Summary

  • Ballymena Utd 3-1 Coleraine

  • Carrick Rangers 1-2 Larne

  • Cliftonville 2-1 Crusaders

  • Linfield 2-0 Glentoran

  • Loughgall 2-1 Dungannon Swifts

  • Newry City 0-4 Glenavon

  1. YELLOW CARDpublished at 15:41 GMT 26 December 2023

    Linfield 1-0 Glentoran

    Linfield skipper Jamie Mulgrew, who makes his 750th Irish Premiership appearance this afternoon, is shown a yellow card for a late challenge on Fuad Sule.

    Some handbags afterwards involving Bobby Burns, Kirk Millar and Matthew Clarke but it comes to nothing serious.

  2. Postpublished at 15:41 GMT 26 December 2023

    Cliftonville 1-0 Crusaders

    Billy-Joe Burns has had a tough last few minutes, with the Crues captain giving away possession three times in a row.

    This time, Rory Hale looks to release brother Ronan, but his attempt to dribble past Josh Robinson is overhit and is easily gathered by Jonny Tuffey.

  3. Postpublished at 15:40 GMT 26 December 2023

    Ballymena United 0-1 Coleraine

    Dean Jarvis’s goal just after the half hour has knocked some of the stuffing out of the hosts, who had started the game so positively.

    Big task now for Ballymena,who have scored a miserly 11 goals in 22 games to date.

  4. Millar on the mark for Larnepublished at 15:39 GMT 26 December 2023

    Carrick Rangers 0-1 Larne

    Watch Leroy Millar give Larne the lead over Carrick Rangers in the east Antrim derby at Taylors Avenue. Nice piece of skill and a clinical finish from last season's Player of the Year.

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    Watch: Leroy Millar scores to make it 1-0 to Larne

  5. 'Criminal defending'published at 15:38 GMT 26 December 2023

    Linfield 1-0 Glentoran

    Liam Beckett
    Sportsound summariser

    "A great delivery but criminal defending - it's a free header for Ben Hall. It's a textbook header and a goal of sheer simplicity but there was not a challenge."

  6. Postpublished at 15:37 GMT 26 December 2023

    Carrick Rangers 0-1 Larne

    Andy Ryan collects the ball just outside the Carrick penalty area and spins before firing a shot but it trundles wide of the post.

  7. Postpublished at 15:37 GMT 26 December 2023

    Cliftonville 1-0 Crusaders

    Great skill from Stephen Mallon as the winger flicks the ball over the head of Billy-Joe Burns after the full-back gives away possession in the Crusaders half far too easily.

    Robbie Weir senses the danger and gets across to regain possession for the Crues.

  8. goal

    GOAL - Ballymena United 0-1 Colerainepublished at 15:36 GMT 26 December 2023

    Dean Jarvis (33 mins)

    The deadlock is broken just after the half hour and it’s visitors Coleraine who go in front.

    Conor McKendry whips in an inswinging corner from the far side which defender Dean Jarvis meets perfectly with his head.

  9. Watch: Quinn adds third for Lurgan Bluespublished at 15:36 GMT 26 December 2023

    Newry City 0-3 Glenavon

    Here's how Niall Quinn made it 3-0 to Glenavon at Newry.

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    Watch: Quinn extends Glenavon's lead

  10. goal

    GOAL Loughgall 1-1 Dungannon Swiftspublished at 15:36 GMT 26 December 2023

    Kealan Dillon (35 mins)

    The away end at Lakeview Park erupts as Dillon picks out the top corner from the edge of the box.

    It came from John Scott's cutback to Ethan McGee who had a shot blocked into Dillon's path. A lovely finish and it is very much game on.

  11. goal

    GOAL - Linfield 1-0 Glentoranpublished at 15:35 GMT 26 December 2023

    Ben Hall (36 mins)

    The deadlock is broken at Windsor Park and it's Linfield who take the lead through the head of Ben Hall!

    Kirk Miller whips in a pinpoint free-kick from the right-hand side, with Hall rising highest, beating his man and heading into the bottom corner.

    Nothing Aaron McCarey can do about that one. Superb header right into the bottom corner.

  12. YELLOW CARDpublished at 15:35 GMT 26 December 2023

    Linfield 0-0 Glentoran

    Joel Cooper is the first player to go in referee Jamie Robinson's book in the Big Two derby.

    From the resulting free-kick, David Fisher is liveliest, getting on the end of a Niall McGinn cross, with his effort just going wide.

  13. Postpublished at 15:34 GMT 26 December 2023

    Loughgall 1-0 Dungannon Swifts

    Worrying scenes for Loughgall as goal scorer and Dungannon's tormenter in chief Benji Magee is down for treatment but seems ok to continue.

  14. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 15:34 GMT 26 December 2023

    Newry City 0-3 Glenavon

    Peter Campbell with another great opportunity to make it 0-4!

    This time, he travels into the box and once again evades his marker with his strong strike crashing off the right hand post, to the relief of the home fans.

  15. Postpublished at 15:34 GMT 26 December 2023

    Cliftonville 1-0 Crusaders

    Alert goalkeeping from David Odumosu after Chris Gallagher's failed interception knocks the ball into the path of Lloyd Anderson with just the St Pats loanee to beat.

    Odumosu reads the pace of the ball well and clears high upfield, sparing Gallagher's blushes.

  16. CLOSE!published at 15:33 GMT 26 December 2023

    Newry City 0-3 Glenavon

    Peter Campbell weaves his way round multiple Newry City defenders with his resulting close range strike just wide of the right hand post.

  17. Postpublished at 15:32 GMT 26 December 2023

    Ballymena United 0-0 Coleraine

    What a chance for visitors Coleraine to go in front.

    Andy Scott does well to win possession inside the Ballymena half before skipping past a defender and into the penalty area.

    He fizzes a low cross right across goal to the unmarked Andy Mitchell, six yards from goal.

    Somehow, with the goal at his mercy, the big striker screws his shot wide of the target.

    He won’t want to see that one again.

  18. Postpublished at 15:31 GMT 26 December 2023

    Carrick Rangers 0-1 Larne

    An anxious moment for Larne as keeper Rohan Ferguson spills a Ben Tilney shot but as Curtis Allen closes in for the rebound, the assistant referee raises his flag, much to the Larne stopper's relief.

  19. Postpublished at 15:31 GMT 26 December 2023

    Cliftonville 1-0 Crusaders

    Jarlath O'Rourke has a chance to deliver into Cliftonville's penalty area, but the defender overhits his cross straight out for a goal-kick.

    A waste from the former Dungannon Swifts man.

  20. Watch: Teggart doubles Glenavon's leadpublished at 15:30 GMT 26 December 2023

    Newry City 0-3 Glenavon

    Here's how Glenavon's Stephen Teggart made it 2-0 at the Newry Showgrounds.

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    Watch: Teggart doubles Glenavon's lead