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Just nine points separate Dungannon Swifts in fifth and Bangor in eighth.
With Larne, Coleraine, Glentoran and Linfield coming out on top, there are only two other places up for grabs.
A rare win for the Swifts away to the Blues on Tuesday would help them move closer to a second successive top-half finish and leave them just three points clear of David Healy’s side, with manager Rodney McAree stating that is their target.
Carrick is eight points behind his closest rival, but occupies sixth place thanks to a huge turnaround in his level.
They are unbeaten in their last five games and will fancy their chances of extending that record when they host struggling Glenavon.
The other two teams just one point behind Stephen Baxter’s side are Cliftonville and Bangor, who meet at Solitude on Tuesday.
It has been a turbulent period on and off the field for Cliftonville, culminating in the resignation of chairman Kieran Harding on Saturday shortly after their dramatic late Irish Cup win over Glenavon.
Boss Jim Magilton hopes the win will be a catalyst for improvement in the league as their last league win came on 13 December.
Bangor have also reached a difficult stage after their impressive start in the Premier League.
They have lost their last three league games, but they beat the Reds in August and picked up a point ahead of them in December.
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