It’s match day six for us in the Championship this weekend as we welcome Arbroath to Palmerston.
The visitors have made a great start to the season and sit third in the table on 10 points with three wins, a draw and a solitary defeat from their opening five matches. They go into the game on the back of a comfortable 4-0 home win over Hamilton last weekend. While we sit fifth in the table after our 1-0 victory away at Raith.
Two of the three games between the two sides last season ended in draws. Bobby Linn equalized early in the second half to cancel out James Maxwell’s opener as the game ended one apiece in our first meeting at Gayfield. While on their last visit to Palmerston in January the Red Lichties came back from two goals down to take a share of the points. A Connor Shields double had us ahead before two goals in the space of two minutes from Scott Stewart and Thomas O’Brien pulled Dick Campbell’s men level.
The only other meeting between us last season came in March when it was our turn to stage a comeback. We found ourselves two goals down as Bobby Linn and Michael McKenna scored but goals from Ayo Obileye (x2), Dapo Mebude and James Maxwell earned us a 4 – 2 win.
Ahead of the game tomorrow, Manager Allan Johnston said “We go into the game on the back of a fantastic win over Raith.
It was a terrific solid team performance at Kirkcaldy. I thought first half we looked dangerous going forward and created good chances. Lee fired us ahead with a piece of magic but for me it was the way the boys defended that really pleased me. The second half Raith put us under pressure but the boys dug in and limited them to very few clear-cut chances.
This week we face a team who are full of confidence after the start to the season they’ve made. Their result against Hamilton last week shows what they can do, they have a settled squad and are hard to play as they like to go forward and put teams under pressure.
For us we want to start picking up wins at home. The performances have been there we just need to turn them into victories”.
An in-vision interview looking ahead to the game with AJ is also available https://youtu.be/ohinLtqpeK0
Supporters Information
Home fans will be located in the West section of the BDS stand and the Portland Road terrace. While Section 5 of the BDS stand has been allocated to visiting supporters, Entry to the BDS Stand is via turnstiles 1 & 2 only.
Queens supporters who wish to stand on the terrace should use turnstiles 16 & 17.
Please use the correct turnstiles for gaining access as we are unable to allow transition between the two areas. So, anyone entering via 1 & 2 will not be granted access to the terrace while anyone entering via 16 & 17 will not be able to sit in the BDS stand.
We still have red zone restrictions in place so certain areas of the ground, including the Alpha Solway stand remain out of bounds for supporters.
Wheelchair access for away supporters is on the south side of BDS Digital stand. There is a layby on King Street for vehicles to drop their passengers for flat access to the ground. Disabled parking is available on the north side of the BDS Digital Stand or at the Arena car park. The cost of entry of 1 personal assistant is included in the price of the accessible ticket.
Turnstiles will be open for spectator entry at 13.45 to ease congestion at the turnstiles.
Entry is by ticket only. The Arena ticket office will be open from 12.30 with the BDS Stand ticket offices open from 1pm.
Please note that the BDS Stand ticket offices are CASH ONLY. Spectators are requested to bring the correct ticket money with them. This will ease pressure on the ticket office. Should you wish to pay by card – you should use the Arena ticket office.
Ticket prices are: -
Adults - £18
OAP/Concessions/Students & 16-21-year olds: £10
Under 16 walk-up tickets: £5
Accessible Adults: £8
Accessible OAP/Concessions/Students & 16-21-year olds: £5
Accessible Under 16 walk-up tickets: £3
Junior Blue season tickets & Pre-School Kids: FREE
Car parking will be available to all spectators within the Queen of the South Arena car park. It is suggested that buses/minibuses drop off their passengers in Terregles St/King Street and thereafter park on College Mains road just off the roundabout with the A76 on the town bypass (adjacent to Curry’s/PC World, as the other side at Aldi is the access road to the ambulance depot and is extremely busy). Pick up should be the same location as drop off. Supporters buses including minibuses will not be allowed to park in the Arena car park.
There are no ongoing roadworks currently around Dumfries that may affect travel times to Palmerston Park. Fans should check the Traffic Scotland website at http://trafficscotland.org/index.aspx for confirmation of any delays.
Refreshments will be available in the Arena from 1pm at the pop-up bar prior to kick off. And catering outlets will be available within the stadium.
QOS have adopted a robust and thorough search policy for spectators entering the ground to ensure that ground rules and regulations are strictly adhered to, especially in relation to pyrotechnic devices and controlled containers. All bags will be searched and spectators presenting themselves for entry may also be subject to search. Spectators who refuse to be searched by stewards will be denied entry to the ground.
Palmerston Park is a non-smoking venue, this includes e cigarettes and other such devices. Stewards are empowered to eject spectators who disobey these rules. No persons will be admitted to the ground who are deemed to be under the influence of alcohol.
The club shop located in the Arena will be open from 1pm until kick off where you can purchase our club merchandise.
For those who are not able to attend the match in person we are still offering a live stream of the game on QOSTV. The stream will be free for non-attending season ticket holders or as a pay per view at a fee of £10 to others. Please note that due to UEFA blackout rules, this match will not be available to viewers in England.
To buy PPV you’ll need to register an account before purchasing or viewing games. We would ask anyone considering watching Saturday’s game to register as soon as possible. Once you are logged in, you should see a purchase details under "Next Match", if you don’t, make sure you've clicked the "CONTINUE" button after logging in.
Click on the "PayPal Payments" icon to go to the PayPal page and pay for the match. You do not need a PayPal account, to pay with a debit or credit card, click on the "Pay by Debit or Credit Card" on the PayPal page.
Once you have paid, you will receive a confirmation email.
Tomorrow’s match kicks off at 3pm.