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Scottish Cup (5th Round) |
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Goalscorers | |
Scott Fraser (85) |
None. |
Team Managers | |
Mixu Paatelainen |
Alan Archibald |
Starting Eleven | |
Eiji Kawashima Seán Dillon Coll Donaldson Gavin Gunning Guy Demel Paul Paton John Rankin Blair Spittal Billy Mckay Simon Murray Ryan Dow |
Tomas Cerny Gary Miller Dan Seaborne Sean Welsh Callum Booth Abdul Osman Stuart Bannigan Kris Doolan Steven Lawless Frederic Frans Liam Lindsay |
Bench | |
Luis Zwick Paul Dixon Mark Durnan Kyle Knoyle Scott Fraser Florent Sinama Pongolle Henri Anier |
Ryan Scully David Amoo Christie Elliott Aidan Nesbitt Ryan Edwards Gary Fraser Mathias Pogba |
Substitutions | |
Scott Fraser for Ryan Dow (74) Paul Dixon for Guy Demel (77) Mark Durnan for Billy Mckay (89) |
Mathias Pogba for Kris Doolan (64) Gary Fraser for Sean Welsh (64) David Amoo for Steven Lawless (81) |
Cautions | |
Paul Paton (54) |
Mathias Pogba (89) |
Red Cards | |
None. | None. |
Match Officials | |
Willie Collum (Referee) |
The hosts welcomed Partick Thistle to Tannadice in the fifth round of the Scottish Cup looking to build on the resounding 5-1 success last time out against Kilmarnock. After missing out on the League game which was postponed away at Partick the previous week boss Mixu Paatelainen unsurprisingly kept faith with the same starting side for the second game in succession. The most notable inclusions were on the bench as Kyle Knoyle, on loan from West Ham, was listed alongside Henri Anier and Florent Sinama-Pongolle who returned from loan and injury respectively.
United made a bright start with Billy Mckay and Simon Murray looking hungry during the opening minutes. In the 6th minute the hosts earned their first corner which Coll Donaldson headed over the bar from 8 yards following Blair Spittal’s delivery. Ref Willie Collum then angered the home support when he allowed play to run on following what seemed a late challenge on Paul Paton, with Sean Welsh going on to strike high over the bar for Partick. Welsh did much better moments later with a 20 yard effort which Eiji Kawashima parried out before Donaldson brilliantly cleared for a corner just ahead of the incoming Stuart Bannigan. There then followed a scramble in the United box before Collum blew for a foul on Kawashima, triggering ironic cheers from the crowd. At the other end Murray won the ball at the bye line and after appearing to be fouled outside the box play carried on. John Rankin showed great tenacity to win the ball back for the terrors before driving into the 6 yard box and seeing his right foot shot diverted for a corner. From the set piece Donaldson again won the first header before Ryan Dow headed straight at Tomas Cerny from a decent position. A counter attack from Thistle in the 28th minute almost paid dividends when a low cross from Callum Booth just evaded Sean Welsh at the back post who had an open goal had he made good contact. The game had become more low key as the half wore on however in the 40th minute Mckay and Murray combined well with the latter seeing his angled shot capably dealt with by Cerny. With no further chances thereafter at either end the sides went into the break goalless.
The game struggled to come to life again after the break with an early surge into the box from McKay and a blocked Murray snap shot the best the Tangerines could muster. Partick made a double substitution in 64 minutes as they brought on Mathias Pogba and Gary Fraser for Kris Doolan and Sean Welsh. This was during a flurry of corners for the away side which the United defence dealt with comfortably. In the 67th minute Rankin broke into the left side of the box and fired a teasing cross in front of goal which Murray came within a fraction of connecting with in the 6 yard box. As the game entered the closing stages Scott Fraser was sent on for Dow as the manager looked to inject some late urgency and he almost immediately scored when he took a pass from Guy Demel before seeing his left foot shot deflected wide of Cerny’s post. Demel then went off injured being replaced by Paul Dixon before Gavin Gunning headed the corner over the bar. With just 7 minutes to go David Amoo latched onto a short headed back pass from Donaldson but the ball ran beyond Kawashima and safely out for a goal kick. A couple of minutes later the deadlock was finally broken and much to the relief of the majority of the crowd it was a goal from the hosts. After retaining good possession deep in the Partick half Spittal played a neat pass in the box which put Fraser in the clear and he turned inside before sublimely finishing low onto the bottom right corner. Murray was just beaten to another through ball shortly after by Cerny as they tried to seal the win however they did a sterling job of running down the 4 minutes of added time to secure a place in the next round.
