Arbroath vs East Fife – Match Preview
SPFL Trust Trophy – Round 3 – Season 2022/2023
Saturday 24th September 2022, Gayfield Park, Arbroath, 3.00pm kick off
Arbroath welcome Stevie Crawford’s East Fife to Gayfield for what will be his last match in charge before becoming Dundee United Assistant Manager from Sunday.
The last time the two sides met was last season in the Premier Sports Cup – Group B match where late goals from Dale Hilson and Luke Donnelly put the Lichties through after David Gold replaced Calum Antell in goal in the 68th minute after his red card.
Arbroath will welcome back Captain Thomas O’Brien and midfielder Scott Allan from suspension, but Dylan Tait played for Hibernian B in the previous round and is cup tied.
East Fife also will be without the St Johnstone on-loan pair of Taylor Steven and Liam Parker who both played for St Johnstone B in the previous rounds, with Liam Parker also suspended for one match.
Arbroath Manager Dick Campbell has a selection headache if he sticks with the team who performed so well last Saturday or gives game time to those players who have been on the bench recently.
We hope there will be a large crowd cheering on the team!
C’mon the Lichties
East Fife (including loans and arrivals)
Manager – Stevie Crawford
Assistant Manager / Interim Manager – Greig McDonald
First Team Coach – Paul Thomson
Goalkeeping Coach – Lindsay Hamilton
Goalkeepers
1 – Allan Fleming (Montrose)
21 – Reece Beveridge
Scott Gallacher
Defenders
2 – Stewart Murdoch
3 – Scott Mercer
5 – Aaron Steele
8 – Pat Slattery
15 – Sam Denham (St Johnstone)
18 – Lucas Williamson (Alloa Athletic)
20 – Liam Parker (on loan from St Johnstone)
Midfielders
4 – Kieran Millar
6 – Connor McManus
11 – Jack Healy
12 – Liam Newton
14 – Brogan Walls
17 – Joao Balde (on loan from Hibernian)
19 – Alex Ferguson (on loan from St Johnstone)
23 – Lewis Anderson
Strikers
7 – Ryan Schiavone (Hearts)
9 – Scott Shepherd (Forfar Athletic)
10 – Alan Trouten (Alloa Athletic)
16 – Mikey Cunningham
22 – Taylor Steven (on loan from St Johnstone)
East Fife Departures and Loans
Adam Mansouri (On loan at Dundonald Bluebell)
Ryan Blair (Dumbarton)
Sean Brown (Spartans)
Liam Campbell (Kelty Hearts)
Ross Davidson (Stirling Albion)
Danny Denholm (Stirling Albion)
Cammy Dow (Crossgates Primrose)
Ross Dunlop (Gartcairn Football Academy Juniors)
Kevin Smith (Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic)
Aaron Dunsmore (Stirling Albion, loan made permanent),
Daniel Higgins (Stenhousemuir),
Jordan Mackenzie (St. Andrews United),
Jamie Semple (Open Goal Broomhill)
Jude Smith (Newcastle United)
Ryan Wallace (Dumbarton)
Kyle Connell (Kilmarnock, end of loan)
Finlay Pollock (Heart of Midlothian, end of loan)
Darren Watson (Dundee United, end of loan)
Leo Watson (Heart of Midlothian, end of loan)
Chris Higgins (retired)
Danny Swanson
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Suspensions;
East Fife’s on loan defender Liam Parker is suspended for this match, but is cup-tied having played for parent club St Johnstone earlier in the competition.
Officials
Referee: Graham Grainger
Assistant Referee 1 – Scott Anderson
Assistant Referee 2 – Scott Bunting
Arbroath vs East Fife – Supporter Information
Would all supporters please be aware of the following information ahead of today’s match.
ENTRY AND STADIUM
There shall be no segregation tomorrow!
All supporters will access the game via Turnstiles 1 and 2. Please have your ticket either printed out on ready on your phone to be scanned.
East Fife supporters will enter via Turnstile 1 and can access all of the ground but will have to sit in sections A and B in the CoelBrew Main Stand.
There is a Disabled Bay in front of Section A.
Arbroath supporters will enter via Turnstile 2 and will have access to all the stadium and sections F, G and H of the CoelBrew Main Stand.
Even though season tickets are not valid supporters who have purchased a season ticket in the CoelBrew Main Stand can sit in their seats in Section F and G with supporters able to sit in any remaining seat with no name tags on them.
Smoking is not permitted in the main stand of Gayfield Park.
It should go without saying that No pyrotechnics are allowed inside of Gayfield.
Tickets for this Cup match are now on sale;
Home Support – https://arbroathfc.co.uk/match-day-tickets/
East Fife – https://arbroathfc.co.uk/away-tickets/
Just like last season 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.
There will be no cash gates on a matchday.
Admission prices are as follows;
£10 – General Adult
£5 – General Concession (Under 18, over 65, student and Disabled)
£12 – General Family 1 adult & 1 child (under 12)
£13 – General Family 1 adult & 2 child (under 12)
£5 – Disabled & Carer
Wheelchair and ambulant bookings must be made through the office on 01241-872157
PLEASE NOTE:
1 – Season Tickets are NOT valid for this match as it is a Cup Competition and the gate is split with the opposition.
2 – For this match there will be no pre-purchased seats available to buy online and NO extra charges for supporters to sit in the Coelbrew Main Stand.
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.
Arbroath vs East Fife – PPV £10
We are delighted to announce that ALL supporters both in the UK and abroad will be able to purchase this Saturday’s stream for £10 from https://arbroathfc.tv
We are delighted to announce that we now accept Apple Pay and Google Pay as well as the normal payment method. We hope the two new additions can make your payment process even more efficient.
As always we ask you to register and login by 2pm at the latest so that if you do encounter any problems our support staff can help you resolve your problem before kick off.
How to watch – Please watch this video
There will be 2 types of supporters who will be purchasing our match subscription.
1 – Supporters who have already used Arbroathfc.tv Match Subscription.
Head to https://arbroathfc.tv/ then you can access the game by clicking “Login” on the home page.
You will use the same login name (your email address) and password as your previous live stream, then when you click “Get my Access” you will be prompted to enter in your payment details for this match.
The cost is £10
2 – New Supporters to Arbroathfc.tv match subscription.
If this is your first time, you will have to create an account by clicking on “Get my Access” on https://arbroathfc.tv/
Your login will be your email address and then you will asked to create a password and enter in your payment details.
The cost is £10
Having successfully created your account you can then click “Watch Live” and then sit back and enjoy the game!
If you have any issues, PLEASE use the live chat box on the right-hand side of the Arbroath FC TV website. This will be live from around 2pm on Saturday afternoon.
Our support staff can help you directly from there and will have you logged in. This is the fastest and easy way to deal with any issues you may face.
For all other issues please email [email protected]
Parking
Supporters can park by Pleasureland, or on the Harbour end of Gayfield at Inchcape Park.
Rules
Smoking is not permitted in the main stand of Gayfield Park.
It should go without saying that No pyrotechnics are allowed inside of Gayfield.
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
