Champions Larne face cup holders Cliftonville at Inver Park for the second time in six weeks.

Larne
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Cliftonville
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Cliftonville’s first real chance falls to Jonny Addis, as Larne fail to clear a corner. It falls to Addis on the edge of the area, but he leans back and first a half volley over the bar. 
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The top two in the Championship also clash tonight with Bangor host Limavady United. We will bring you alerts from Clandeboye Park. 
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With Andy Ryan and Ryan O’Neill both missing through injury, it must be disappointing for Benji Magee not to get a start. The Larne coaching staff have instead opted for a pair of False Nines in McKendry and Sloan. 
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Another half chance for Larne. Levi Ives breaks down the left wing before cutting the ball into into box for Dylan Sloan. His 15-yard effort is relatively weak and it’s easily held by Ridd. 
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A lively first five minutes at Inver Park. 

Larne’s Conor McKendry has the first serious chance of the match when he finds some space on the left side of the box. He cuts the ball across goal and it rolls just wide. 

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Cliftonville are without a win in their last four league games, so this a tough challenge for Jim Magilton’s men.

There’s no Andy Ryan tonight, so Larne are essentially playing a strikerless formation with Dylan Sloan and Conor McKendry the most advanced midfielders. 

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And we’re off. 

Larne are in their usual red and white. Cliftonville in their mint green away shirt with black shorts. The away team are attacking the Church End with the champions shooting towards the awards fans.

1. Half
Keith Bailie
18 minutes ago
Keith Bailie
Here’s today’s teams…


Larne
: Ferguson, Want, Ives, Donnelly, Thomson, McKendry, Randall, Bolger, Cosgrove, Sloan, Gallagher.


Subs:
Besant, Graham, Magee, McEneff, Nolan, Wallace, Simpson

Cliftonville
: Ridd, Pepper, Addis, Kearney, Hale, Curran, Conlan, Piesold, Gormley, Casey, Corrigan.

Subs:
Odumosu, Pettifer, Markey, Glynn, Wilson, McGuinness, Berry
34 minutes ago
Keith Bailie
Hello and welcome to Inver Park for tonight’s game between champions Larne and cup holders Cliftonville.

With Cliftonville in fifth on 31 points and Larne ninth on 29, this is an opportunity for the Invermen to leapfrog the Reds and move up four positions.

When the two clubs clashed at the same venue last month, it finished 1-1 when Ryan Nolan’s late strike cancelled out a Joe Gormley opener.