Linfield's recent form has been inconsistent, with a record of 2W-0D-3L in their last 5 games.

What happened?

Linfield opened the scoring after a quarter of an hour thanks to Fitzpatrick's third goal of the campaign. Kirk Millar's in-swinging free-kick was headed in by Fitzpatrick.

Key moments

Millar almost added a second when he struck the woodwork after his corner had been cleared back to him. A second goal duly arrived, eight minutes before half-time, and again Millar was involved.

Turning point

Coleraine created very little in the opening 45 minutes, but Shevlin hauled the hosts back into the game 10 minutes into the second half. Fitzpatrick passed up a great chance to put the game to bed when he blazed over the crossbar.

Current standing

Linfield are currently 4th in the Premiership, with 62 points from 33 games, and a goal difference of +32. Their recent form has been WLLLW. | Category | Value | | --- | --- | | League standing | 4th | | Points | 62 | | Goal difference | +32 | | Recent form | WLLLW | And with 11 points behind leaders Larne, Linfield will need to improve their form to catch up. But for now, they are focused on their next game, after a thrilling match in front of a sold-out Showgrounds.