Formation: 3-2-3-2
Captain: Seán Dillon
Arab Archive 'Man of the Match': Paul Paton
Match Photos courtesy of Riki Grauer - More photos available at:
Dundee United Official Flickr Page
Match report written by Ally Stewart
2015-16 | All Time | |||||
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Age | Nat | ![]() |
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Eiji Kawashima (GK) | 32 |
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5 | - | 5 | - |
Gavin Gunning | 25 |
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10 | - | 109 | 10 |
Seán Dillon | 32 |
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21 | 2 | 315 | 7 |
Coll Donaldson | 20 |
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10 | - | 10 | - |
Guy Demel | 34 |
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7 | - | 7 | - |
Paul Paton | 28 |
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4 | - | 81 | 4 |
John Rankin | 32 |
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24 | 2 | 190 | 13 |
Blair Spittal | 20 |
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26 | 7 | 55 | 9 |
Ryan Dow | 24 |
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9 | - | 100 | 11 |
Billy Mckay | 27 |
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20 | 9 | 20 | 9 |
Simon Murray | 23 |
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15 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
Paul Dixon (sub) | 29 |
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17 | - | 180 | 5 |
Mark Durnan (sub) | 23 |
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24 | 2 | 24 | 2 |
Scott Fraser (sub) | 20 |
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22 | 2 | 23 | 2 |
Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | ||
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1. | Celtic | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | +43 | 55 |
2. | Aberdeen | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | +18 | 55 |
3. | Hearts | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | +18 | 41 |
4. | Ross County | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | +3 | 33 |
5. | St Johnstone | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | +1 | 32 |
6. | Dundee | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | -4 | 30 |
7. | Inverness CT | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 29 |
8. | Partick Th | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 28 |
9. | Hamilton | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | -15 | 28 |
10. | Motherwell | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -13 | 26 |
11. | Kilmarnock | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -21 | 24 |
12. | DUNDEE UTD | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | -22 | 10 |
League results since United's last match |
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24th January 2016 |
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Hamilton | 0-0 | Hearts |
30th January 2016 |
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Dundee | 2-2 | Motherwell |
Kilmarnock | 0-1 | Hamilton |
2nd February 2016 |
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Partick Th | 1-0 | Motherwell |
3rd February 2016 |
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Aberdeen | 2-1 | Celtic |
6th February 2016 |
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St Johnstone | 3-4 | Aberdeen |
Good afternoon and welcome to Tannadice for the William Hill Scottish Cup 5th round tie versus Partick Thistle. I extend that welcome to Alan Archibald and the players, staff and supporters of Partick Thistle ahead of today's game. It will be a tough game today but we can cause Partick problems. We know they are a decent side but I expect us to continue in the same manner as versus Kilmarnock. Although Partick played on Tuesday night, I do not think that will have much of an impact on today's performance fitness wise. They have had plenty of days to recover, We should be playing our second match inside seven days against Partick but the game was called off last Saturday due to a wateriogged pitch. Mother Nature decided we couldn't play so, whilst that is disappointing, what can you do? I think Partick themselves would liked to have had the opportunity to play us at home before this week's cup game, so both teams were left frustrated. I am delighted we have a home tie. I am so glad to be playing in front of our home fans again so soon after the fantastic backing we received in the game versus Kilmarnock.
The Ladbrokes Premiership campaign is so vital but we want to do well in the Scottish Cup also. The pressure to do well is always there in every game you play. Each game everyone wants to play their best and we are trying to build momentum with every match right now. I am so glad to be playing in front of our home fans again so soon after the fantastic backing we received in the game versus Kilmarnock.
The late winner will have them feeling confident going into today's game. It was a vital victory for them in what was a tough battle. They are a fantastic team who play football and like to pass the ball systematically. They have wingers who can cause problems and full backs who get forward. They are a very positive team and full credit to them because, as Tuesday demonstrated, positivity brings rewards. I expect today will be far more difficult than our last game versus Kilmarnock. Partick will bring more attacking intent but, if we start out with the same hunger and intensity as last time out, we can secure our place in the next round. That is what today is about. Enjoy the match.