Arbroath 0
Ayr United 2
League (Championship)
Arbroath |
0 - 2 |
Ayr United |
 |
League (Championship) |
 |
| Goalscorers | |
| None. |
Ben Dempsey (pen.) (70) Jayden Mitchell-Lawson (89) |
| Team Managers | |
| Dick Campbell |
Lee Bullen |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
1. Derek Gaston 2. Marcel Oakley 4. Ricky Little 20. Scott Bitsindou 3. Colin Hamilton 15. Dylan Tait 23. Scott Allan 7. David Gold 10. Keaghan Jacobs 11. Bobby Linn 8. Michael McKenna |
Charlie Albinson .21 Sean McGinty .5 Alex Kirk .15 Frankie Musonda .4 Andy Murdoch .6 Josh Mullin .14 Nick McAllister .17 Ben Dempsey .8 Logan Chalmers .16 Dipo Akinyemi .9 Brad Young .18 |
| Bench | |
|
9. Dale Hilson 16. Kieran Shanks 17. Deri Corfe 18. Mason Hancock 19. Kareem Isiaka 21. Cammy Gill 27. Daniel Fosu |
Aiden McAdams .1 Jordan Houston .2 Paddy Reading .3 David Bangala .29 Daire O'Connor .10 Mark McKenzie .22 Jayden Mitchell-Lawson .11 Paul Smith .31 Sam Ashford .23 |
| Substitutions | |
|
Daniel Fosu for Scott Bitsindou (57) Mason Hancock for Keaghan Jacobs (79) Deri Corfe for Dylan Tait (82) |
Jordan Houston for Nick McAllister (64) Jayden Mitchell-Lawson for Logan Chalmers (64) Mark McKenzie for Brad Young (64) Paddy Reading for Josh Mullin (86) Sam Ashford for Dipo Akinyemi (91) |
| Cautions | |
| Scott Bitsindou (44) |
Nick McAllister (45) |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Graham Grainger (Referee) |
Match Report
Ayr United moved three points clear at the top of the Scottish Championship after beating struggling Arbroath.
Ben Dempsey's penalty kick, after Colin Hamilton fouled substitute Jayden Mitchell-Lawson, gave them the lead.
And Mitchell-Lawson got a goal himself late on when he twisted and turned in the box before firing into the corner for his first Ayr goal.
Bobby Linn came closest for Arbroath when his curling shot from 25 yards thumped the top of the post early on.
Lee Bullen's visitors take on Morton next as they dream of a return to the top flight for the first time in 44 years.
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at October 29th, 2022)
| 2022-23 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
 |
|
|
|
| Charlie Albinson (GK) | 26 |
|
15 | - | 26 | - |
| Frankie Musonda | 24 |
|
17 | - | 17 | - |
| Alex Kirk | 20 |
|
11 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Sean McGinty | 29 |
|
14 | 1 | 49 | 2 |
| Andy Murdoch | 27 |
|
16 | 2 | 134 | 6 |
| Ben Dempsey | 22 |
|
18 | 2 | 25 | 2 |
| Nick McAllister | 21 |
|
9 | - | 22 | - |
| Josh Mullin | 30 |
|
9 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Brad Young | 19 |
|
8 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Dipo Akinyemi | 25 |
|
18 | 12 | 18 | 12 |
| Logan Chalmers | 22 |
|
6 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Paddy Reading (sub) | 23 |
|
17 | - | 82 | 3 |
| Jordan Houston (sub) | 22 |
|
16 | 1 | 97 | 1 |
| Jayden Mitchell-Lawson (sub) | 23 |
|
13 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Mark McKenzie (sub) | 22 |
|
17 | 2 | 90 | 6 |
| Sam Ashford (sub) | 26 |
|
16 | - | 29 | 2 |
League Table (as at October 29th, 2022)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ayr United | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| 2. | Morton | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
| 3. | Queen's Park | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
| 4. | ICT | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
| 5. | Partick Thistle | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 |
| 6. | Dundee | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| 7. | Raith Rovers | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 |
| 8. | Cove Rangers | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 9. | Hamilton Ac. | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 10. | Arbroath | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 |