Arbroath vs Heart of Midlothian – Match Preview
Ladbrokes Championship – Game 21 – Season 2020 / 2021
Saturday 20th March 2021, Gayfield Park, Arbroath, 3.00pm kick off
Match Sponsor – Mackie Motors
Arbroath welcome Championship leaders Heart of Midlothian to Gayfield tomorrow for our third and final meeting this season.
With only 7 games remaining for each side, this match is crucial for both sides. Hearts are just a handful of points away from clinching the Championship title whilst Arbroath are fighting for every point as the bottom half of the table remains incredibly close.
The two meetings so far this season have been very close games. In our first home match of the season it took a Craig Wighton goal in the 70th minute to seal the points after some stunning first half saves from Craig Gordon.
The return match at Tynecastle had been a closely fought match, but 3 quick goals from Steven Naismith in a 7 minute spell killed the game, with Kris Doolan’s excellent second half strike just a mere consolation for the Lichties.
Hearts have a few new players in their side since our last meeting including Gary Mackay-Steven, Aaron McEneff, Armand Gnanduillet and Gervane Kastaneer.
Peter Haring misses out as he serves the second match of his two match suspension after his red card against Dundee a fortnight ago whilst striker Liam Boyce is awaiting the birth of a child, so may miss out.
Arbroath will be without Lewis Moore who is ineligible to play against his parent club, with Gavin Swankie and Luke Donnelly also missing due to their long term injuries.
It of course will be an extremely tough match against the best team in the Championship, but we hope you will cheering us on from home.
C’mon the Lichties!
Heart of Midlothian 2020/2021 (Loan and winter arrivals)
Manager – Robbie Nielson
Assistant Managers – Gordon Forrest, Lee McCulloch
Goalkeeping Coach – Paul Gallacher
Goalkeepers
1 – Craig Gordon
13 – Ross Stewart (on loan from Livingston)
23 – Zdeněk Zlámal
Defenders
2 – Michael Smith
3 – Aidy White
4 – John Souttar
6 – Christophe Berra
21 – Stephen Kingsley
25 – Jamie Brandon
26 – Craig Halkett
28 – Mihai Popescu
Midfielders
5 – Peter Haring
7 – Jamie Walker
16 – Andy Halliday
17 – Gary Mackay-Steven (New York City)
18 – Aaron McEneff (Shamrock Rovers)
19 – Andy Irving
22 – Loïc Damour
24 – Elliot Frear
29 – Gervane Kastaneer (On loan from Coventry City)
30 – Josh Ginnelly (On loan from Preston North End)
36 – Scott McGill
Forwards
9 – Armand Gnanduillet (Altay)
10 – Liam Boyce
14 – Steven Naismith
31 – Euan Henderson
Tynecastle Departures
8 – Olly Lee – On loan at Gillingham
11 – Jordan Roberts – On loan at Motherwell
15 – Craig Wighton – On loan at Dunfermline Athletic
20 – Harry Cochrane – On loan at Montrose
27 – Lewis Moore – On loan at Arbroath
Colin Doyle – On loan at Kilmarnock
Harry Stone – On loan at Albion Rovers
Chris Hamilton – On loan at Stirling Albion
Connor Smith – On loan at Cover Rangers
Arbroath vs Heart of Midlothian – Head to Head
Heart of Midlothian 3 – 1 Arbroath – Tuesday 29th December 2020
Ladbrokes Championship – Game 10 – Season 2020 / 2021
Goals – Naismith 30, 33, 36 pen – Doolan 48
Arbroath 0 – 1 Heart of Midlothian – Friday 23rd October 2020
Ladbrokes Championship – Game 02 – Season 2020 / 2021
Goal – Wighton 70
Scottish League Cup – 1st Round
Heart of Midlothian 4 – 2 Arbroath – Thursday 30th July 2015
Goals – McGhee 57, Sow 60, 61 pen, Wilson 90+3 OG – Gold 40, Grehan 85
Heart of Midlothian – Scottish Championship Results 2020/2021
Game 01 – Heart of Midlothian 6 – 2 – Dundee Friday 16th October
Game 02 – Arbroath 0 – 1 Heart of Midlothian – Friday 23rd October
Game 03 – Heart of Midlothian 3 – 0 Alloa Athletic – Tues 24th November
Game 04 – Heart of Midlothian 2 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle – Sat 7th November
Game 05 – Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 1 Heart of Midlothian – Fri 20th November
Game 06 – Greenock Morton 0 – 2 Heart of Midlothian – Sat 5th December
