Preview Livingston
Friday, 17th Aug 2007The pointless clash when Pars travel to West Lothian on Sunday.
The Scottish Division One season has not started well for either Dunfermline or Livingston. Both will be out to launch their challenge to regain their place in the SPL, albeit belatedly. It was in the top flight that they last met there in February 2006 and for the Pars it was the first ever SPL win there. The 1-0 win courtesy of Mark Burchill followed nine failed attempts. The clubs have previously met there twice in the First Division, both matches ended 1-0 with Livi winning one and the Pars the other.
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League v Livingston (Away) | |||||
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Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
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12 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
12 |
Livingston
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Milestones | |||
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Last League Victory # |
1-0 |
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Last League Defeat # |
0-2 |
SPL | |
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Best League Victory * |
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4-2 |
Div 2 |
Worst League Defeat* |
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0-4 |
Div 2 |
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# As | |||
Last Twelve League matches
Burchill could hold the key to success if past form is repeated; as well as scoring the winner at Almondvale last time, he scored a hatrick as the Pars defeated Livi in the last meeting between the clubs in April 2006. Dunfermline have won three of the last dozen league meetings with Livingston, losing three with the other six ending in draws.
Last Twelve League Matches v Livingston | |||
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Date |
H/A |
F-A |
Scorers |
| 22/04/06 | H | 3-2 | [0-1] Brittain, [1-1] Burchill, [1-2] Healy, [2-2] Burchill, [3-2] Burchill] |
| 11/02/06 | A | 1-0 | [1-0] Burchill |
| 19/11/05 | H | 0-1 | [0-1] Dalglish |
| 20/08/05 | A | 1-1 | [0-1] Wilson (og),[1-1] Makel |
| 30/04/05 | A | 0-2 | [0-1] O`Brien, [0-2] McPake |
| 02/04/05 | A | 1-1 | [1-0] Kachloul, [1-1] Hunt |
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H |
0-0 |
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A |
0-2 | [0-1] Wilson og, [0-2] Snodgrass | |
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A |
0-0 |
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H |
2-2 |
[0-1] McNamee, [1-1] Nicholson (p), [1-2] Makel, [2-2] Crawford | |
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A |
0-0 |
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H |
2-0 |
[1-0] Crawford, [2-0] Crawford | |
Neither side have hit form this season. The Pars have lost 2-1 at Hamilton and lost 1-0 to Morton at home. Livingston lost to Dundee on the opening day of the season and lost 3-0 to Partick Thistle last Saturday at Firhill. They have played two matches in Cups, beating Ayr United 5-0 in the CIS Insurance Cup last week but losing 1-0 to Morton in the Challenge Cup this week.
| Livingston | Dunfermline |
| Current League Position | |
| 10 | 8 |
| Form this Season | |
| LL | LL |
| League Points | |
| 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |
| -5 | -2 |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v BK Hacken): Roddy McKenzie (Sean Murdoch 10); Greg Shields, Souleymane Bamba, Scott Wilson, Scott Thomson(c) (Scott Morrison HT); Kevin Harper, Darren Young, Stephen Simmons ( Owen Morrison 78), Stephen Glass; Jim Hamilton, Mark Burchill
SUBS: Tam McManus, Phil McGuire, Stevie Crawford, Nick Phinn
LIVINGSTON (v Morton): Mariusz Liberda; Scott Mitchell (Robert Snodgrass 71), David MacKay, Patrick Noubissie (Steven Weir 71), Dermott McCaffrey, Graham Dorrans, James McPake, Jason Kennedy, Joe Hamill, Lee Matthews, Tomas Pesir, Liam Fox
SUBS NOT USED: Craig James, Colin Stewart
The Pars will be without captain Scott Thomson, who has a knee strain, Jim McIntyre and Scott Muirhead through injury and Stephen Glass who is suspended. Sean Murdoch will continue in goal with Roddy McKenzie sidelined by his thigh injury.
Livi new signing the 28-year-old former Crewe striker Lee Matthews is likely to start.
Referee will be Chris Boyle, a 35 year old Chartered Psychologist, his first match in charge of the Pars since that win at Inverness when he sent off Tam McManus.
Come on ye Pars!
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