Preview Morton

William Hill Scottish Cup Fourth Round (home) v Morton Saturday 20th January 3.00pm kick off at East End Park

It s always disappointing to draw a team from our own division at this stage of the Scottish Cup but for the Pars it is a home game and a good advantage to reach the next round.

Scottish Cup record v Morton

Dunfermline have played Morton four times in the Scottish Cup and there have been two wins apiece, with the home side winning every time:-

21/01/39 | H | W | 5-2
24/01/53 | A | L | 1-3
02/03/57 | H | W | 3-0
16/02/80 | A | L | 0-5

Morton have won just twelve times in 48 visits to East End Park and the Pars hold the upper hand with 46 wins in the 105 meetings.

Milestones v Morton (Home)

Last League Victory: 29/04/17 | 3-1 | Championship
Last League Defeat: 28/03/15 | 0-4 | League One
Best League Victory: 29/01/66 | 6-0 | Division One
Worst League Defeat: 28/03/15 | 0-4 | League One
Last Goalless Draw: 12/02/29 | 0-0 | Division Two
First Fixture: 25/12/26 | 1-1 | Division One
Highest Aggregate: 02/11/68 | 5-3 | Division One

Last Meetings
Ladbrokes Championship - Tuesday 21 November 2017
DUNFERMLINE 1 MORTON 1

Fraser Aird tried a diagonal pass in an effort to find Ryan to his left but the ball was cut out by a defender. The clearance rebounded off his own player and gifted Andy RYAN the 21st minute opportunity to sink the ball into the bottom left of the `Ton net. 1-0

In 34 minutes the Greenock side scored an equaliser. It came from the right where Michael Doyle got in to feed Gary OLIVER the chance to fire home right footed on the angle. 1-1

DUNFERMLINE: Sean Murdoch: Ryan Williamson, Callum Morris (c), Lee Ashcroft, Jason Talbot: Fraser Aird, Nat Wedderburn, Dean Shiels, Joe Cardle (Michael Paton 83): Nicky Clark (Callum Smith 90), Andy Ryan.
SUBS NOT USED: Lewis Martin, Aaron Splaine, Jean-Yves M`Voto, Cammy Gill (GK).

MORTON: Derek Gaston, Michael Doyle, Tom O`Ware (c), Ricki Lamie, Mark Russell, Gary Harkins (Scott Tiffoney 83), Ross Forbes, Luca Gasparotto, Andy Murdoch, Bob McHugh (Robert Thomson 68), Gary Oliver.
SUBS NOT USED: Darren Barr, Ruaridh Langan, Ben Armour, Ross Doohan (GK).

Of the last twelve league meetings Morton have won seven, four have been won by Dunfermline and one drawn.

Last Twelve Matches v Morton

21-11-17: | (H) | D | 1-1 | Championship
09-09-17: | (A) | L | 2-3 | Championship
29-04-17: | (H) | W| 3-1 | Championship
25-03-17: | (A) | W | 1-0 | Championship
10-12-16: | (H) | W | 2-1 | Championship
17-09-16: | (A) | L | 1-2 | Championship
02-03-16: | (H) | L | 0-4 | League One
24-01-15: | (A) | L | 0-2 | League One
25-10-14: | (H) | L | 1-2 | League One
20-09-14: | (A) L | 1-2 | League One
13-04-13: | (A) | W | 1-0 | Scottish Division One
23-02-13: | (H) | L | 1-4 | Scottish Division One

Form last six matches

DUNFERMLINE
Dundee United (H) D 0-0
Dumbarton (A) W 1-0
Falkirk (H) W 2-0
Brechin City (H) W 2-1
St Mirren (A) L 0-1
Queen of the South (H) L 2-5

MORTON
Falkirk (H) L 0-1
Brechin City (A) D 1-1
St Mirren (H) D 1-1
Inverness Caley Thistle (H) W 1-0
Dundee United (H) L 0-2
Brechin City (H) W 4-1

League Form

DUNFERMLINE
League Position: 3rd
League Points: 33
League Record: P21 W9 D6 L6 GF37 GA24
Goal Difference: +15
Last Six League Match Form: LLWWWD

MORTON
League Position: 7th
League Points: 28
League Record: P20 W7 D7 L6 GF27 GA20
Goal Difference: +6
Last Six League Match Form: WLWDDL

Last Time Out



DUNFERMLINE (v Dundee United): Lee Robinson: Ryan Williamson, Callum Morris (c), Jean Yves M`Voto, Jason Talbot: Michael Paton (Kallum Higginbotham 88), Nat Wedderburn, Dean Shiels, Joe Cardle (Fraser Aird 69): Nicky Clark (Andy Ryan 88), Declan McManus.
SUBS NOT USED: Lewis Martin, Brandon Luke, Cammy Gill (GK)

MORTON (v Falkirk): Derek Gaston: Thomas O`Ware, Ricki Lamie, Michael Doyle, Mark Russell ( Luca Gasparotta 61), Robert Thomson, Michael Tidser, Gary Harkins (Andy Murdoch 76), Scott Tiffoney, Gary Oliver, Bob McHugh.
SUBS NOT USED: Lewis Strapp, Ruaridh Langan, Jack Iredale, Dan Farrell

Referee will be Alan Muir.

Match Information

Ticket prices have been reduced and are:-
Home supporters: Adults £15, Concessions £10, Under 12s £5. Home supporters will be housed in the South and Norrie McCathie Stands for the match.

Other Fourth Round ties
Ayr United v Arbroath
Albion Rovers v St Johnstone
Motherwell v Hamilton Academical
Hearts v Hibernian
Livingston v Falkirk
Dundee v Inverness Caley Thistle
Formartine United v Cove Rangers
Montrose or Queen of the South v Partick Thistle
Celtic v Brechin City
Peterhead v Dumbarton
East Fife v Brora Rangers
Alloa Athletic v Dundee United
Fraserburgh v Rangers
Aberdeen v St Mirren
Kilmarnock v Ross County

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