Arbroath vs Greenock Morton – Match Preview
cinch Scottish Championship – Game 29 – Season 2022/2023
Friday 17th March 2023, Gayfield Park, Arbroath, 7.45pm kick off
Arbroath welcome Dougie Imrie’s Greenock Morton to Gayfield this evening in the live BBC Scotland Championship match.
This is the 4th meeting of the season of the season with the Lichties having recorded 2 wins at Cappielow with the match at Gayfield a 1-1 draw earlier in the season.
The Ton have added Ali Crawford and Calum Waters from St Johnstone and Kilmarnock on loan since our last meeting and striker George Oakley has been in fine form since joining from Inverness Caledonian Thistle in January.
Jai Quitongo looks to be the only doubt for the visitors.
Arbroath will be nearly at full strength with Ricky Little able to play having his red card appeal successful and it downgraded to a yellow, however Manager Dick Campbell serves a one-match suspension for his red card at Hamilton and will watch the match from the Stands.
With Arbroath desperate for a win to move up to 8th and Greenock Morton knowing a win will take them up to 3rd it should be a great game.
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!
Greenock Morton (including loans)
Manager – Dougie Imrie
Assistant Manager – Andy Millen
Goalkeeping Coach – David Scott
Goalkeepers
1 – Brian Schwake (On loan from Livingston)
20 – Lawton Green
Defenders
3 – Lewis Strapp
4 – Darragh O’Connor
5 – Jack Baird
6 – Calum Waters (On loan from Kilmarnock)
11 – Calvin Miller (unattached)
12 – Efe Ambrose
23 – Liam Grimshaw
Midfielders
2 – Carlo Pignatiello
8 – Cameron Blues
14 – Robbie Crawford
17 – Lewis McGrattan
18 – Michael Garrity
21 – Grant Gillespie
25 – Alex King
30 – Ali Crawford (on loan from St Johnstone)
Strikers
7 – Ally Roy (On lion from Glentoran)
9 – Robbie Muirhead
10 – Jai Quitongo
22 – George Oakley (Inverness Caledonian Thistle)
Departures and Loans
Alan Lithgow – East Kilbride
Jaze Kabia – Livingston, end of loan
Kyle Jacobs – FC Edinburgh
Lewis McGregor – Airdrieonians
Darren Hynes – Clyde
32 – Reece Lyon – On loan at Annan Athletic
Josh Gemmell – On loan at Open Goal Broomhill
Greenock Morton vs Arbroath – Head to Head
Greenock Morton 1 – 2 Arbroath – Saturday 28th January 2023
cinch Scottish Championship – Game 23 – Season 2022/2023
Goals – Oakley 4 – Hamilton 63, McKenna 77
Arbroath 1 – 1 Greenock Morton – Saturday 3rd December 2022
cinch Scottish Championship – Game 17 – Season 2022/2023
Goals – Gold 47 – McGrattan 45+2
Greenock Morton 1 – 2 Arbroath – Saturday 17th September 2022
cinch Scottish Championship – Game 8 – Season 2022/2023
Goals – Hilson 12, McKenna 40 – McGrattan 90+4
Greenock Morton – Scottish Championship Results 2022/2023
Game 1 – Hamilton 1 – 1 Greenock Morton – Saturday 30th July 2022
Game 2 – Greenock Morton 1 – 0 Cove Rangers – Saturday 6th August 2022
Game 3 – Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Greenock Morton – Saturday 13th August 2022
Game 4 – Greenock Morton 0 – 0 Dundee – Saturday 20th August 2022
Game 5 – Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 – 1 Greenock Morton – Saturday 27th August 2022
Game 6 – Greenock Morton 1 – 2 Ayr United – Saturday 3rd September 2022
Game 7 – Queen’s Park 1 – 2 Greenock Morton – Postponed – Tuesday 4th October 2022
Game 8 – Greenock Morton 1 – 2 Arbroath – Saturday 17th September 2022
Game 9 – Partick Thistle 5 – 1 Greenock Morton – Saturday 1st October 2022
Game 10 – Greenock Morton 5 – 0 Hamilton Accies – Saturday 8th October 2022
Game 11 – Greenock Morton 1 – 0 Raith Rovers – Saturday 15th October 2022
Game 12 – Dundee 0 – 0 Greenock Morton – Saturday 22nd October 222
