Clocking up their fourth successive league victory the Bannsiders almost moved in front after 22 minutes through Eunan O'Kane whose inswinging corner was headed against his own crossbar by Ryan Harpur.

But it was Glenavon that almost went in at the break with the upper hand after a Trevor Molloy overhead kick from a Stuart King cross just failed to find the target.

However, Coleraine moved in front after 59 minutes through Rory Patterson when he tapped home at the near post after meeting a Stephen Carson cross.

Then, ten minutes later, O'Kane made it 2-0 with a shot past Tuda Murphy after Darren Boyce had brought the ball into the penalty area.

And O'Kane added a third with a quarter-of-an-hour remaining with a right-foot drive after calmly controlling a Patterson cross to the back post.