Arbroath vs Queen of the South – Match Preview
Ladbrokes Championship – Game 24 – Season 2019 / 2020
Saturday 15th February 2020, Gayfield Park, Arbroath, 3.00pm kick off
Arbroath return to action tomorrow as we welcome Allan Johnston’s Queen of the South to Gayfield for our first game in a fortnight since a Craig Wighton goal secured a famous 1-0 win over League Leaders Dundee United at Tannadice.
Queen of the South make their final visit to Gayfield this season as the teams played out a 0-0 draw on the opening day of the season. The Lichties suffered a 2-0 defeat just before Christmas at Palmertson.
The Doonhammers have had a busy Winter Transfer Window with goalkeeper Robby McCrorie returning to Rangers, with Faissal El Bakhtaoui, Darren Brownlie and Andy McCarthy all departing.
Whilst goalkeeper Ross Stewart has arrived on loan from Livingston, with Michael Ledger signing from Norwegian side Notodden, and Lithunian striker Deimantas Petravicius signing from Kazakstan side Okzhetpes.
David Devine and Iain Wilson also joined on loan from Motherwell and Kilmarnock respectively.
Queen of the twice took the lead at Greenock Morton last weekend, but Morton came back twice as the sides played out a 2-2 draw.
Queen of the South sit 8th in the league only 5 points behind the Lichties with a game in hand, having won 7, drawn 5 and lost 10, having scored 26 and conceded 29.
With a weekend free Arbroath Manager Dick Campbell should have a fit full squad of players to choose from with a real headache in his selection after the team played so well at Tannadice.
The weather in Arbroath has been okay today (Friday) and we are hopeful tomorrow will be fine as well. We will keep you up to date if the weather turns overnight.
It will be another extremely tough game for the Lichties but with your backing anything is possible as we have already shown this season.
C’mon the Lichties!
Queen of the South
Manager – Allan Johnston
Assistant Manager – Sandy Clark
Goalkeepers
1 – Ross Stewart – On loan from Livingston
20 – Jack Leighfield
30 – Craig Burns
Defenders
2 – Scott Mercer
3 – Kevin Holt
4 – Lee Kilday
5 – Michael Ledger – Signed from Notodden
14 – David Devine – On Loan from Motherwel
18 – Callum Semple
22 – Ewan Gourlay
26 – Benjamin Luissint
Midfielders
6 – Dan Pybus
7 – Connor Murray
8 – Lewis Kidd
15 – Darren Lyon
17 – Abdul Osman
23 – Iain Wilson – On loan from Kilmarnock
25 – Michael Paton
Strikers
9 – Jack Hamilton – On loan from Livingston
10 – Gary Olvier
11 – Stephen Dobbie
19 – Deimantas Petravičius – Signed from Okzhetpes
21 – Ross Irving
Queen of the South – January Departures
Faissal El Bakhtaoui – Difaa El Jadidi
Darren Brownlie – Partick Thistle
Andy McCarthy – Peterhead
Robby McCrorie – Rangers (End of loan)
Queen of the South – Scottish Championship Results 2019/2020
Game 01 – Arbroath 0 – 0 Queen of the South – Saturday 3rd August
Game 02 – Queen of the South 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic – Saturday 10th August
Game 03 – Ayr United 1 – 0 Queen of the South – Saturday 24th August
Game 04 – Queen of the South 0 – 1 Alloa Athletic – Saturday 31st August
Game 05 – Queen of the South 1 – 0 Greenock Morton – Saturday 14th September
Game 06 – Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 0 Queen of the South – Saturday 21st September
Game 07 – Queen of the South 1 – 1 Dundee – Friday 27th September
Game 08 – Partick Thistle 0 – 1 Queen of the South – Saturday 5th October
Game 09 – Queen of the South 4 – 0 Dundee United – Saturday 19th October
Game 10 – Alloa Athletic 2 – 2 Queen of the South – Saturday 26th October
Game 11 – Queen of the South 0 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle – Tuesday 29th October
Game 12 – Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 0 Queen of the South – Saturday 2nd November
Game 13 – Queen of the South 3 – 1 Ayr United – Saturday 9th November
Game 14 – Dundee United 3 – 0 Queen of the South – Saturday 16th November
Game 15 – Dundee 1 – 2 Queen of the South – Saturday 30th November
Game 16 – Queen of the South 1 – 2 Partick Thistle – Saturday 7th December
Game 17 – Greenock Morton vs Queen of the South – Saturday 14th December – P
Game 18 – Queen of the South 2 – 0 Arbroath – Saturday 21st December
Game 19 – Ayr United 1 – 2 Queen of the South – Saturday 28th December
Game 20 – Queen of the South 0 – 1 Dundee United – Saturday 4th January 2020
Game 21 – Inverness Caledonian Thistle vs Queen of the South – Saturday 11th January 2020 – P
Game 22 – Queen of the South 2 – 3 Alloa Athletic – Saturday 22nd January 2020
Game 23 – Queen of the South 2 – 3 Dunfermline Athletic – Saturday 1st February 2020
Game 24 – Greenock Morton 2 – 2 Queen of the South – Saturday 8th February 2020
Arbroath vs Queen of the South – Head to Head
Queen of the South 2 – 0 Arbroath – Saturday 21st December 2019
Ladbrokes Championship – Game 18 – Season 2019 / 2020
Goals – Pybus 33, Little 87 (OG),
Arbroath 0 – 0 Queen of the South – Saturday 3rd August 2019,
Ladbrokes Championship – Game 01 – Season 2019 / 2020
Suspensions;
Neither team has any player suspended.
