Dungannon Swifts return to action tomorrow night as they travel to east Belfast to take on 4th placed Glentoran at The Oval in a fixture now re-scheduled for the third time.
After inclement weather has now postponed the fixture twice, the two clubs will be eager to finally get it played at the third time of asking and out of the way. In the last meeting between the two clubs, Glens striker Andy Waterworth struck an injury time winner as Glentoran snatched a 2-1 victory in a tight, even game. On that day, the Swifts rightly felt hard done by and revenge will surely be on their minds tomorrow evening.
After Saturday’s frustrating defeat to Coleraine, Dungannon will be looking to get a good result under their belt and finish the campaign strongly. On their last trip to the capital, the Swifts managed to secure a fantastic 1-1 draw against 2nd placed Crusaders. With relegation seemingly no longer a threat, so manager Darren Murphy will be looking to try and gain a solid foothold for next year.
Glentoran go into the game off the back of an impressive 3-0 home win against Ballinamallard on Saturday. Still in contention for third place and with an Irish Cup Semi-Final to look forward to, the east Belfast outfit have been in superb form, with four wins and two draws in their last six league games, and unbeaten since mid-January.
Dungannon remain without Jonny Topley, who sustained a possible season-ending knee injury against Portadown in February, while former Northern Irish international Stuart Elliott terminated his contract at the Glens this week following an unsuccessful return to the club where he made his name.
So get yourselves down to The Oval and cheer on the Swifts!
Sam Braik