Hamilton Accies vs Arbroath – Match Preview
cinch Scottish Championship – Game 27 – Season 2022/2023
Friday 3rd March 2023, New Douglas Park, Hamilton, 19:45pm kick off
It’s another huge game for the Lichties this evening as they travel down to Hamilton to face the form team in the Scottish Championship.
Despite losing influential attacker Andy Ryan in January, Head Coach John Rankin has added 5 loan signings to boost his squad with Dylan McGowan (Kilmarnock), Connor Smith (Hearts), Tom Sparrow (Stoke City) and Dylan Stephenson (Newcastle United) all arriving in January.
The previous meeting at New Douglas Park earlier in the season seen the result go the home side’s way after a disputed hand ball which gave Accies a penalty kick and seen Thomas O’Brien sent off, whilst the next match at Gayfield it was Arbroath who sealed the win thanks to a Bobby Linn penalty just before half time.
Arbroath will be hoping Sean Adarkwa will be fully fit and ready for selection but last Saturday both Toyosi Olusanya and Paul Komolafe showed what they have to offer up front as Manager Dick Campbell now has strength and depth in his attacking selections.
It is a huge match and with the game being shown live on BBC Scotland there will be a larger audience watching on.
With all tickets on sale for only £5 we do hope there will be a huge Arbroath support cheering us on form the North Stand.
A minute’s silence will be observed before kick off for Accies Commercial Director Arthur Lynch who sadly passed away on Wednesday.
C’mon the Lichties
Hamilton Academical (including January signings and loans)
Head Coach – John Rankin
Assistant Head Coach – Darian MacKinnon
Goalkeeping Coach – Brian Potter
Goalkeepers
1 – Ryan Fulton
31 – Jamie Smith
Defenders
3 – Matthew Shiels
4 – Daniel O’Reilly
5 – Brian Easton
6 – Jamie Hamilton
7 – Shaun Want
12 – Tom Sparrow (On loan from Stoke City)
15 – Dylan McGowan (On loan from Kilmarnock)
22 – Reghan Tumility
24 – Steve Lawson
25 – Fergus Owens
37- Christopher McGinn
42 – Cian Newbury
Midfielders
7 – Lewis Spence
8 – Scott Martin
11 – Lewis Smith
14 – Marley Redfern
18 – Reegan Mimnaugh
21 – Connor Smith (On loan from Heart)
23 – Lucas De Bolle (On loan from Newcastle United)
43 – Gabriel Forsyth
44 – Lewis Latona
Strikers
10 – Dario Zanatta
16 – Dylan Stephenson (On loan from Newcastle United)
17 – Jean-Pierre Tiehi (On loan from Fulham)
19 – Andy Winter
41 – Ryan One
45 – Ben Black
46 – Liam Morgan
Departures and Loans
2 – Michael Doyle – On loan at Alloa Athletic
20 – Jonny Ngandu – On loan at Stranraer
35 – Adam McGowan – On loan at Tranent Juniors
36 – Myles Gaffney – On loan at Dalbeattie Star
Andy Ryan – Larne
Miko Virtanen – Cove Rangers
Ryan Scully – Retired
Ellis Brown
Regan Thomson
Hamilton Accies vs Arbroath – Head to Head
Arbroath 1 – 0 Hamilton Academical – 22nd October 2022
cinch Scottish Championship – Game 12 – Season 2022/2023
Goal – Linn 45
Hamilton Academical 1 – 0 Arbroath – Saturday 27th August 2022
cinch Scottish Championship – Game 05 – Season 2022/2023
Goal – Lawson 58 pen
Hamilton Academical – Scottish Championship Results 2021/2022
Game 1 – Hamilton Academical 1 – 1 Greenock Morton – Saturday 30th July
Game 2 – Partick Thistle 1 – 1 Hamilton Academical – Saturday 6th August
Game 3 – Ayr United 2 – 2 Hamilton Academical – Saturday13th August
Game 4 – Hamilton Accies 0 – 2 Raith Rovers – Saturday 20th August
Game 5 – Hamilton Accies 1 – 0 Arbroath – Saturday 27th August 2022
Game 6 – Cove Rangers 2 – 2 Hamilton Accies – Saturday 3rd September 2022
Game 7 – Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 1 Hamilton Accies – Postponed – Tuesday 18th October 2022
Game 8 – Hamilton Accies 0 – 2 Queen’s Park – Saturday 17th September 2022
Game 9 – Hamilton Accies 0 – 2 Dundee – Saturday 1st October 2022
Game 10 – Greenock Morton 5 – 0 Hamilton Accies – Saturday 8th October 2022
Game 11 – Hamilton Accies 1 – 2 Partick Thistle – Saturday 15th October 2022
Game 12 – Arbroath 1 – 0 Hamilton Academical – 22nd October 2022
Game 13 – Hamilton Academical 4 – 4 Cove Rangers – Saturday 29th October 2022
Game 14 – Raith Rovers 3 – 1 Hamilton Academical – Saturday 5th November 2022
Game 15 – Hamilton Academical 2 – 3 Ayr United – Friday 11th November 2022
Game 16 – Dundee 1 – 0 Hamilton Academical – Saturday 19th October 2022
Game 17 – Queen’s Park 4 – 0 Hamilton Academical – Saturday 3rd December 2022
Game 18 – Hamilton Academical 2 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle – Postponed – Played 21st February 2023
Game 19 – Cove Rangers 2 – 0 Hamilton Academical – Friday 23rd December 2022
Game 20 – Hamilton Academical 0 – 1 Raith Rovers – Monday 2nd January 2023
Game 21 – Ayr United 1 – 0 Hamilton Academical – Saturday 7th January 2023
Game 22 – Hamilton Academical 1 – 0 Greenock Morton – Saturday 14th January 2023
Game 23 – Partick Thistle 0 – 1 Hamilton Academical – Saturday 28th January 2023
Game 24 – Hamilton Academical 1 – 1 Dundee – Saturday 4th February 2023
Game 25 – Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 3 Hamilton Accies- Saturday 18th February 2023
Game 26 – Hamilton 1 – 4 Queen’s Park – Saturday 25th February 2023
Suspensions;
Neither team have any players suspended.
Officials
Referee; Craig Napier
Assistant Referee 1; Sean Carr
Assistant Referee 2; Brian Christie
Fourth Official – Stewart Luke
Tickets
Tickets for our match away to Hamilton Accies on Friday can either be bought on the night via the turnstiles or using this ticketlink.
https://app.fanbaseclub.com/Fan/Tickets/SelectType?fixtureId=2274
All tickets are £5
Arbroath Fans will be on their own in the North Stand.
Disabled and Carer will be available to purchase from the ticket office on the night of the match.
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)xx
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
We shall have interviews and GoPro goals for our supporters on Saturday.
It’s a huge game, and we know you will be backing us all the way.
C’mon the Lichties
