Arbroath vs Ayr United – Match Preview
Ladbrokes Championship – Game 25 – Season 2020 / 2021
Saturday 17th April 2021, Gayfield Park, Arbroath, 12.00pm kick off
Arbroath return to Gayfield tomorrow for our penultimate home match of this seasons 27 game Championship.
This match is a 12pm kick off due to the Prince Phillip’s Funeral and will be an early start not just for Ayr United but for the vast majority of the Arbroath team who reside in the Central Belt, Ayrshire and Fife.
The visitors are Ayr United who sit just one point above the Lichties. This of course means this is a huge match for both sides as they try and secure their future in the Championship.
This is the first time Arbroath have faced Ayr United this season with David Hopkin in charge with Mark Kerr’s final game in charge coming against in Arbroath in February when a stunning strike from Michael McKenna sealed the 3 points.
Ayr United have lost talented goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo to injury and he has returned to parent club Aston Villa but they have signed Peter Morrison on loan from Motherwell to battle with Peter Urminský who also signed for the club back in February on loan from St Mirren.
Striker Cammy Smith has moved to America, whilst Josh Todd and Jamie Barjonas have joined on loan from Falkirk and Rangers respectively since our last meeting.
Arbroath will be again be without Gavin Swankie and Bobby Linn but it is hoped Luke Donnelly will be in contention very soon.
Arbroath will need to show the same fight and character shown last Saturday against Raith to get something from this very difficult fixture.
It will be another incredibly tough game for the Lichties, but the boys as always will give it their all for you.
C’mon the Lichties!
Ayr United (including winter arrivals and loans)
Manager – David Hopkin
Goalkeeping Coach – Derek Stillie
Goalkeepers
1 – Peter Morrison (On loan from Motherwell)
21 – Luca Sandberg
29 – Peter Urminský (On loan from St Mirren)
Defenders
2 – Jordan Houston
3 – Patrick Reading
4 – Aaron Muirhead
5 – Sam Roscoe
17 – Corrie Ndaba (On loan from Ipswich Town)
20 – Michael Hewitt
30 – Jack Baird
Midfielders
6 – Andy Murdoch
8 – Michael Miller
10 – Tom Walsh
15 – Josh Todd (On loan from Falkirk)
18 – Joe Chalmers
23 – Brett McGavin (On loan from Ipswich Town)
24 – Liam Miller
27 – Mark Kerr
28 – Jamie Barjonas (On loan from Rangers)
31 – Paul Smith
Strikers
7 – Michael Moffat
9 – Andre Wright
11 – Luke McCowan
19 – Dario Zanatta
22 – Mark McKenzie
32 – Gabe Skeoch
Somerset Park Departures
Viljami Sinisalo – Aston Villa – End of loan
Cammy Smith – Indy Eleven
Ellis Hare-Reid
Arbroath vs Ayr United – Head to Head
Ayr United 0 – 1 Arbroath – Saturday 27th February 2021
Ladbrokes Championship – Game 01 – Season 2020 / 2021
Goal – McKenna 63
Arbroath 2 – 1 Ayr United – Saturday 19th December 2020
Ladbrokes Championship – Game 8 – Season 2020 / 2021
Goals – Craigen 36, 39 – Baird 88
Arbroath 1 – 1 Ayr United – Saturday 22nd February 2020 – Abandoned
Ladbrokes Championship – Game 25 – Season 2019 / 2020
Goals – Hamilton 28 – Drinan 16
Ayr United 1 – 1 Arbroath – Tuesday 10th December 2019
Ladbrokes Championship – Game 07 – Season 2019 / 2020
Goals – Kelly 22 – McKenna 48 pen
Ayr United – Scottish Championship Results 2020/2021
Game 01 – Ayr United 2 – 1 Queen of the South – Sat 17th October
Game 02 – Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 1 Ayr United – Sat 24th October
Game 03 – Greenock Morton 3 – 2 Ayr United – Sat 31st October
Game 04 – Ayr United 0 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic – Sat 7th November
Game 05 – Ayr United 2 – 0 Dundee – Sat 21st November
Game 06 – Alloa Athletic 0 – 2 Ayr United – Sat 5th December
Game 07 – Ayr United 0 – 0 Raith Rovers – Fri 11th December
Game 08 – Arbroath 2 – 1 Ayr United – Sat 19th December
Game 09 – Heart of Midlothian 5 – Ayr United 3 – Sat 26th December
Game 10 – Ayr United 1 – 1 Greenock Morton – Tues 29th December
Game 11 – Queen of the South 3 – 2 Ayr United – Sat 2nd January
Game 12 – Ayr United 4 – 1 Alloa Athletic – Sat 30th January
Game 13 – Dundee v Ayr United – Saturday 18th January – Postponed
Game 14 – Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Ayr United – Sat 23rd January
Game 15 – Ayr United 0 – 1 Heart of Midlothian – Fri 5th February
Game 16 – Raith Rovers 0 – 0 Ayr United – Sat 13th February – Tues 9th March
Game 17 – Ayr United 0 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle – Sat 20th February
Game 18 – Ayr United 0 – 1 Arbroath – Sat 27th February
Game 19 – Greenock Morton 0 – 2 Ayr United – Sat 6th March
Game 20 – Heart of Midlothian 2 – 0 Ayr United – Sat 13th March
Game 21 – Ayr United 1 – 1 Raith Rovers – Sat 20th March
Game 22 – Alloa Athletic 2 – 2 Ayr United – Sat 27th March
Game 23 – Ayr United 0 – 3 Dundee – Tues 7th April
Game 24 – Ayr United 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic – Sat 10th April
Suspension;
Neither team has any players suspended.
Officials;
Referee – Gavin Duncan
Assistant Referee 1- Gary Hilland
Assistant Referee 2 – Colin McAlpine
How to Watch
We shall once again be streaming this match on Arbroath FC TV https://arbroathfc.tv/
We are asking all season ticket holders to check their login by 11.00am and asking all away fans to also have purchased their ticket by 11.00am
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.
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 18th April, so even if you can’t physically sit down and watch the game at 12.00pm, 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!
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!
