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Coleraine v Glentoran BBC Sport This video can not be played Coleraine 1-2 Glentoran (FT) Former Glentoran player Kodi Lyons-Foster opens scoring Jordan Stewart fires visitors level with fine strike Stewart's second turns game on its head Portadown 1-4 Bangor (FT) Ben Cushnie puts visitors in front at Shamrock Park Eamon Fyfe draws Portadown level Reece Neale quickly restores Bangor's lead Liam Hassin adds third for visitors Mark Haughey scores Seasiders' fourth Damian Mullan & Jana Mc Cabe Portadown 0-0 Bangor Rhys Annett's strike from the edge of the box makes Gareth Deane produce his first save of the evening, albeit it is a comfortable one. Not too much action in the opening seven minutes of this one. Kodi Lyons-Foster Would you believe it, Coleraine open the scoring after eight minutes - through former Glentoran man Kodi Lyons-Foster. Levi Ives delivers an inviting corner to the back post where the unmarked defender powers a close range header past Andrew Mills from six yards out. That's the Englishman's first goal since making the summer switch from the Oval. Coleraine 0-0 Glentoran Coleraine defender Dean Jarvis goes down following an aerial challenge with Glens' front man Pat Hoban. He's fit to continue but is keen on having a few words with his former Dundalk team-mate. Portadown 0-0 Bangor Reece Neale's cross is headed into the path of Liam Hassin by Ben Arthurs, but Hassin can't keep his resulting strike on target. Coleraine 0-0 Glentoran Joel Cooper's corner is well defended by Glentoran. Portadown 0-0 Bangor Tiarnan Mulvenna gets the action underway at Shamrock Park. Can either side register their third victory of the season tonight? Give this post a thumbs up if you think the home side will win, or react the other way if you think Bangor will be the victors. Coleraine 0-0 Glentoran Fifty seconds on the clock and Coleraine force a corner in front of the large travelling support. Coleraine 0-0 Glentoran Pat Hoban gets us underway on a perfect evening for a game of football. Both teams come into tonight's encounter boasting unbeaten records. Will that still be the case come around 9. 30pm? Time to find out. .. Coleraine v Glentoran (19: 45 BST) BBC i Player You can now watch Coleraine v Glentoran on BBC i Player or on the BBC Sport website by pressing the play button at the top of this page. Michael Clarke is joined on commentary by Paul Leeman. A quick reminder of how things stand before tonight's games. A win for either Coleraine or Glentoran will move them top, with Larne facing Carrick Rangers tomorrow. Coleraine v Glentoran (19: 45 BST) While acknowledging tonight's home assignment against Glentoran is "mouth-watering", Coleraine manager Ruaidhri Higgins says they will approach the game like any other. It is a meeting of the Irish Premiership's last remaining unbeaten teams with the Glens holding a slender one-point lead over Friday's opposition and Larne at the top of the table. Coleraine are just below the Invermen on goal difference, but have a game in hand on the league leaders. Both clubs have made a good start to the new season and although the opportunity to go top with a win on Friday would be welcome, Higgins insists this stage of a campaign is just about banking points. "I'd imagine it will be a massive crowd at the Showgrounds on Friday night with the lights on, " he told BBC Sport NI after Saturday's 4-1 win at Portadown. "It's mouth-watering, but we will prepare for it the way we prepare for any game and make sure the lads are ready. "We want to win the game and get as many points on the board as soon as possible. It's another three points on offer and we are coming up against a good team. May the best team win. " Coleraine v Glentoran (19: 45 BST) Glentoran's previous outing was last week's 1-1 draw against Linfield at the Oval and manager Declan Devine has urged his players to seek improvements as the season progresses. The Glens' boss will have Christie Pattisson available for the first time this season, having served his suspension from the post-match brawl against Larne on the final day of the last campaign. "We're just trying to go game by game, " Devine said after the 'Big Two' derby. "We have players to come back. That's the end of Christie Pattisson's suspension, Dylan (Connolly) will be back in another three or four games, Joe Thomson. "We need to make sure we prepare really well and strive to get better, week by week. We've a tough game now and will get ready to go to Coleraine. " Portadown v Bangor (19: 45 BST) Portadown v Bangor There is just the one alteration to the Portadown side who were defeated by Coleraine last weekend with Eamon Fyfe starting and Jordan Gibson dropping to the bench. Lee Feeney also makes one change to his starting XI from last Saturday with Jay Boyd making his first start, replacing Robbie Garrett who drops to the bench. Portadown: Mc Carey, Altintop, Mac Kinnon, Wilson, Mc Cullough, Chapman, Wylie, Thompson (capt), Teelan, Fyfe, Annett. Subs: Moore, Isamala, Mayse, Gibson, Obhakhan, Adams, Tulloch. Bangor: Deane, Neale (capt), Haughey, Hassin, Lynch, Devlin, Mulvenna, Francis, Boyd, Cushnie, Arthurs. Subs: Solis Grogan, Owens, O'Mahony, Garrett, Mc Guinness, Morgan, Osew. Coleraine v Glentoran (19: 45 BST) Coleraine v Glentoran It's two changes apiece for the final two remaining unbeaten teams in the top flight, who meet at a sold-out Coleraine Showgrounds. The most notable addition to the home line-up is a first start for former Waterford FC midfielder Rowan Mc Donald, who replaces Lewis Mc Gregor. There is also a recall for former Glentoran defender Kodi Lyons-Foster, back after injury, with Cameron Stewart the man to make way. Glentoran's starting line-up also shows two changes as Liam Burt and Jordan Stewart, who both impressed after coming off the bench a week ago, replace Ryan Cooney and Joshua Kelly, who drop to the bench. Christie Pattisson is also back on the Glentoran bench after suspension. Coleraine: Harris, Kane (capt), Jarvis, Boyle, Lyons-Foster, Patching, Shevlin, Cooper, Ives, Glackin, Mc Donald. Subs: Hoey-Kemp, Long, Mc Gregor, Doherty, Stewart, Okoro, Mc Manus. Glentoran: Mills, Kane (capt), Palmer, Hoban, Stewart, Mc Eleney, Burt, Larmour, Amos, Singleton, Jenkins. Subs: Urminsky, Cooney, Kelly, Pattison, Ferris, Kamara, Russell. Let's get tonight's team news. .. Coleraine v Glentoran (19: 45 BST) & Portadown v Bangor (19: 45) Good evening! Two Irish Premiership games tonight. Coleraine and leaders Glentoran are the last two unbeaten sides left in the top flight and tonight's Showgrounds meeting will be an early test of their title credentials. The Bannsiders can go top with a victory this evening while Declan Devine’s side know a win could extend their advantage at the summit. You can watch the game live on BBC i Player and the BBC Sport website. We will also have live text commentary and in-play clips of that game as well as Portadown’s encounter with Bangor at Shamrock Park, which kicks off at the same time. Enjoy! To watch and listen, you need to enable Java Script in your browser. Coleraine v Glentoran. BBC Sport. Video Coleraine v Glentoran BBC Sport Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.