Final rounds of Irish Premiership fixtures confirmed
The last 'Big Two' fixture of the 2024-25 Irish Premiership campaign will take place during the first weekend in April.
Champions Linfield, who beat Dungannon 3-0 in the final game before the end-of-season 'split' on Monday night, will host fierce rivals Glentoran at Windsor Park on April 4/5.
That will be one of four away games to finish the campaign for Declan Devine's men who will play their final home league game of the season at the Oval against Coleraine on 1 April.
With the league title already won by David Healy's side, and the league's bottom two, Loughgall and Carrick Rangers, cut adrift at the foot of the table in the battle to avoid the drop and the relegation play-off, perhaps the most intrigue remaining in the season surrounds the fight for the league's final automatic European spot.
Former champions Larne are currently in pole position sat second in the table, level on points with Glentoran in third.
The pair, who played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at the Oval this month, will meet at Inver Park on the final day of the season on 26 April.
Irish Premiership 'post-split' fixtures
1 April: Section A - Dungannon Swifts v Larne, Glentoran v Coleraine, Linfield v Crusaders.
Section B - Ballymena United v Loughgall, Carrick Rangers v Cliftonville, Portadown v Glenavon.
4/5 April:Section A - Coleraine v Dungannon Swifts, Crusaders v Larne, Linfield v Glentoran.
Section B - Carrick Rangers v Portadown, Cliftonville v Ballymena United, Glenavon v Loughgall.
11/12 April: Section A - Coleraine v Larne, Crusaders v Glentoran, Linfield v Dungannon Swifts.
Section B - Ballymena United v Carrick Rangers, Cliftonville v Glenavon, Portadown v Loughgall.
18/19 April: Section A - Crusaders v Coleraine, Dungannon Swifts v Glentoran, Larne v Linfield.
Section B - Glenavon v Ballymena United, Loughgall v Carrick Rangers, Portadown v Cliftonville.
26 April:Section A - Coleraine v Linfield, Dungannon Swifts v Crusaders, Larne v Glentoran.
Section B - Carrick Rangers v Glenavon, Loughgall v Cliftonville, Portadown v Ballymena United.
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