Arbroath vs Queen of the South – Match Preview
Ladbrokes Championship – Game 19 – Season 2020 / 2021
Saturday 6th March 2021, Gayfield Park, Arbroath, 3.00pm kick off
Match Sponsor – Gammies Groundcare
Watch live on arbroathfc.tv
Arbroath are back in action tomorrow as they welcome Queen of the South to Gayfield for the side’s third and final meeting of the season.
Tomorrow’s match signals the start of the final 3rd of the season and also the Championship game of the day with the two form teams in the league.
The Lichties are undefeated in their last 8 matches since December 29th and have picked up 16 points, with Queen of the South picking up 17 points in their last 8 games with just one defeat from Alloa Athletic.
If you look over the past 6 matches the Lichties are just one point better off in the form table with 14 points to Queen of the South’s 13, so this game should be a cracker!
Since our last match on the 13th of January, Queen of the South have added the loan signings of midfielders Isiah Jones from Middlesburgh and Ciaran Dickson from Rangers, and striker Dapo Mebude also from Rangers.
Jones and Mebude have tormented defences since arriving at Palmerston and were both key players as Queen of the South almost defeated Heart of Midlothian in the live BBC Sportscene Championship match a few weeks ago.
Right back Willie Gibson has also been announced as the SPFL Championship player for February with some stunning goals coming from the veteran defender.
Queen of the South’s website (https://www.qosfc.com/news-5372) has some team news “It remains to be seen how close Connor Shields, Joe McKee or Nortei Nortey are to full fitness, although Dan Pybus will definitely miss out with a hamstring injury.”
For the Lichties they will again be without Gavin Swankie and Luke Donnelly who both look set to miss the rest of the season with Jake Davidson also remaining a doubt.
Manager Dick Campbell will have a tough headache in whether to keep the team that defeated Ayr United last weekend or to perhaps give the impressive Lewis Moore his first start.
It will be another tough match, but we hope you will be cheering us on from home!
Don’t forget to watch at half time to find out who is the first ever winner of our half time draw!
C’mon the Lichties!
Queen of the South 2020/2021 (Loan and winter arrivals)
Manager – Alan Johnston
Assistant Manager – Sandy Clark
Goalkeepers
1 – Jack Leighfield
13 – Daniel Armstrong
20 – Rohan Ferguson
30 – Charlie Cowie
31 – Josh Rae (Emergency loan from Peterhead)
Defenders
2 – Nortei Nortey
3 – James Maxwell (On loan from Rangers)
4 – Gregor Buchanan
5 – Ayo Obileye
19 – Rhys Breen (On loan from Rangers)
22 – Disté Sylla
23 – Cameron Crooks
24 – Liam Douglas
Midfielders
6 – Joe McKee
7 – Aidan Fitzpatrick (On loan from Norwich City)
8 – Dan Pybus
12 – Rhys McCabe
15 – Calvin McGrory
18 – Kieran McKechnie
21 – Dom McMahon
25 – Isiah Jones (On loan from Middlesburgh)
26 – Ciaran Dickson (On loan from Rangers)
33 – Willie Gibson
Strikers
9 – Tommy Goss
10 – Connor Shields
11 – Stephen Dobbie
14 – Harry Robinson
16 – Euan East
17 – Niyah Joseph
29 – Dapo Mebude (On loan from Rangers)
Queen of the South Departures
Harry Robinson – Motherwell end of loan
Arbroath vs Queen of the South – Head to Head
Queen of the South 2 – 2 Arbroath – Saturday 16th January 2021
Ladbrokes Championship – Game 13 – Season 2020 / 2021
Goals – Shields 46, 52 – Stewart 63, O’Brien 65
Arbroath 1 – 1 Queen of the South – Saturday 7th November 2020
Ladbrokes Championship – Game 04 – Season 2020 / 2021
Goals – Maxwell 32 – Linn 48
Arbroath 2 – 0 Queen of the South – Saturday 15th February 2020
Ladbrokes Championship – Game 24 – Season 2019 / 2020
Goals – Gold 6, Hilson 35
Queen of the South – Scottish Championship Results 2020/2021
Game 01 – Ayr United 2 – 1 Queen of the South – Sat 17th October
Game 02 – Queen of the South 2 – 5 Raith Rovers – Sat 24th October
Game 03 – Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 2 Queen of the South – Sat 31st October
Game 04 – Arbroath 1 – 1 Queen of the South – Sat 7th November
Game 05 – Queen of the South 2 – 0 Alloa Athletic – Sat 21st November
Game 06 – Queen of the South 0 – 3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle – Fri 4th December
Game 07 – Heart of Midlothian 6 – 1 Queen of the South – Sat 12th December
Game 08 – Greenock Morton vs Queen of the South – Postponed
Game 09 – Queen of the South 1 – 3 Dundee – Sat 26th December
Game 10 – Raith Rovers 0 – 2 Queen of the South – Tues 29th December
Game 11 – Queen of the South 3 – 2 Ayr United – Sat 2nd January
Game 12 – Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 1 Queen of the South – Wed 17th Feb
Game 13 – Queen of the South 2 – 2 Arbroath – Sat 16th January
Game 14 – Queen of the South 2 – 1 Greenock Morton – Sat 23rd January
Game 15 – Alloa Athletic 2 – 1 Queen of the South – Sat 6th February
Game 16 – Queen of the South 1 – 1 Heart of Midlothian – Fri 12th February
Game 17 – Dundee 1 – 3 Queen of the South – Sat 20th February
Game 18 – Queen of the South 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic – Sat 27th February
Suspensions;
Neither Team has any player suspended.
Officials;
Referee – Gavin Duncan
Assistant Referee 1 – Graeme Leslie
Assistant Referee 2 – Barry Reid
How to Watch
We shall once again be streaming this match on Arbroath FC TV https://arbroathfc.tv/
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 7th February, 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.
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
C’mon the Lichties!
