Harry Wilson tries his luck again, this time with a curling left-footed strike from outside the box that whistles just wide of the far post. Better from the visitors.

Bangor set up an opening as Robbie Garrett fires in a low shot from just outside the penalty area but Ballymena keeper Sean O'Neill is always behind it.

Another break in play as three players are down following an aerial collision.

Coleraine captain Lyndon Kane, team-mate Charles Dunne and Linfield frontman Matthew Fitzpatrick are all, thankfully, fit to continue.

The Reds only half-clear a cross, and it drops kindly for Benji Magee on the edge of the box.

The former Loughgall forward lines up a volley, but slices it horribly wide - so wide, in fact, it ends up out for a throw-in.

A brief break in play as Coleraine goalkeeper Aidan Harris receives treatment.

The respective managers take advantage of the hiatus to get a few instructions to their players.

The keeper is fit to continue and play resumes.

Danny Gibson has been giving the Crues a bit of a nightmare down the left flank, succeeding in sending three excellent crosses into the box.

Unluckily for Carrick, they have not managed to get a man on the end of any of them. It remains scoreless.

A fluid move from the hosts looks to have opened the door as Benji Magee shapes to shoot on the edge of the box, but Odhran Casey times his challenge perfectly to halt the Inver Reds.

Liam Beckett
Sportsound summariser

It's a bit edgy.

I am sure the managers have been drilling it into the players since the Boxing Day games that they have to get it together.

Th last thing either of these managers need is another injury issue but Bangor boss Lee Feeney is forced into an early change as Oisin Devlin is unable to continue.

He is replaced by Robert Garrett.

Coleraine keeper Aidan Harris quickly off his line to deny Linfield at the expense of a corner.

Jordan Jenkins does really well down the left hand side to get a cross into the box where Pat Hoban is on hand to take a touch before striking towards goal.

Hoban's effort looks like it is on target, but is superbly blocked by a Portadown defender.

Moments later a loose ball falls into the path of Jenkins, who pulls the trigger but sees his right-footed effort slide just wide of the left-hand upright.

Sustained pressure from the home side.

The first shot on goal comes from Harry Wilson, who pulls the trigger from 20 yards after neat build-up play from the visitors.

It's struck with power but always rising, and fails to trouble Rohan Ferguson.

A very bright start to the game for Glenavon results in a corner.

The ball falls to Paul McGovern, who heads the ball down into the ground but past the post.

Linfield claims for a penalty as Kyle McClean goes tumbling under a challenge from Ronan Doherty inside the penalty area but referee Ben McMaster waves play on.

It's been a quiet opening at Clandeboye Park with a fairly tame effort on goal at each end, Ben Arthurs for Bangor and Andy Scott for the visitors.

Evan Fyfe has the ball in the back of the net but referee Steven Gregg had blown his whistle seconds before ruling him offside.

Five minutes on the clock and the pattern is already clear.

Cliftonville have settled into a five-man back line with four across midfield, leaving Eric McWoods up top on his own to utilise his pace on the counter. The Inver Reds are seeing plenty of the ball early on.

Linfield concede a corner from a Will Patching free-kick.

Needless from the visitors.

James Simpson recycles possession after Conor Pepper's block, playing it wide to Leroy Millar.

The midfielder steps onto it and curls a right-footed effort on the run, but it always looks high as it sails over the crossbar.

Just 60 seconds on the clock and the visitors hit the crossbar through a Ryan Waide effort after a good cross from the right.

Then seconds later former Crues player Paul Heatley misses by inches with a header after a super cross from Danny Gibson. Rangers have raced out of the traps here tonight.