Ayr United 0
Dundee United 3
League (Championship)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
0 - 30 - 3 |
Dundee UnitedDundee United |
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League (Championship) |
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| Goalscorers | |
| None. |
Holt (58'minutes, 90'minutes), Moult (62'minutes) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Lee Bullen |
Jim Goodwin |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
1. Charlie Albinson 14. George Stanger 4. Frankie Musonda 5. Sean McGinty 3. Patrick Reading 22. Mark McKenzie 10. Aiden McGeady 17. Nick McAllister 17. Franny Amartey 9. Ahkeem Rose 18. Paul Smith |
1 Walton 8 Grimshaw 31 Gallagher 4 Holt 33 McMann 21 GlassB 23 Docherty 15 Middleton 32 Watt 28 Anim Cudjoe 9 Moult |
| Bench | |
|
31. Robbie Mutch 21. Finn Ecrepont 38. Elicha Ahui 24. Scott Tomlinson 46. Jack Young 16. Oliver Pendlebury 30. Fraser Bryden |
5 Denham 6 Graham 13 Newman 17 Meekison 18 Fotheringham 25 Duffy 26 Mochrie 27 Macleod 53 Stirton |
| Substitutions | |
|
Jack Young for Franny Amartey (59) Fraser Bryden for Mark McKenzie (66) Finn Ecrepont for Aiden McGeady (79) |
None. |
| Cautions | |
|
Frankie Musonda |
None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Nick Walh (Referee) |
Match Report
Kevin Holt scored twice as Dundee United secured their second Scottish Championship win of the season against Ayr United.
Holt headed the Tangerines in front after the break and Louis Moult quickly struck to make the game safe.
And Holt's second in the last minute, a left-foot shot, added gloss to the scoreline.
Dundee United move to within two points of leaders Queen's Park, who have played a game more.
Match report written by bbc
Squad Statistics (as at August 26th, 2023)
| 2023-24 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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|
|
|
| Charlie Albinson (GK) | 26 |
|
5 | - | 56 | - |
| Sean McGinty | 30 |
|
8 | - | 85 | 4 |
| Frankie Musonda | 25 |
|
4 | - | 34 | 2 |
| George Stanger | 23 |
|
7 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Patrick Reading | 24 |
|
8 | - | 119 | 3 |
| Nick McAllister | 22 |
|
6 | 1 | 52 | 2 |
| Aiden McGeady | 37 |
|
4 | - | 4 | - |
| Mark McKenzie | 23 |
|
8 | 1 | 122 | 10 |
| Ahkeem Rose | 24 |
|
6 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Franny Amartey | 24 |
|
8 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Paul Smith | 21 |
|
6 | - | 39 | - |
| Finn Ecrepont (sub) | 21 |
|
3 | - | 18 | - |
| Jack Young (sub) | - |
|
1 | - | 1 | - |
| Fraser Bryden (sub) | 19 |
|
8 | 3 | 40 | 6 |
League Table (as at August 26th, 2023)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Queen's Park | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2. | Dundee United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 3. | Raith Rovers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 4. | Airdrieonians | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5. | Partick Thistle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6. | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7. | Morton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8. | Arbroath | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9. | Ayr United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10. | ICT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |