Andy Ryan tries to intercept James Singleton's attempted back pass. He comes within a whisker of pulling it off as he is inches away from connecting with the ball.

That is a huge let off for Warren Feeney's men.

An important intervention from Barney McKeown in the opening few minutes.

After Jack Malone weaved through numerous Newry challenges, the defender was alert to intercept and clear Malone's pullback for the lurking Aaron Prendergast at the back post.

It's been an eventful opening few minutes for Malone, who also received a talking-to for an off-the-ball collision with Liam Bagnall.

Fuad Sule plays a teasing looping pass into the box which falls to Cameron Palmer, but he can't control the danger.

It's been a quiet opening five minutes at Inver Park, with neither stopper tested so far.

We're underway at a chilly Inver Park.

Can Larne stretch their unbeaten run to 12 games and knock Linfield off top spot with a victory tonight?

John McGovern gets the action underway at a cold Newry Showgrounds.

The hosts are on a nine-game losing streak in the league.

Can they overcome their miserable run with their second win of the season against Glenavon?

Ahead of Friday's game against Larne, Glentoran manager Warren Feeney is joined by teenage son George, who is part of his first-team squad, and father Warren Senior, himself a former Glens and Linfield player.

The trio look back on the careers of Warren Senior and Warren, who both played for Northern Ireland, as well as discussing the potential of George, who has played for NI's U17s.

Glenavon's recent resurgence under Stephen McDonnell continues as they beat Loughgall 2-0 at Mournview Park.

Isaac Baird gave the Lurgan Blues an early lead against the Villagers, with Jack Malone adding a second shortly before the interval.

Glenavon have now won four games in a row to move nine points clear of the relegation zone.

Bottom side Newry City make four changes from the side that lost 4-1 to Dungannon Swifts, with John McGovern, Liam Bagnall, Lee Newell, and Daragh Owens drafted in at the expense of Lorcan Forde, Adam Carroll, Daniel Hughes and Jordan Mooney.

Mooney and Carroll are named on the bench, with Hughes missing out due to injury while Forde must serve a one-match suspension.

Stephen McDonnell has no such problems and names the same side that beat Loughgall 2-0 as the Lurgan Blues look to make it five league wins in a row.

Newry City: Murphy, N. Healy, McGivern, McKeown, McGovern, Salley, Bagnall, Moan, Newell, Poynton, Owens

Subs: Maguire, King, Carroll, O'Connor, B. Healy, Mooney, McGovern

Glenavon: Brown, Kerr, Snoddy, Malone, Campbell, Quinn, Baird, McCloskey, Prendergast, Wallace, Garett

Subs: Purvis, Rogers, Teggart, Mulvenna, Ward, Henderson, Shiel

Tomas Galvin netted a double as Dungannon Swifts moved off the bottom of the Irish Premiership table by beating new basement side Newry City 4-1 at Stangmore Park.

Glentoran clinched a convincing 5-0 win over Ballymena United with the help of a first-half goal blitz which saw them find the net four times in the space of 13 minutes.

Tiernan Lynch makes just the one change to the starting XI who defeated Coleraine with Andy Ryan replacing Paul O'Neill, who drops to the bench.

The away side make two switches to the side who were the comfortable victors against Ballymena with Junior and Josh Kelly replacing Niall McGinn and the injured Jay Donnelly.

Larne: Ferguson, Donnelly, Thomson, Randall, Ives, Bolger, Millar, Cosgrove, Graham, Orozco, Ryan.

Subs: Dowling, Want, Farquhar, Bonis, Lloyd, Glynn, O'Neill.

Glentoran: McCarey, Wilson, McClean, Singleton, O'Connor, Russell, Sule, Palmer, Kelly, Fisher, Junior.

Subs: Webber, McCartan, R Donnelly, Boyd, Wightman, Feeney.

Larne moved to within two points of league leaders Linfield with a 2-0 home win over Coleraine at a wet Inver Park.

Midfielder Joe Thomson headed the hosts in front after just 12 minutes, and the points were secured in the 89th minute, again from a header, as Leroy Millar met Levi Ives corner to direct his effort past a helpless Gareth Deane.

George Feeney is poised for a move to the Premier League with four clubs linked with the 15-year-old Glentoran striker.

Brighton, Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace and West Ham are believed to be interested in the teenager.

Feeney has made six appearances for the Irish League team and netted his first goal for the Glens last month.

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Good evening and welcome to our coverage of tonight's Irish Premiership action which features a live video stream of the game between Larne and Glentoran at Inver Park.

The encounter offers the champions the opportunity to move top of the league table, albeit with current leaders Linfield having two matches in hand, including their meeting with Ballymena United at Windsor Park on Saturday.

The Invermen will expect a stern test against a Glens side who returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion last week by beating the Sky Blues 5-0 at the Oval.

Meanwhile in a match of huge significance for the bottom half of the table, bottom side Newry City play host to in-form Glenavon. The Lurgan Blues go into the game on the back of a run of four straight league wins under new manager Stephen McDonnell.

As well as the live stream from Inver Park, we will have text updates from both fixtures throughout the evening, plus in-play clips from the Newry Showgrounds so you won't miss a thing!

It's that Friday night football feeling again, so sit back and enjoy. The Irish Premiership rarely disappoints!