Ayr United vs Arbroath – Match Preview
Ladbrokes Championship – Game 18 – Season 2020 / 2021
Saturday 27th February 2021, Somerset Park, Ayr, 3.00pm kick off
Arbroath make the long trip down to Somerset Park tomorrow to take on Ayr United which at full time will also signal that only a third of the season remains.
Ayr United are always firm favourites at Somerset Park. The bad weather has forced a series of matches for Ayr United, as they have only played two games so far in February with defeats by Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Heart of Midlothian.
Over the winter transfer Ayr United lost Bruce Anderson and Innes Cameron who were recalled by their parent clubs but did bring in Corrie Ndaba and Brett McGavin from Ipswich Town, and they made Cammy Smith’s loan permanent from Dundee United and signed striker Andre Wright from Bohemians, although Ayr United report that he is injured and misses out tomorrow.
Arbroath will welcome back James Craigen who returns from his one match suspension, and Carlo Pignatiello will be added to the squad whilst it is hoped Jack Hamilton has recovered from the knock which kept him out last weekend. Gavin Swankie and Luke Donnelly will both be missing for the Lichties.
Arbroath’s last penalty kick in all competitions came in our last visit to Somerset Park on 10th December 2019, where Michal McKenna netted in a 1-1 draw.
We hope you can support the Lichties by watching from home via https://ayrunitedmedia.co.uk/live-streaming which is on sale for £12.50. Please remember you have to have signed up 90 minutes before kick off.
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Ayr United (including winter arrivals and loans)
Manager – Mark Kerr
Assistant Manager – Michael McArdle
Goalkeeping Coach – Derek Stillie
Goalkeepers
1 – Viljami Sinisalo – (Aston Villa, loan)
21 – Ellis Hare-Reid
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
18 – Joe Chalmers
23 – Brett McGavin (On loan from Ipswich Town)
24 – Liam Miller
27 – Mark Kerr
31 – Paul Smith
Strikers
7 – Michael Moffat
9 – Andre Wright (Bohemians)
11 – Luke McCowan
14 – Cammy Smith (Dundee United – loan made permanent)
19 – Dario Zanatta
22 – Mark McKenzie
32 – Gabe Skeoch
Somerset Park Departures
9 – Bruce Anderson – Aberdeen – end of loan
15 – Innes Cameron – Kilmarnock – end of loan
25 – Finn Ecrepont (Albion Rovers, loan)
33 – Ross Love (Alloa Athletic, loan)
Ayr United vs Arbroath – Head to Head
Arbroath 2 – 1 Ayr United – Saturday 19th December 2020
Ladbrokes Championship – Game 8 – Season 2020 / 2021
Goals – Craigen 36, 39
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
Arbroath 0 – 3 Ayr United – Saturday 28th September 2019
Ladbrokes Championship – Game 07 – Season 2019 / 2020
Goals; Forrest 12, 20, Kelly 27
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 vs Ayr United – Sat 13th February – Postponed
Game 17 – Ayr United 0 – 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle – Sat 20th February
Suspensions:
Neither Team has any players suspended.
Officials;
Referee: Grant Irvine
Assistant Referee 1: Ralph Gordon
Assistant Referee 2: David McKniff
How to watch all the action;
Ayr United are offering streaming for this Saturday’s Championship match at Somerset Park for £12.50
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO HAVE SIGNED UP 90 MINUTES BEFORE KICK OFF. This is a warning from the Ayr United website, so please make sure you heed this advice.
You can sign up here; https://ayrunitedmedia.co.uk/live-streaming and payment is by WorldPay.
Please select “Purchase Pay Per View” which will just give you the stream for Saturday’s match only.
They also have a section explaining how to cast the stream onto your Smart TV – https://ayrunitedmedia.co.uk/casting-to-your-tv
We hope you will be cheering on the team as they look to extend their 7 match unbeaten run!
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