Arbroath vs Dunfermline Athletic – Match Preview
cinch Scottish Championship – Game 12 – Season 2021/2022
Saturday 30th October, Gayfield Park, Arbroath, 3.00pm kick off
We welcome Peter Grant’s Dunfermline Athletic to Gayfield tomorrow for our 6th home match of the new season.
The Pars are always a tough side to play and we know they will be right up for this game.
A last minute goal on Tuesday denied Dunfermline Athletic a win against rivals Raith Rovers and we know they will be looking to make amends tomorrow.
Dunfermline Athletic should have a full squad to choose from apart from Graham Dorrans who is set to miss out and have added Dundee United defender Mark Connolly since our last encounter on loan, whilst former United defender Paul Watson has left the club.
Arbroath will be looking to add to Tuesday’s win against Inverness Caledonian Thistle and it is hoped Jason Thomson will have recovered from his neck injury which kept him out of Tuesday’s match. Nicky Low is still recovering and misses out tomorrow.
Despite the rain and wind, the Gayfield pitch as always drains well and we all look set for tomorrow’s match.
It will be another extremely tough match but we hope you can get right behind the team from the very start.
C’mon the Lichties!
Dunfermline Athletic
Manager – Peter Grant
First Team Coach – Greg Shields
First Team Coach – Steven Whittaker
Goalkeepers
1 – Owain Fon Williams
29 – Deniz Mehmet
Defenders
2 – Aaron Comrie
3 – Josh Edwards
4 – Lewis Martin
5 – Ross Graham (On loan from Dundee United)
6 – Kyle MacDonald
12 – Rhys Breen
13 – Vytas Gašpuitis
19 – Miller Fenton
22 – Leon Jones
33 – Mark Connolly (On loan from Dundee United)
Midfielders
8 – Kai Kennedy (On loan from Rangers)
11 – Ryan Dow
12 – Scott Cusick
15 – Iain Wilson
16 – Dan Pybus
17 – Graham Dorrans
18 – Paul Allan
23 – Dom Thomas
26 – Matty Todd
28 – Reece Cole
Strikers
7 – Kevin O’Hara
9 – Craig Wighton
10 – Nikolay Todorov
14 – Lewis McCann
Dunfermline Athletic Departures
44 – Paul Watson
30 – Fraser Currid – On loan at Bo’ness Athletic
Arbroath vs Dunfermline Athletic – Head to Head
Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 3 Arbroath – Saturday 28th August 2021
cinch Scottish Championship – Game 4 – Season 2020/2021
Goals – McKenna 12, 67, Gold 44
Dunfermline Athletic – Scottish Championship Results 2021/2022
Game 1 – Greenock Morton 2 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic – Saturday 31st July 2021
Game 2 – Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 3 Partick Thistle – Saturday 7th August 2021
Game 3 – Raith Rovers 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic – Wednesday 29th September 2021
Game 4 – Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 3 Arbroath – Saturday 28th August 2021
Game 5 – Hamilton 3 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic – Saturday 11th September 2021
Game 6 – Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle – Saturday 18th September 2021
Game 7 – Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Hamilton Accies – Saturday 25th September 2021
Game 8 – Queen of the South 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic – Saturday 2nd October 2021
Game 9 – Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 2 Kilmarnock – Saturday 16th October 2021
Game 10 – Partick Thistle 0 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic – Saturday 23rd October 2021
Game 11 – Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Raith Rovers – Tuesday 26th October 2021
Suspensions;
Neither team has any players suspended.
Officials;
Referee; Peter Stuart
Assistant Referee 1; David Dunne
Assistant Referee 2 ; Kevin McElhinney
Tickets and Admission Prices
There are still tickets available for today’s match
Arbroath Supporters can buy their tickets here – https://www.arbroathfc.co.uk/match-day-tickets/
Ayr United Supporters can buy their tickets here – https://www.arbroathfc.co.uk/away-tickets/
Ticket prices are as follows;
£19: Adult (Over 18)
£12: Concessions (Over 65, Students, Juvenile, Disabled supporter which includes Carer)
£22: Parent and Child (U12)
£24: Parent and Two Children (U12)
This match is part of the Arbroath FC Season Ticket.
All tickets must be purchased online.
There will be NO cash turnstiles or pay on the gate.
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 office@arbroathfc.co.uk
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.
Segregation;
Segregation will be in place for this match. We advise all fans to arrive early and allow yourself plenty of time to be in side the stadium before kick off.
Arbroath Supporters will occupy sections A, and C of the main stand and the Pleasureland End of the Stadium up to the end of the East Terrace.
Please note that section B will be reserved for our supporters who are in Hospitality. Sections A and C will be occupied on a first come, first seated basis.
Arbroath Supporters will enter via Gates 1 and 2.
Dunfermline Athletic will occupy Section G of the Main Stand and the Harbour End of the Stadium up to the start of the East Terrace.
Dunfermline Athletic fans will enter via Gate 3.
Dunfermline Athletic fans should be advised that only a small number of stands seats will be available. The 99 Seats in Section G will be occupied on a first come, first seated basis.
There are disabled bays in front of Section A (for Arbroath supporters) and Section H (for Dunfermline Athletic supporters) which are accessible by ramps parallel to these sections.
Each side of the ground has toilets and a refreshment booth, while there are pie stands in far corners of the East Terrace.
How to watch all the action;
The game will be streamed live on Arbroath FC TV with full commentary and a camera which is operated.
A reminder that this match is available for free to all season ticket holders over 18 (this age is down to a legal reason)
If you aren’t a season ticket holder you can still purchase this game for £13 and can sign up here; https://arbroathfc.tv/
Match Day Programme
Our matchday programme producers, JJ Sports Promotions Ltd have produced a physical programme for today’s game.
It features Michael McKenna who is the current top scorer in the cinch Championship.
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: terrybrumpton@yahoo.co.uk. 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 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 game.
Thank you and C’mon the Lichties
