LOI Premier Division title race: The five contenders in closest battle for years

Seven points separate the top five with four of those teams having four games to play. 

TIGHT: Brandon Kavanagh of St Patrick's Athletic in action against Kameron Ledwidge of Shelbourne. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Points mean prizes, according to Stephen Kenny, as the title race spawns from a two-horse race into a battle among five contenders.

What seemed a straight shootout between long-time leaders Shelbourne and Derry City has expanded, partly through the pair’s trips, slips and falls on the run-in.