East Fife vs Peterhead – Preview by Oli Anderson
MGM Timber Bayview Stadium, Methil | 
Saturday 20th December | 🕒 Kick-off: 3:00pm
⚔️ The Challenge Ahead
Following two consecutive away victories, East Fife return to the MGM Timber Bayview Stadium this afternoon to play Peterhead in the William Hill League 1. Last season’s title rivals defeated us convincingly on the opening day of the season, so East Fife will surely be looking for some long-awaited revenge today.
Peterhead have endured a sticky patch as of late, with last Saturday’s win over relegation threatened Kelty Hearts being their first since the start of November. They will be
William Hill League One Table
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Current form | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Inverness |
36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | DWWDW | 69 |
| 2 |
 Stenhousemuir |
36 | 18 | 13 | 5 | WDLWW | 67 |
| 3 |
 Queen of the South |
36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | DWDDW | 54 |
| 4 |
 Alloa Athletic |
36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | WLWLL | 53 |
| 5 |
 Peterhead |
36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | LLDLL | 43 |
| 6 |
 Montrose |
36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | LLLDL | 42 |
| 7 |
 Cove Rangers |
36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | WLWWD | 38 |
| 8 |
 East Fife |
36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | LWLDD | 36 |
| 9 |
 Hamilton Academical |
36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | LWWWL | 34 |
| 10 |
 Kelty Hearts |
36 | 6 | 11 | 19 | DWLLW | 29 |
🔁 Recent Encounters
- Lewis Latona opened the scoring in the Highlands on the opening day of the season for East Fife, before Peterhead ran out comfortable victors.
🕰️ Upcoming Fixtures
- 27th December vs Kelty Hearts
- 3rd January @ Hamilton Academical
- 6th January @ Arbroath
🚑 Squad News
❌ Out
Injury: Adam Laaref, Jess Norey, Ewan McLeod and Alan Trouten all miss out through injury. Nathan Austin rejoins the injury list following a knock up in Elgin.
Recall: Ruairidh Adams is still back at parent club Dundee United.
✅ In
Jaiden Fairley, James Linton, Kobie Thomson and Hayden Wilson have all been brought up from the Under 20s squad. Tommy Goss also returns.
🎟️ Match Tickets
Tickets (online purchase encouraged):
- Adults: £20
- Over 65s: £16
- Under 16s: £5
❗Season tickets are valid for today’s match.
🟡East Fife: Sections A–D
⚫Peterhead: Sections G-H
Turnstiles will be open from 2.00pm this afternoon.
📺 Live Streaming
The game can be viewed on East Fife TV for our international supporters, using a monthly or annual Gold Pass. Today’s commentator is Daniel Hughes.
There is no live streaming option for viewers within the UK/Ireland this weekend.
👕 Club Colours
The Fifers will be in our traditional colours, of the MPH Group sponsored Black and gold home shirt with black shorts and socks. Our goalkeeper will be in yellow for the clash.
The Blue Toon will be in all blue, with their goalkeeper in green.
🧑⚖️ Match Officials
The referee for this afternoon is Daniel Graves. His assistants are Andy Milne and Will Pare.
🍻 The Fun Bits
🍺 Club Bar: Open from 2:15 pm. Enjoy a drink (or several!) before kick-off.
📖 The Bayview – Issue #12 A Bumper 48-page issue of The Bayview will be on sale outside the ground, in the club shop and online for £4. This week’s issue contains an interview with Hayden Wilson.
🏪 Club Shop: Open from 1:45 pm
- 🎟️ Half-Time Draw Tickets: Available for £1
‘Mon the Fife! 🖤💛
