Arbroath vs Dundee United – Match Preview / How to Watch
cinch Scottish Championship – Game 1 – Season 2023/2024
Friday 4th August 2023, Gayfield Park, Arbroath, 7:45pm kick off
The 2023/2024 cinch Championship season kicks off this evening, and it couldn’t be a bigger game with Dundee United visiting Gayfield!
With a sold-out away end, and over 1100 season tickets sold already for the Lichties, it looks like this will be another game which will surpass the 5000 mark again.
Both sides have went through major surgery over the summer with Dundee United Head Coach Jim Goodwin bringing in 7 new players with 15 departing Tannadice.
At Gayfield, Manager Dick Campbell has brought in 9 new players with 11 departing. Arbroath still are without Colin Hamilton, but it is hoped that Captain Thomas O’Brien will be fit and return to the starting line-up after missing the past two ViaPlay Cup fixtures.
Arbroath are hit with 3 players out due to suspensions carried on from last season. Goalkeeper Ali Adams, Mark Stowe and Jess Norey all sit out this evening as they serve a one-match ban.
Dundee keeper Thomas Welsh joins on an emergency 7-day loan to cover Ali’s suspension.
With the BBC Cameras in attendance, we are sure all of Scottish Football will be tuned in for this cracking opening fixture, so we hope you will make some noise and cheer on the Lichties!
C’mon the Lichties
Dundee United
Head Coach – Jim Goodwin
Assistant Head Coach – Lee Sharp
First Team Coach – Dave Bowman
Goalkeeping Coach – Paul Mathers
Technical Director – Gordon Strachan
Goalkeepers
1 – Jack Walton (Luton Town, loan)
13 – Jack Newman
41 – Ruairidh Adams
Defenders
4 – Kevin Holt (Partick Thistle)
5 – Ollie Denham (Cardiff City, loan)
6 – Ross Graham
16 – Aziz Behich
17 – Archie Meekison
22 – Kieran Freeman
25 – Flynn Duffy
31 – Declan Gallagher (St. Mirren)
33 – Scott McMann
34 – Layton Bisland
Midfielders
7 – Ilmari Niskanen
8 – Liam Grimshaw (Greenock Morton)
14 – Craig Sibbald
15 – Glenn Middleton
21 – Declan Glass
23 – Ross Docherty (Partick Thistle)
26 – Chris Mochrie
28 – Mathew Cudjoe Anim
29 – Miller Thomson
30 – Lewis O’Donnell
35 – Craig Moore
36 – Bryan Mwangi
Strikers
9 – Louis Moult (Burton Albion)
11 – Logan Chalmers
18 – Kai Fotheringham
20 – Sadat Happy Anaku Ada
27 – Rory MacLeod
32 – Tony Watt
Tannadice Departures courtesy of http://nareystoepoker.blogspot.com/p/all-spfl-transfers-summer-2023-window.html
Dylan Levitt (Hibernian, £300k),
Carljohan Eriksson (Nordsjaelland, loan made permanent
Ian Harkes (New England Revolution)
Finn Robson (Forfar Athletic, loan made permanent)
Liam Smith (Cheltenham Town)
Darren Watson (Forfar Athletic, loan made permanent)
Loick Ayina (Huddersfield Town, end of loan)
Jamie McGrath (Wigan Athletic, end of loan)
Arnaud Djoum
Ryan Edwards
Steven Fletcher
Peter Pawlett
Charlie Mulgrew
Mark Birighitti
Arbroath vs Dundee United – Recent Head-to-Head
Dundee United 1 – 0 Arbroath – Saturday 17th July 2021,
Premier Sports Cup – Group B – Game 3 – Season 2021/2022
Goal – Mulgrew 21
Dundee United 0 – 1 Arbroath – Saturday 1st February 2020
Ladbrokes Championship Game 23 – Season 2019/2020
Goal – Wighton 26
Arbroath 0 – 1 Dundee United – Saturday 14th December 2019
Ladbrokes Championship Game 17 – Season 2019/2020
Goal – Stanton 6
Dundee United 2 – 1 Arbroath – Saturday 21st September 2019
Ladbrokes Championship Game 06 – Season 2019/2020
Goals – Shankland 88, 90+2, Donnelly 52
Dundee United 0 – 0 Arbroath – (Arbroath 4 – 3 penalties)
Saturday 7th September 2019
Tunnock’s Caramel Wafer Challenge Cup – Round 1 – Season 2019 / 2020
Suspensions;
Arbroath are hit with 3 players out due to suspensions carried on from last season. Goalkeeper Ali Adams, Mark Stowe and Jess Norey all sit out this evening as they serve a one-match ban.