Game 07 – Heart of Midlothian 6 – 1 Queen of the South – Sat 12th December
Game 08 – Raith Rovers 0 – 4 Heart of Midlothian – Tues 26th January 2021
Game 09 – Heart of Midlothian 5 – Ayr United 3 – Sat 26th December
Game 10 – Heart of Midlothian 3 – 1 Arbroath – Tues 29th December
Game 11 – Dundee 3 – 1 Heart of Midlothian – Saturday 2nd January
Game 12 – Heart of Midlothian 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic – Saturday 30th January
Game 13 – Alloa Athletic 1 – 3 Heart of Midlothian – Sat16th January
Game 14 – Heart of Midlothian 2 – 3 Raith Rovers – Sat 23rd January
Game 15 – Ayr United 0 – 1 Heart of Midlothian – Fri 5th February
Game 16 – Queen of the South 1 – 1 Heart of Midlothian – Fri 12th February
Game 17 – Heart of Midlothian 1 – 1 Greenock Morton – Sat 20th February
Game 18 – Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 1 Heart of Midlothian – Fri 26th February
Game 19 – Heart of Midlothian 2 – 1 Dundee – Sat 6th March
Game 20 – Heart of Midlothian 2 – 0 Ayr United – Sat 13th March
Suspensions;
Peter Haring misses this one as he completes a two match suspension.
Officials;
Referee – Euan Anderson
Assistant Referee 1 – Ralph Gordon
Assistant Referee 2 – Chris Phillips
How to Watch
We shall once again be streaming this match on Arbroath FC TV https://arbroathfc.tv/
We would like to ask all season ticket holders to log into your account before 1.30pm on Saturday and make sure that you can gain access.
For all supporters purchasing the PPV option, we must ask that you purchase your stream before 1.30pm.
The recent match against Queen of the South seen a huge rush of people trying to login and purchase the stream just minutes before kick off which led to some supporters being kicked off and others unable to log on.
A new server has been put in place to overcome this issue, but to avoid any disruption to your enjoyment of the match we are asking you to check your stream / purchase your stream before 1.30pm on Saturday.
This is line with many other clubs who offer a PPV. Having a cut off time in place allows us to solve any issues you may encounter before kick off.
Reminder if you do have any issues the live chat box on arbroathfc.tv is the best place to get help. There are operators in place and will answer your problem there and then.
Thank you
Streaming Details
A reminder that this match is available for free to all season ticket holders over 18 (this age is down to a legal reason) and as a pay-per-view to everyone else for £12.
Season Ticket Holders
Your username is your email address that you supplied when you bought your season ticket and you should have set your own password.
Non Season Ticket Holders / Away Supporters
If you aren’t a season ticket holder you can still purchase this game for £12 and can sign up here; https://arbroathfc.tv/
The match will be online until the evening of Sunday 21st March, so even if you can’t physically sit down and watch the game at 3.00pm, you can still relive the entire 90 minutes at a time that suits you.
If you are new to Arbroath FC TV we suggest that you try logging on before Saturday so you can familiarise yourself how to watch the game.
For any problems or issues please contact [email protected] directly or use the chat box on the website which is operated by our support team.
Half Time Draw
You can still purchase your half time draw ticket for £1 with the prize currently sitting over £630
Virtual Ticket
Supporters can also still buy a virtual ticket for £5 to win some great prizes!
Buy your ticket here; https://arbroathfc.tv/sellout-gayfield/
Matchday Programme
Our matchday programme producers, JJ Sports Promotions Ltd have produced a physical programme for tomorrow’s game.
Copies of this programme can be purchased for £2 each plus £2 postage and packing, by emailing: [email protected]. It will be full colour and packed with great content and photography, but hurry because there is a limited print run.
Thank you for your support
C’mon the Lichties!
