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FT: Larne 0-0 Linfield (19: 45 GMT) Stephen Alexander Larne 0-0 Linfield That's the final action as a dour contest comes to a close with both sides taking a point apiece. It stretches Larne's lead at the top of the table to three points ahead of Coleraine's game against Carrick tomorrow. Larne 0-0 Linfield Almost a goal deep in stoppage time as Matt Ridley meets Jordan Mc Eneff's corner with a firm back post header but it's straight into the hands of Chris Johns. Larne 0-0 Linfield There will be a minimum of three minutes of additional time at Inver Park. Larne 0-0 Linfield Larne striker Paul O'Neill tries his luck from long range but it flies miles over the crossbar. Larne 0-0 Linfield Linfield striker Matthew Fitzpatrick is booked for a late challenge on Ryan Nolan. Larne 0-0 Linfield Larne's Chris Gallagher is cautioned for bringing down Isaac Baird in midfield. Larne 0-0 Linfield We're into the final 10 minutes at Inver Park. Can someone provide the spark this game desperately needs? Larne 0-0 Linfield Larne withdraw Conor Mc Kendry and bring on Matty Lusty in his place. Larne 0-0 Linfield A Linfield corner is half-cleared to Jamie Mulgrew outside the penalty area but, in keeping with this second period, his miscued shot is off target. Larne 0-0 Linfield Conor Mc Kendry picks up the first yellow card of the evening for a foul on Jamie Mulgrew. Larne 0-0 Linfield Conor Mc Kendry's clever through ball almost creates an opening for Larne but Chris Johns is off his line quickly to block Paul O'Neill's effort. Larne 0-0 Linfield The merest hint of a sight of goal for Linfield's Callumn Morrison but Matt Ridley makes a good block. Larne 0-0 Linfield It's been a desperately stop-start second half. Certainly more stop than start. Larne 0-0 Linfield Linfield bring on influential club captain Jamie Mulgrew in place of Sean Brown. Larne 0-0 Linfield The answer to that is a firm 'no' as referee Evan Boyce awards a free kick to Linfield. Larne 0-0 Linfield Conor Mc Kendry's shot richochets into the path of Leroy Millar who looks offside but he forces a corner. Can Larne take advantage? Larne 0-0 Linfield Larne have been guilty of working the ball into decent positions but all too often the final delivery has lacked sufficient quality. Larne 0-0 Linfield Larne boss Gary Haveron makes a double change as Jordan Mc Eneff and Paul O'Neill replace Mark Randall and Tiarnan O'Connor. Larne 0-0 Linfield There's quite a noise coming from the fans at both ends of the ground but there hasn't been a lot to enthuse about since the second period began. Larne 0-0 Linfield Off we go again at Inver Park with no changes for either side at the interval. Larne's Tiarnan O'Connor and Linfield's Kyle Mc Clean battle for the ball during Friday's scoreless draw Larne extended their lead at the top of the Irish Premiership as they battled out a scoreless draw with champions Linfield. Neither side could strike the decisive blow in a dour encounter at a wet and windy Inver Park. The stalemate moves Larne three points ahead at the summit, although second-placed Coleraine can draw level with a victory over Carrick Rangers tomorrow. Linfield remain in third position, seven points behind pacesetters Larne. The home side had an early opening when Chris Gallagher's long ball sailed over the Linfield defence and released Tiarnan O'Connor in the left hand channel but the striker could only drag his shot wide of the far post. A neatly-worked Linfield move culminated in a shot for Callumn Morrison but Larne skipper Tomas Cosgrove was alert to the danger to block the effort. Larne winger Conor Mc Kendry tested Chris Johns with a fierce shot which bounced awkwardly in front of the keeper who showed good handling skills to hold the effort. Linfield's best opening of the half came 10 minutes before the interval when Matthew Fitzpatrick's header across goal from Sean Brown's cross was pushed out by Rohan Ferguson to Callumn Morrison but the Scottish keeper was up quickly to make a superb block. The Blues spurned another glorious opening minutes later as Kirk Millar's free kick went all the way to the back post where Kyle Mc Clean arrived totally unmarked but could only steer his header wide. The second half really struggled to get going with neither side being able to strike a decisive blow in attacking areas of the pitch. Larne almost snatched the victory deep in stoppage time when defender Matt Ridley met Jordan Mc Eneff's corner with a firm back-post header but it was straight at Johns. Last Updated 5th December 2025 at 21: 38 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Irish Premiership All competitions All competitions All competitions Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.