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League (Premiership) |
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Goalscorers | |
Simon Murray (89) |
Grant Gillespie (12) Carlton Morris (52) Carlton Morris (73) |
Team Managers | |
Mixu Paatelainen |
Martin Canning |
Starting Eleven | |
1. Eiji Kawashima 2. Seán Dillon 12. Kyle Knoyle 3. Paul Dixon 17. Mark Durnan 55. Guy Demel 6. Paul Paton 8. John Rankin 22. Scott Fraser 7. Billy Mckay 14. Ryan Dow |
Michael McGovern Antons Kurakins Lucas De Lima Tagliapietra Michael Devlin Ziggy Gordon Greg Docherty Darian MacKinnon Grant Gillespie Dougie Imrie Ali Crawford Carlton Morris |
Bench | |
51. Luis Zwick 28. Coll Donaldson 11. Chris Erskine 20. Blair Spittal 26. Henri Anier 15. Simon Murray 9. Edward Ofere |
Alan Martin Martin Canning Oumar Diaby Daniel Redmond Gramoz Kurtaj Steven Boyd Ronan Hughes |
Substitutions | |
Edward Ofere for Ryan Dow (46) Blair Spittal for Scott Fraser (79) Simon Murray for Billy Mckay (80) |
Daniel Redmond for Ali Crawford (76) Gramoz Kurtaj for Dougie Imrie (78) Oumar Diaby for Carlton Morris (81) |
Cautions | |
Ryan Dow (43) Mark Durnan (47) |
Carlton Morris (23) Ali Crawford (50) Dougie Imrie (76) |
Red Cards | |
None. | None. |
Match Officials | |
Steven McLean (Referee) |
After the agony of the penalty shoot out defeat last Saturday, Mixu Paatelainen made four changes to the starting United side for the vital visit of Hamilton. Unsurprisingly, after good showings at Hampden, there were starting berths for Dixon and Demel whilst Mark Durnan and Scott Fraser also returned. Callum Morris dropped out completely with Erskine, Spittal and Donaldson listed amongst the substitutes.
United started the game very nervously and early on Imrie hooked in a shot that Kawashima saved and then he again went close when he took advantage of a defensive mistake but was denied by United’s keeper. With eleven minutes on the clock the visitors took a deserved lead. Morris picked up the ball in the corner and he laid the ball into the path of Grant Gillespie who will never hit a shot better leaving Kawashima with no chance. Shortly after, Accies had a penalty claim waved away after Demel and Morris clashed in the box. United had their first effort on goal with 20 minutes on the clock but Fraser’s shot was well over. Demel and Fraser then combined but the youngster’s teasing ball into the box was just out of the reach of Mckay. The visitors were certainly the better side and went close again when MacKinnon set up Crawford but the Hamilton man hit the side netting from close range. Three minutes from the interval, United almost fell further behind. Crawford floated a free kick into the penalty area and the unchallenged Tagliapietra was thwarted by an outstanding save from Kawashima. On the stroke of half time Paton played the ball into the chest of Mckay who controlled and turned well but his left foot shot sailed over the crossbar.
Within two minutes of the restart United were desperately unlucky not to be level. Dixon broke up the left and his cross was headed against the post by Mckay and from the rebound the Irishman was denied by a brilliant save from McGovern. That was to prove costly for the hosts as play broke forward and Imrie crossed into the United box and Docherty headed against the bar but the rebound landed on the head of Carlton Morris who nodded into the empty net. Shortly after United nearly pulled one back when firstly Fraser had a shot saved and then the resulting corner was flicked by Ofere but McGovern again saved well, this time tipping the ball onto the crossbar and the danger was cleared. United’s skipper Paul Paton then shot from distance but his effort was easily gathered. Imrie then threatened for the visitors but he sliced his effort wide from close range and then United had a chance but Mckay was denied when through on goal. The result was well and truly beyond doubt with 20 minutes remaining. Crawford’s weak shot at goal was spilled by United’s keeper and Carlton Morris had the easy job of turning the ball into the empty net. Hamilton were coasting to the three points but United did pull one back in the last minute when Paton forced the ball into the box and Simon Murray lobbed the ball over the helpless McGovern.
Match report written by Gareth Scott
2015-16 | All Time | |||||
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Eiji Kawashima (GK) | 33 |
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16 | - | 16 | - |
Kyle Knoyle | 19 |
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7 | - | 7 | - |
Mark Durnan | 23 |
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30 | 2 | 30 | 2 |
Seán Dillon | 32 |
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28 | 2 | 322 | 7 |
Paul Dixon | 29 |
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28 | - | 191 | 5 |
Guy Demel | 34 |
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15 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
John Rankin | 32 |
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37 | 2 | 203 | 13 |
Scott Fraser | 21 |
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32 | 2 | 33 | 2 |
Paul Paton | 29 |
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17 | 2 | 94 | 6 |
Billy Mckay | 27 |
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32 | 13 | 32 | 13 |
Ryan Dow | 24 |
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20 | 2 | 111 | 13 |
Blair Spittal (sub) | 20 |
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38 | 7 | 67 | 9 |
Edward Ofere (sub) | 30 |
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9 | - | 9 | - |
Simon Murray (sub) | 24 |
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21 | 3 | 21 | 3 |
Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | ||
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1. | Celtic | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 53 | 77 |
2. | Aberdeen | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 68 |
3. | Hearts | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 60 |
4. | Motherwell | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | -7 | 47 |
5. | St Johnstone | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 46 |
6. | Ross County | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | -7 | 44 |
7. | Dundee | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 44 |
8. | Inverness CT | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 43 |
9. | Partick Th | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 41 |
10. | Hamilton | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -17 | 39 |
11. | Kilmarnock | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -23 | 32 |
12. | Dundee Utd | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -27 | 21 |
* - Table split into two divisions of six.
League results since United's last match |
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12th April 2016 |
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Inverness CT | 0-0 | Hearts |
22nd April 2016 |
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St Johnstone | 3-0 | Aberdeen |
23rd April 2016 |
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Motherwell | 1-0 | Hearts |
Partick Th | 1-2 | Dundee |
24th April 2016 |
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Celtic | 1-1 | Ross County |
Dundee Utd | 1-3 | Hamilton |
Inverness CT | 3-1 | Kilmarnock |