Division Three

December 8, 2012
  • FTFT
     
    Annan Athlet
    Queen's Park
    2
    3
    2
    3
    1
  • FTFT
     
    Berwick
    Peterhead
    1
    1
    1
    1
    2
  • PostpPostp
     
    E Stirling
    Montrose
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  • FTFT
     
    Elgin
    Clyde
    2
    1
    2
    1
    4
  • FTFT
     
    Rangers
    Stirling
    2
    0
    2
    0
    5

Full-time

Annan Athletic

2 - 3

Queen's Park

Division Three

15:00 +00:00, December 8, 2012

Galabank Stadium

Referee: Barry Cook

Swinglehurst blow for Galabankies

Team Stat Comparison

Annan Athletic Queen's Park
Matches Played 36 36
Table Position 8 3
Points 43 56
Goal Difference -11 6
Goals for * 1.7 1.8
Goals against * 1.4 1.5
Last 5 D-W-L-W-W L-W-W-L-L
Last 5 home D-L-W-D-L L-W-L-D-L
Last 5 away W-W-L-W-L W-L-L-L-W
*  Goals per match - home matches for home club and away matches for away club
Stats: Annan Athletic | Queen's Park

Competition Stats

Annan Athletic Queen's Park
Goals Ally Love 12 Lawrence Shankland 11
Assists Ally Love 0 Lawrence Shankland 0
Yellows Scott Chaplain 6 Michael Keenan 8
Reds Steven Swinglehurst 1 Michael Keenan 1
Squads: Annan Athletic | Queen's Park

Tables

POTEAMPWDLFAGDPts
1
Rangers
 36 25 8 3 87 29 58 83
2
Peterhead
 36 17 8 11 52 28 24 59
3
Queen's Park
 36 16 8 12 60 54 6 56
4
Berwick
 36 14 7 15 59 55 4 49
5
Elgin
 36 13 10 13 67 69 -2 49
6
Montrose
 36 12 11 13 60 68 -8 47
7
Stirling
 36 12 9 15 59 58 1 45
8
Annan Athlet
 36 11 10 15 54 65 -11 43
9
Clyde
 36 12 4 20 42 66 -24 40
10
E Stirling
 36 8 5 23 49 97 -48 29

Annan boss Harry Cairney will be without defender Steven Swinglehurst when they play host to play-off rivals Queen's Park.

The centre back serves a one-match suspension after receiving a second yellow card in their 3-1 defeat to Clyde last month.

Midfielder Lewis Sloan faces a late fitness test ahead of kick-off while striker Graeme Bell is definitely ruled out with a groin injury.

Cairney said: "We had got ourselves into a play-off place last month but have slipped back after a couple of defeats.

"We want to get moving upwards again and defeating Queen's Park would be a great start in achieving that.

"In our last game against Clyde we did not defend set pieces well enough and that cost us a couple of goals and I am looking for an improvement in this game.''

Queen's Park defender Jamie Brough and striker Jamie Longworth both miss the trip through illness.

The Spiders duo have both been struck down by the bug which has been circulating within the squad during the last week.

Manager Gardner Speirs has raised concerns over a number of his players who have also complained of feeling unwell ahead of the clash.

However, Speirs is boosted by the return of fit again midfielder David Anderson while youngster Aidan Connolly keeps his place after a goalscoring debut against Stirling last month.

Speirs said ahead of the trip: "It is always tough down at Annan and like us they will be desperate to get playing again after having last week off.

"We won against Stirling in our last game after a disappointing run of results and we are looking to build on that.''