Tiernan Lynch makes three final changes.

Lee Lynch, Thomas Oluwa and Andrew Mitchell come on for Mark Randall, Ronan Hale and Fuad Sule.

A final roll of the dice.

The hosts squander a decent chance to add a third as Robbie McDaid goes through the middle but the substitute's weak shot is easily saved by James Taylor.

Still no sign of a Glenavon comeback and time is not on their side.

Now Fuad Sule is booked at the other end for taking out Christy Manzinga as Linfield broke away.

This is a near identical chance for the Blues, and Watson is again involved as he clears the ball out for a corner.

It's whipped in to the back post by Ben Doherty and Albert Watson is there to meet it, but Jimmy Callacher does just enough to put the big defender off and it's into the side netting.

Ahmed Salam is booked for body checking Tomas Cosgrove just outside the box. This is a good chance for the 10 men.

Larne are struggling to get out of their own half here.

Trai Hume is the next to try his luck as he charges forward from right back, but Dean Jarvis gets in the way and his touch takes the sting out of the effort.

Nothing of note to report in what has been a scrappy start to the second half.

Glenavon are seeing plenty of the ball but they've yet to carve out a carve out a clear-cut opportunity.

Glentoran are the team carrying the greater threat in the final third and they are firmly on course for a sixth straight league win.

We've played an hour at Inver Park and, as it stands, Linfield are going top.

Glentoran will be level on points with the Blues, but David Healy's men will be ahead thanks to their superior goal difference.

There's still a long way to go though!

Trai Hume finds Manzinga down the right. It's a good ball in and Ahmed Salam sends a rocket of a volley towards goal.

Rohan Ferguson pulls off a great stop to keep it out, and Chris Shields' rebound is deflected over the top.

Here's the big decision which led to Linfield taking the lead.

Was it the right call to show the red card?

Ahmed Salam whips in a free-kick and Tomas Cosgrove gets a crucial touch to take the ball out for a corner, which then comes to nothing.

The Linfield fans behind that goal are in full voice as they press for a second.

Stephen Craigan
Former NI defender on BBC Sport NI

Off we go!

The players are back out on the pitch for the second half.

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BBC Sport NI summariser

How about this for a penalty. No goalkeeper was saving that one!

That's all from the opening 45 minutes at Inver Park.

Larne are a goal and a man down - what on earth does Tiernan Lynch say at the break?

The hosts hold a deserved lead at the break with Conor McMenamin and Rory Donnelly on target while Jay Donnelly chipped in with two assists.

The second goal came as Glenavon finally got a foothold in the game and the visitors have yet to trouble keeper Aaron McCarey.

As it stands Glentoran will go second but they would go one better if Linfield relinquish their lead over 10-man Larne.