Preview Livingston

Ladbrokes Championship (home) Tuesday 3rd April 2018, kick off 7.45pm at East End Park

Next up for Allan Johnston’s team is an important meeting against Livingston. Following the Pars comprehensive home win over Queen of the South on Saturday another win would strengthen their play off place challenge. The West Lothian side sit second in the Championship, 9 points ahead of their hosts who now lie fourth on 46 points.

Milestones v Livingston at home

First Ever Fixture: 14/11/99 3-0 Sc Div 1
Last League Victory: 21/10/17 3-1 Sc Championship
Last League Defeat: 26/01/13 0-1 Sc Div 1
Best League Victory: 22/09/12 4-0 Sc Div 2
Worst League Defeat: 03/11/07 0 - 4 Sc Div 1
Highest Aggregate Score: 01/04/00 4-1 Sc Div 1
Last Goalless Draw: 27/12/04 0-0 Sc Premier Lg

Dunfermline have managed four wins in the last dozen meetings between the teams. Livi have won four times, with the other four games being drawn.

Last twelve matches v Livingston
Date: Home/Away F-A Scorers

10/02/18: A 0-0
21/10/17: H 3-1 [1-0] Higginbotham, [2-0] Aird, [3-0] Higginbotham, [3-1] Mullen
05/08/17: A 1-1 [0-1] Pittman, [1-1] Higginbotham (pen)
30/03/13: A 2-2 [1-0] Thomson, [1-1] Andreu, [1-2] McNulty, [2-2] Husband (pen)
26/01/13: H 0-1 [0-1] Andreu
08/12/12: A 1-2 [0-1] Garcia, [0-2] Mullen, [1-2] Barrowman
22/09/12: H 4-0 [1-0] Barrowman, [2-0] McMillan. [3-0] Thomson, 4-0 Barrowman
10/03/09: A 2-4 [0-1[ McParland, [1-1] Bell, [1-2] Davidson, [2-2] Graham, [2-3] Davidson, [2-4] Griffiths
30/12/08: H 1-0 [1-0] Shields
15/11/08: A 3-2 [0-1] McPake, [1-1] Kirk, [2-1] Bayne, [2-2] Elliott, [3-2] Kirk
30/08/08: H 1-2 [0-1] Griffiths, [1-1] Kirk, [1-2] Griffiths
01/03/08: H 1-1 [1-0] Burke, [1-1] Dorrans

Last Meeting at East End Park
Saturday 21st October 2017, Ladbrokes Championship
Dunfermline 3 Livingston 1

Within two minutes Livingston gifted the first goal of the afternoon and it was in the bizarre category. Keeper Neil Alexander delayed his clearance about 15 yards out and when he blasted the ball it rebounded off Kallum HIGGINBOTHAM into the net, 1-0.

The second Dunfermline goal on the half hour was a fantastic solo effort from AIRD. The Canadian internationalist met a pass from Jason Talbot on half way, made a strong run up the left, cut inside and when he saw the opportunity, he placed the ball in the top right of the Livi net. A superb goal to make it 2-0.

The Pars style was relaxed but a swift interchange from Aird to Clark and back to Aird set up the pass to HIGGINBOTHAM 20 yards out and he bulged the net with a fine strike. 38 minutes on the clock and it was 3-0.

The opponents got an 87th minute consolation. Todorov headed down McMillan`s cross from a corner on the left and MULLEN turned the ball in from six yards. 3-1

DUNFERMLINE: Sean Murdoch: Ryan Williamson, Callum Morris (c), Lee Ashcroft, Jason Talbot: Kallum Higginbotham, Aaron Splaine, Nat Wedderburn, Fraser Aird (Joe Cardle 81): Callum Smith (Andy Ryan 81), Nicky Clark.
SUBS NOT USED: Lewis Martin, Declan McManus, Jean-Yves M`Voto, Dean Shiels, Cammy Gill (GK).

LIVINGSTON: Neil Alexander: Nikolay Todorov, Alan Lithgow, Craig Halkett, Jackson Longridge (Raffaele De Vita 54): Josh Mullin (Declan Gallagher HT), Shaun Byrne, Scott Pittman, Daniel Mullen, Dale Carrick (Jack McMillan HT), James Penrice
SUBS NOT USED: Keaghan Jacobs, Dylan Mackin, Matthew Knox, Gary Maley (GK)

Form last six matches

Livingston are unbeaten in their last ten matches, they have not lost away from home since the Saturday before Christmas at Tannadice. Dunfermline are unbeaten in their last five matches.

DUNFERMLINE
Queen of the South (H) W 3-1
Dundee United (A) D 1-1
Brechin City (A) W 3-0
Morton (H) D 0-0
Inverness Caley Thistle (H) W 1-0
St Mirren (A) L 0-2

LIVINGSTON
Dumbarton (A) W 3-0
Queen of the South (H) D 3-3
Falkirk (H) D 0-0
Morton (H) D 1-1
Morton (A) W 1-0
Dundee United (H) W 2-1

Recent Form

DUNFERMLINE
League Position: 4th
League Points: 46
League Record: P31 W12 D10 L9 GF47 GA32
Goal Difference: +15
Last Six League Match Form: LWDWDW

LIVINGSTON
League Position: 2nd
League Points: 55
League Record: P30 W15 D10 L5 GF50 GA31
Goal Difference: +19
Last Six League Match Form: WWDWWW

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Queen of the South): Lee Robinson: Ryan Williamson, Callum Morris (c), Lee Ashcroft, Lewis Martin: Kallum Higginbotham (Dan Armstrong 68), Tom Beadling, James Craigen, Fraser Aird (Nat Wedderburn 83): Declan McManus, Nicky Clark.
SUBS NOT USED: Dean Shiels, Andy Ryan, Jean-Yves M`Voto, Jason Talbot, Cammy Gill (GK)

LIVINGSTON (v Morton)Neil Alexander: Jackson Longridge, Gregor Buchanan, Declan Gallagher, Jack McMillan: Raffaele Da Vita (Jordan Thompson 61): Shaun Byrne, Scott Pittman, Ryan Hardie (Steven Boyd 72), Nicky Cadden (Josh Mullin 56), Lee Miller.
SUBS NOT USED: Keaghan Jacobs, Scott Robinson, Gary Maley (GK).

Referee will be Stephen Finnie.

Other Championship fixtures on Tuesday
Dundee United v Dumbarton
Inverness Caley Thistle v Brechin City
Queen of the South v Falkirk

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