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Coleraine's goalscorer Rory Patterson at the Oval at the beginning of November
Coleraine FC welcome league leaders Glentoran on Saturday, a week after their prolific striker Rory Patterson announced he was set to join the Oval at the end of the season.

Patterson, who has scored 24 goals this season, told UTV he agreed to sign up to a pre-contract agreement with the Glens because they had offered him "a good deal".

"They seemed very interested and they did the best to get me."

"They offered me a good deal and I wanted to play with the best players in the league and the biggest club in the league."

Away Coleraine fans gave him a hostile reception at Seaview last Saturday after they learned of the planned move.

The striker responded by smashing in four goals in a 5-2 victory which demolished leaders Crusaders.

The Seaview club, meanwhile, will hope to bounce back from their heavy defeat as they welcome Dungannon Swifts on Saturday.

Linfield welcome Newry City at Windsor Park, days after their Big Two draw at the Oval.

Manager David Jeffrey admitted he was "bitterly disappointed" with Tuesday night's result after Gary Hamilton spared Glentoran from defeat with a last gasp equalizer.

"A defeat would have hurt us big style and it would have left us with a real mountain to climb", Jeffrey told the club's website.

"For all our games in hand you've got to make them count and to have come away with nothing would have been a major disappointment and would have made the fight to the finish even more difficult."

Hamilton struck in the 88th minute on Tuesday night to earn a point for the champions, sending them back to the top of the Carling Premiership.

"Hopefully that's the start of things to come", the striker told UTV after the match.


Saturday 30 January: (kick-off 3pm):

  • Ballymena United v. Glenavon
  • Cliftonville v. Institute
  • Coleraine v. Glentoran
  • Crusaders v. Dungannon Swifts
  • Linfield v. Newry City
  • Portadown v. Lisburn Distillery

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