Coleraine stay in second after Tuesday night games

Coleraine remain in second place in the Sports Direct Premiership table following a busy night of midweek action.

League leaders Larne drew 1-1 at home to Linfield at Inver Park on a night when midfielder Leroy Millar was shown a straight red card.

The big midfielder fired the home side in front in the first half but the Blues levelled after half-time through Adam Frizzell.

Fourth-placed Glentoran, meanwhile, kept up their title challenge with a thumping 4-0 win over Cliftonville at Solitude.

Pat Hoban and Jordan Stewart both scored twice in a 4-0 win over the Reds.

The remaining game saw Ballymena United and Glenavon share the points in a 2-2 draw.

Kian Corbally opened the scoring for Oran Kearney's side before Paul McGovern equalised just before half-time.

Nathaniel Ferris edged the Lurgan Blues in front only for Sean Murray's goal to ensure parity at the Showgrounds.

The upshot of it all is that Larne, without a win now in four games, hold a three point advantage over Coleraine at the top with both teams having played the same amount of games.

Linfield, like the top two having played 30 games, are on 59 points - two behind Ruaidhri Higgins' men and five behind Larne.

The Glens have played two games less than all their title rivals and have 56 points.

Attention now turns to this weekend when Larne visit Ballymena United and Coleraine make the trip to face Dungannon Swifts at Stangmore Park.

Linfield cross town to take on Cliftonville at Solitude on Sunday while the Glens host Crusaders on Saturday.