Match Preview: Greenock Morton v Queen’s Park
Queen’s Park face Morton at Cappielow this Saturday for the fourth time this season with The Spiders out to not only get their first win over the Greenock side but score their first goal.
In fact, only one goal has been scored in the three meetings so far with Robbie Muirhead’s strike in the last meeting at the Tail O’ The Bank back in December being the only counter as the two games at Hampden ended goalless.
The first blank affair was played at a sodden National Stadium with the second meeting settled by Muirhead’s early goal with Queen’s left regretting a missed penalty just before half-time. The third meeting saw both teams cancel each other out with Queen’s Park goalkeeper Calum Ferrie marking his one hundredth appearance for the club with a clean sheet.
Pre-Match Interview
Head Coach Callum Davidson spoke to QPTV about last weekend’s game against Ayr and the trip to Morton.
– Reflections on Ayr United performance and result
– Update on Louis Longridge and Dom Thomas.
– Playing Morton at atmospheric Cappielow.
– Morton on great form before last meeting.
– Do you look up?
– Big week for three Queen’s Park teams.
– Squad news.
The cinch Championship so far
A perfect example of how tight the Championship table came at 3.20 last Saturday when Ruari Paton’s goal lifted Queen’s Park real-time place from ninth to sixth. Come ten to five, and despite winning 2-1 at Somerset Park, the Spiders had to settle for being seventh.
However, winning those three points, coupled with Ayr losing 1-0 at home to Dunfermline Athletic, has give Queen’s the chance to climb the table again by winning at Cappielow.
A three point haul would see Callum Davidson’s side climb above their hosts however that elevation (like any in the Championship this season where one victory can easily change perspective) may only be fleeting as Morton have played one game less than The Black and White Hoops.
The Greenock side’s season got off to a slow start however a powerful run from November to February moved talk from a campaign of struggle to a campaign of success.
Things have slipped back again recently however Morton manager Dougie Imrie will have been pleased with his side’s fine display in the Scottish Cup against Hearts recently where the Tynecastle club had to score late on to progress.
Morton still have aspirations of getting back into the top four place they had hold of early in 2024 and will view a win over Queen’s Park as providing a platform to help them get there.
Queen’s campaign has been one of looking down the way for several months now and slowly climbing the table. A win for them would continue that theme and a goal would be a good start towards that.
Squad News
Head Coach Davidson is monitoring the fitness of Louis Longridge and Dom Thomas after they picked up knocks last weekend. Ben McPherson, Patrick Jarrett and Grant Savoury remain unavailable due to injury.
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Last time out – cinch Championship
February 27, 2024
Queen’s Park 0 Morton 0
Queen’s Park – Calum Ferrie, Ben McPherson (Zach Mauchin 77), Alex Bannon (Danny Wilson 77), Jack Thomson, Will Tizzard, Joshua Scott, Sean Welsh, Jack Turner (Mackenzie Carse 59), Stuart McKinstry (Louis Longridge 59), Dom Thomas, Ruari Paton (Scott Williamson 87).
Unused substitutes – Sam Kane (G/k), Tommy Robson, Lewis Reid, Max Fiddes.
Greenock Morton – Ryan Mullen, Lewis Strapp (Lewis McGrattan 90), Darragh O’Connor, Jack Baird, Cameron Blues, Robbie Muirhead (Callum Waters 90), Robbie Crawford (Jai Quitongo 77) Alan Power (Michael Garrity 77), George Oakley, Tyler French, Iain Wilson.
Unused substitutes – Sam Murdoch, Kirk Broadfoot, Jack Bearne, Grant Gillespie.
Referee – Steven McLean.
Read the Match Report – Queen’s Park 0 Greenock Morton 0
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