Officials;
Referee: Don Robertson
Assistant Referee 1: Ross Macleod
Assistant Referee 2: Elliott Husband Powton
Fourth Official: Steven Kirkland
ENTRY AND STADIUM
Turnstiles will open at 6.30pm. Please arrive early
Parking will be more busy than usual. Supporters may have to park further away from the ground. Please give yourself time to get to the ground on time.
Segregation will be in place.
All supporters will access the game via Turnstiles 1 (Away) and 2 (Home)
Please have your ticket either printed out on ready on your phone to be scanned. Season Tickets should also be out and be ready to be scanned.
Dundee United supporters will enter via Turnstile 1 and have sections A and B in the CoelBrew Main Stand, and the Royal Oak Pleasureland End round to the Purple Imp East Terrace up to the TV Gantry.
The Pie Hut, food kiosk behind Section A along with the toilets will be open. There is a Disabled Bay in front of Section A.
Arbroath supporters will enter via Turnstile 2 and have the small section next to the CoelBrew Main Stand, the Leisure Connect Harbour End and up to the TV Gantry of the Purple Imp East Terrace enclosure.
The pie hut is open, along with the toilets and food kiosk behind Section H. There is a disabled Bay in front of Section H. The toilets behind the East Terrace are also open.
Supporters who have purchased a season ticket for the CoelBrew Main Stand for sections F, G and H can sit in their seats.
Section C in the CoelBrew Main Stand is being used for Hospitality, with D for Visiting Directors and E for Arbroath Directors.
Smoking / vaping is not permitted in the CoelBrew main stand of Gayfield Park.
It is now illegal to have any pyrotechnics / flares / smoke bombs and fireworks inside of Scottish Football Grounds and any supporter found with these will be ejected and handed to Police Scotland
TICKETS
There will be no cash gates so we must remind supporters to buy their tickets online.
Season Tickets are valid.
Arbroath – https://arbroathfc.co.uk/ticketing/home-tickets/
Dundee United have sold out their allocation so tickets are only available for Arbroath supporters.
Just like previous seasons we shall be operating a ticket only entry process meaning your matchday ticket must be purchased online and either printed out or shown on your phone to be scanned before entry to the ground.
Admission prices are as follows;
Terracing
£21 – Adults
£14 – Concessions (Under 18, Over 65, student and disabled)
£24 – Adult and 1 child (Under 12)
£26 – Adult and 2 children (Under 12)
CoelBrew Main Stand
£23 – Adults
£16 – Concessions (Under 18, Over 65, student and disabled)
£26 – Adult and 1 child (Under 12)
£29 – Adult and 2 children (Under 12)
Coelbrew Family, Wheelchair and ambulant bookings must be made through the Gayfield Office. You can call the office on 01241-872157
All children 12 and Under MUST be accompanied by a person over the age of 16. If they come to the game unaccompanied their parent/carer will be called to collect them.
Please check your junk / email folders if you don’t receive your email with your ticket straight away. If you encounter any problems, please email [email protected]
Please either have your ticket printed out, or saved on to your phone with your contrast fully up for our scanners to read the code.
When you purchase your ticket you can save / print it in PDF format right away, but a copy will also be emailed to you.
How to Watch
This match is live on BBC Scotland with Sportscene starting at 7.30pm ahead of the 7.45pm kick off.
If you live in Scotland, you can watch the game on Freeview on Channel 9 (SD), or Channel 108 (HD) or live on the BBC iPlayer.
Alternatively, you can watch on these platforms; (Please do check with your provider as these may now have changed)
Sky
Channel 115 (HD) if you live in Scotland
Channel 194 (HD)
Rest of the UK
Channel 844 (SD)
Freesat
Channel 106 (HD) if you live in Scotland
Channel 108 (SD) Scotland, (HD) Rest of the UK
Channel 174 (SD) Rest of UK
Virgin
Channel 108 (HD) Scotland,
Channel 162 (HD) Rest of the UK
Match Day Programme
Our matchday programme producers, JJ Sports Promotions Ltd have produced a physical programme for today’s game.
A match day programme will be on sale as supporters enter the ground for £2.50
Alternatively copies of this programme can be purchased for £2.50 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.
Parking
Supporters can park by Pleasureland, or on the Harbour end of Gayfield at Inchcape Park.
Rules
Smoking / vaping is not permitted in the CoelBrew main stand of Gayfield Park.
It is now illegal to have any pyrotechnics / flares / smoke bombs and fireworks inside of Scottish Football Grounds and any supporter found with these will be ejected and handed to Police Scotland
We look forward to welcoming a large crowd to Gayfield for what is set to be a cracking match!
Thank you and C’mon the Lichties
