Match Preview: Queen’s Park vs Edinburgh City
Queen’s Park return to cup football this weekend when they host Edinburgh City in the SPFL Trust Trophy at The City Stadium.
Queen’s Park return to cup football this weekend when they host Edinburgh City in the SPFL Trust Trophy at The City Stadium
It will be the twelfth meeting between the clubs since 2015, when they last faced each other in this competition, with The Spiders winning 3-1 on penalties after a goalless draw at Meadowbank Stadium.
The following year the sides met again, with City now a SPFL club, in the League Cup with the Glasgow side again victorious, this time with a 3-0 score-line.
There have been 10 league meetings, all in League 2, with the last being in April 2021, with The Citizens having won five, Queen’s Park four and one ending in a 3-3 draw.
This Third Round Tie is both sides’ first game in The SPFL Trust Trophy this season.
Members of the Queen’s Park Media Team met up with Callum Davidson and midfielder Jack Turner to discuss the cup-tie –
Callum covered:
· Break between League for Cup ties.
· Look back at Partick Thistle game.
· Getting balance right with squad
· Spies out on Edinburgh City
· Player availability.
· Like a Cup-tie.
Our Head Coach Interview is sponsored by Impact Glasgow – impactglasgow.co.uk
Our Player Interview is sponsored by JJK Automotive Assessors – jjkassessors.com
The season so far
Queen’s Park have mostly enjoyed cup football this season with high scoring Group wins over Peterhead, Elgin and Kelty Hearts and a commendable display at Aberdeen in the knock-out stages.
Championship football has brought more mixed results with defeats on the road against Falkirk and Partick Thistle experienced along with a win at Airdrieonians and a draw in their home match against Livingston.
Edinburgh City’s Premier Sports Cup Group saw losses against Motherwell, Clyde, Partick Thistle and Montrose with an opening day League 2 last gasp defeat from Stirling Albion followed by a draw against Bonnyrigg Rose and a fine win at Forfar ahead of a home loss to Peterhead.
Queen’s Park goalscorers
Roddy MacGregor 5
Jack Turner 5
Dom Thomas 3
Zak Rudden 3
Liam McLeish 1
Zach Mauchin 1
Sean Welsh 1
Joshua Scott 1
Clean Sheets
4
Last Time out
April 9, 2021 – Scottish League 2
Queen’s Park 2-0 Edinburgh City
Queen’s Park – Wille Muir, Tommy Robson, Lee Kilday, Stuart Morrison, Max Gillies (Grant Gillespie 65), Michael Doyle, Candice Carroll (Darren Lyon 76), Luca Connell (Ross MacLean 65), Louis Longridge (Salim Kouider-Aisser 76), Bob McHugh, Will Baynham (David Galt 67).
Unused substitutes – Evan Collumbine (G/k), Brody Paterson, Callum Biggar.
Edinburgh City – Calum Antell, Craig Thomson, Robbie McIntyre, Conrad Balatoni, Callum Crane, Marc Laird, Liam Brown, Danny Jardine, Josh Campbell, Ouzy See (Jamie Dishington 87), Raffaele De Vita (Danny Handling 66)
Unused substitutes – Ryan Goodfellow (G/k), Samuel Denham, Andy Black, Jonny Jarron, Sam Newman, Allan Smith
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