Officials;
Referee: Steven Reid
Assistant Referee 1: Ralph Gordon
Assistant Referee 2: David Dunne
Gayfield Admission Prices;
Ladbrokes Championship Season 2019/2020 Admission prices;
£18 – Adults
£10 – Concessions (Child, Students, OAP 65+, Disability Entry with a free carer)
£20 – Adult and Child Gate
We operate cash only operated turnstiles. You do not need to buy a ticket in advance.
Matchday Programme;
Tomorrow’s programme will be on sale just inside of Gayfield and is the 17th programme of new season and is priced at £2.50 with Craig Wighton on the front cover.
Conduct
Arbroath FC are a family and community club therefore any we do not accept any disorderly or drunken conduct inside Gayfield Park. Any form of unacceptable Behaviour will be positively dealt with by our Stewards.
Any person who is deemed drunk will not be permitted inside the ground.
No Bottles, glass or plastic, will be permitted within the Stadium.
It should go without saying that no pyrotechnics are allowed within Gayfield Park.
These devices are extremely dangerous and there is significant potential for them to cause serious injury and damage to the pitch / stadium.
Smoking
Please also advise that the Main Stand is strictly a No Smoking area and that the use of E Cigarettes are also not permitted within the Main Stand.
Disabled Access
Gayfield Park, home of Arbroath FC has two enclosed disabled seating areas on either side of the main stand which are reserved for wheelchair users and their assistants / carers. Each area can accommodate up to 3 wheelchairs and 3 assistants / carers.
These areas also have wall attached seats which fold down in place for any assistant or carer that is present on the day.
Each side is accessible via a smooth flat surface suitable for wheel chairs with a disabled toilet on the opposite side of the stand.
Our match day stewards are always on hand to give assistance either into the ground, or to the accessible areas.
Unfortunately due to Gayfield’s location we don’t own any parking spaces around the ground, but there is plenty of spaces on either side of the ground to park which is all completely free.
If the distance from the main gate to the accessible area is too far, then we are happy to accommodate a vehicle into the ground for a close drop off. In this circumstance we would please ask that you contact the club a day or two before hand and arrive a little earlier than normal.
We offer a concession admission for those with a disability and free admission to any assistant or carer present.
We are a community club and hope to give all visiting and home fans the same experience as they are welcomed into our ground.
Parking
Unfortunately due to Gayfield’s location we don’t own any parking spaces around the ground, but there is plenty of spaces on either side of the ground to park which is all completely free.
If you are coming from the direction of Dundee, there are many spaces on Queen’s Drive next to Pleasureland, of if you continue past Gayfield there is Inchcape Park which is your first right after Gayfield. It is next to the Sea which offers street and overspill onto the grass.
This area is currently suffering from water damage, and is muddy so please be careful if you choose to park here.
Full Details can be found on our website – https://www.arbroathfc.co.uk/match-day-information/
If you have any questions we are always there to help Telephone; 01241-872157 or email; office@arbroathfc.co.uk
We hope all supporters enjoy their day on Saturday.
C’mon the Lichties
