the flick at the near post, but Cameron Bruce is there to hammer it clear.

Larne break quickly at pace with Andy Ryan delivering a low cross from the right hand channel into the path of Matty Lusty but the striker rushes his first-time effort and fires off-target.

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A brilliant finish by Kobei Moore on his left foot. That will give Dungannon Swifts confidence.

Jack Malone escapes an early card for his late challenge on Jamie Mulgrew.

Referee Steven Gregg gives Malone a quick talking to and warns him his next one will result in a card.

Josh Kelly hurls in a long throw for Cliftonville which has Larne keeper Rohan Ferguson pawing awkwardly at the ball in the wind before eventually grabbing the ball at the second attempt.

How big a factor will the swirling breeze be this afternoon?

Early marker laid down as Robbie Weir flies in with a heavy challenge on Paul Heatley.

The experienced midfielder caught him late there, and Heatley is taking his time to catch his breath on the turf.

Free-kick Carrick.

Early chance for the visitors as Matthew Fitzpatrick released Adam Frizzell through on goal but Andrew Mills is sharp off his line and beats Frizzell to the ball to thwart the danger.

Aaron McEneff kicks proceedings off for the hosts in this Big Two clash at the Oval.

Which way will this one go?

Referee Mark Dillon starts the action at a breezy Inver Park.

It’s only the third time this season that Premiership leaders Larne have played a league match on their own turf at 3pm on a Saturday – and it could be one of the most important in the race for the Gibson Cup.

Can the pacesetters maintain - or even extend - their four point advantage at the summit by teatime?

Dungannon's Kobei Moore gets us under way on a bitterly cold afternoon in county Tyrone.

The teams met here just four weeks ago when a scintillating first half from the hosts formed the basis of an ultimately comfortable win.

Will this afternoon's game follow a similar pattern - or have the visitors learned from that experience?

And we’re off at Taylor's Avenue.

Shane McGonigle blows the whistle, and the home side gets us moving.

Stephen Baxter makes two changes from the side that defeated Linfield just over a week ago.

Experience returns to the starting XI as Billy-Joe Burns and Adam Lecky are called upon, replacing Matthew Olosunde and Joe Moore.

Meanwhile, Declan Caddell opts for a single alteration following the scoreless stalemate with Portadown.

Jordan Forsythe returns to the fold at the expense of Jacob Blaney.

Carrick Rangers: Gartside, Place, Burns, Callacher, Lecky, McCullough, Steele, Buchanan-Rolleston, Crowe, Heatley, Snoddy.

Subs: Donnelly, Gibson, Cherry, McKay, McCawl, Olosunde, Moore.

Crusaders: Tuffey, Weir, J. Forsythe, Williamson, Bryden, Nixon, Bruce, Maguire, Rough, Anderson, Barr.

Subs: Nimaga, K. Forsythe, Blaney, McKechnie, Brooks, Thorndike, Dunlop.

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Two teams with designs on European football - whether through the league or the Irish Cup - meet at Stangmore Park.

Dungannon Swifts head coach Rodney McAree makes five changes to the team which started last week's 1-0 defeat at home to Bangor.

Regular goalkeeper Declan Dunne and Steven Scott miss out completely while Cahal McGinty, James Knowles and Andrew Mitchell are listed among the replacements.

Alex Henderson starts in goal with Caolan Marron, Shea Gordon, Malachi Smith and Kobei Moore coming into the starting line-up.

Bannsiders boss Ruaidhri Higgins makes three alterations to the side which secured a hard earned point at Glentoran seven days ago.

Forward James Akintunde is out for the season with a broken ankle, Senan Devine is on international duty with NI Under-19s while Rowan McDonald, successful in an appeal against his red card at the Oval, has a knock.

Coming into the starting XI are club captain Lyndon Kane, returning from injury, Jamie Glackin and Zane Okoro.

Dungannon Swifts: Henderson, Marron, Kelly, Dillon, Glenny, Gordon, Smith, Doyle, Wallace, Moore, Bigirimana (c).

Subs: Glass, Maguire, Knowles, Alves, McGinty, Mitchell, Devlin.

Coleraine: Schofield, Kane (c), Patching, Cooper, Ives, Glackin, Dunne, Wylie, Okoro, Coyle, Connolly.

Subs: Webb, Jarvis, Boyle, Lyons-Foster, McGonigle, Stewart, McCourt.

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