ST PATRICK’S ATHLETIC St Patricks Athletic have an opportunity to go back to the top of the Premier Division league table this weekend if they can beat Derry City who they host in Richmond Park on Friday night. The Saints currently lie in third position on 35 points but as the top two teams, Sligo Rovers and Shamrock Rovers, are both in European action the Inchicore side can join them on a three-way tie at the top of the table if they can secure all three points against Derry. Stephen O’Donnell’s side have been one of the form sides in the league this season and even though they went down 3-2 away to Bohemians last weekend they had put together a very strong run of positive results prior to that, picking up 10 points out of a maximum 12 including an impressive 2-0 victory over pace setters Sligo Rovers.