Game 13 – Greenock Morton 4 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle – Friday 28th October 2022
Game 14 – Ayr United 1 – 1 Greenock Morton – Saturday 5th November 2022
Game 15 – Greenock Morton 2 – 1 Partick Thistle – Saturday 12th November 2022
Game 16 – Cove Rangers 1 – 2 Greenock Morton – Saturday 19th November 2022
Game 17 – Arbroath 1 – 1 Greenock Morton – Saturday 3rd December 2022
Game 18 – Greenock Morton 3 – 2 Queen’s Park – Postponed – Player Saturday 11th February 2023
Game 19 – Raith Rovers 2 – 2 Greenock Morton – Friday 23rd December 2022
Game 20 – Greenock Morton 1 – 3 Ayr United – Postponed – Played Tuesday 7th March 2023
Game 21 – Partick Thistle 2 – 1 Greenock Morton – Saturday 7th January 2023
Game 22 – Hamilton Academical 1 – 0 Greenock Morton – Saturday 14th January 2023
Game 23 – Greenock Morton 1 – 2 Arbroath – Saturday 28th January 2023
Game 24 – Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 2 Greenock Morton – Saturday 4th February 2023
Game 25 – Greenock Morton 1 – 0 Dundee – Friday 17th February 2023
Game 26 – Greenock Morton 2 – 1 Cove Rangers – Saturday 25th February 2023
Game 27 – Greenock Morton 0 – 0 Partick Thistle – Saturday 11th March 2023
Suspensions
Arbroath Manager Dick Campbell serves a one-match suspension from his red card at Hamilton.
Officials;
Referee: David Munro
Assistant Referee 1: Drew Kirkland
Assistant Referee 2: John Stewart
Fourth Official: Ross Hardie
ENTRY AND STADIUM
Segregation will be in place.
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.
Greenock Morton supporters will enter via Turnstile 1 and have sections A and B in the CoelBrew Main Stand, and the Pleasureland End round to the Pie Hut.
The food kiosk behind Section A along with the toilets are open. There is a Disabled Bay in front of Section A.
Arbroath supporters will enter via Turnstile 2 and have the small section next to the CoelBrew Main Stand, the Harbour End and up to the TV Gantry of the East Terrace enclosure.
The pie hut is open, along with the toilets and food kiosk behind Section H. There is a disabled Bay in front of Section H. The new Toilets behind the East Terrace are also open.
Supporters who have purchased a season ticket in the CoelBrew Main Stand can sit in their seats in Section F and G and supporters who purchased a seat in CoelBrew Main Stand will be able to find the seat they purchased.
Section C in the CoelBrew Main Stand is being used for Hospitality, with D for Visiting Directors and E for Arbroath Directors and Section H for non season ticket Arbroath supporters.
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
There will be no cash gates so we must remind supporters to buy their tickets online.
Season Tickets are of course valid.
Arbroath – https://www.arbroathfc.co.uk/ticketing/home-tickets/
Greenock Morton – https://www.arbroathfc.co.uk/ticketing/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.
Admission prices are as follows;
Terracing
£20 – Adults
£13 – Concessions
£23 – Adult and 1 child
£25 – Adult and 2 children
CoelBrew Main Stand (Sections F, G and H for Arbroath supporters and Sections A and B for Away Support)
£22 – Adults
£15 – Concessions
£25 – Adult and 1 child
£28 – Adult and 2 children
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.
When you purchase your ticket you can save / print it in PDF format right away, but a copy will also be emailed to you.
How to Watch
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.
Match Day Programme
Our matchday programme producers, JJ Sports Promotions Ltd have produced a physical programme for today’s game.
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 / vaping 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
