Summary

  • Ayr stay in Championship, Dunfermline face play-off to avoid drop

  • Partick secure promotion play-off place despite defeat

  • Raith 1-1 Kilmarnock: Shaw cancels out Connolly opener

  • FT: Ayr 3-1 Partick: Muirhead (2 pen) & Adeloye goals for United; Jakubiak replies

  • FT: Dunfermline 1-2 QoS: Chalmers (og) and O'Connor reply after Edwards opener

  • FT: Inverness CT 4-0 Hamilton: Walsh (2), Sutherland and Hardy score

  • FT: Arbroath 3-0 Morton: Jason Thomson, Craigan & McKenna score

  1. Bullen to hammer nail in Pars' fate?published at 19:20 British Summer Time 29 April 2022

    Ayr United v Partick Thistle (19:45)

    Hosts Ayr enter a game of significance at both ends of the table without a win in seven outings, but four draws during that run have been enough to keep Lee Bullen's side one point ahead of Dunfermline in the battle to avoid a relegation play-off.

    It could all come down to goal difference, goals scored or Dunfermline's better head-to-head record should the Pars draw at home to relegated Queens and Ayr, who have had a dismal run of seven home games without a victory, draw as they look to avoid a semi-final against Queen’s Park, who finished fourth in League 1.

    Thistle have just about stumbled over the promotion play-off finishing line to secure a quarter-final place thanks to last week’s home win over Dunfermline - only their second in eight outings.

    Bar a defeat and a Raith win over Kilmarnock, plus an eight-goal swing in goal difference, Ian McCall's side will be facing Inverness in Tuesday's first leg.

    Indeed, the Glasgow side travel down the west coast having beaten Ayr three times already this season without conceding while scoring nine, including a 4-0 win on last visit in November.

    Ian McCallImage source, SNS
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    McCall's Thistle side are all but guaranteed a play-off place

  2. McCall to miss Ayr trip with illnesspublished at 19:18 British Summer Time 29 April 2022

    Ayr Utd v Partick Thistle (19:45)

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  3. Thistle XI to face Ayrpublished at 19:17 British Summer Time 29 April 2022

    Ayr Utd v Partick Thistle (19:45)

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  4. Ayr XI to face Thistlepublished at 19:16 British Summer Time 29 April 2022

    Ayr Utd v Partick Thistle (19:45)

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  5. Arbroath promotion dream still alivepublished at 19:14 British Summer Time 29 April 2022

    Arbroath v Greenock Morton (19:45)

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    Arbroath suffered heartbreak at Rugby Park last Friday

    Their title fairytale having been dashed by two late goals at Killie last weekend, Arbroath still have the chance to become the first part-time team to win promotion to the top flight should they navigate the play-offs.

    After their five-game unbeaten run was ended at Rugby Park, Dick Campbell will be hoping his side can get back to winning ways as they prepare for their semi-final against either Inverness, Thistle or Raith.

    They remain unbeaten in three meetings with visitors Morton this season, prevailing 2-1 the last time they visited Gayfield in December, sandwiched between two draws at Cappielow.

    After a burst of form that lifted Morton clear of relegation trouble after Dougie Imrie’s appointment as manager, they have won just once in six outings, although that came in their last away game at Raith.

  6. Morton XI to face Arbroathpublished at 19:12 British Summer Time 29 April 2022

    Arbroath v Morton (19:45)

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  7. Arbroath XI to face Mortonpublished at 19:11 British Summer Time 29 April 2022

    Arbroath v Morton (19:45)

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  8. Raith eye fourth win over championspublished at 19:10 British Summer Time 29 April 2022

    Raith Rovers v Kilmarnock (19:45)

    An added frustration for Raith, as they look to have missed out on a promotion play-off spot, is their performances against the champions this season.

    The Fife side have beaten Killie in three out of four meetings, including a 2-1 win at Rugby Park in March in the Challenge Cup semi-final.

    They'll need a fourth win to have any chance of sneaking into the play-offs, while also hoping Thistle lose at Ayr.

    Even then, that may not be enough due to Thistle's superior goal difference.

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    You can watch Raith entertain champions Killie live on BBC Scotland from 19:30 BST

  9. What a difference three months makes...published at 19:08 British Summer Time 29 April 2022

    Raith Rovers v Kilmarnock (19:45)

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    Derek McInnes' Killie side claimed the Championship title in dramatic fashion last Friday

    With Killie securing the title last weekend and Raith needing an unlikely final-day turnaround to secure a promotion play-off, pride is all that is at stake in Kirkcaldy in a game that has both clubs looking back to January decisions with contrasting emotions.

    When Derek McInnes was appointed Rugby Park boss after Tommy Wright's sacking, the title favourites were lying third in the table, only ahead of tonight’s hosts on goal difference.

    Now, 16 points separate the sides and two consecutive away victories came too late for John McGlynn’s side as they paid for the six games without a win that came after the boardroom - and fan base - was split by the controversial signing of rapist striker David Goodwillie from Clyde.

    Only a big Raith victory, combined with a heavy Thistle defeat, would send McGlynn's side into a play-off quarter-final with Inverness.

  10. Raith XI to face Killiepublished at 19:06 British Summer Time 29 April 2022

    Raith Rovers v Kilmarnock (19:45)

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  11. Killie XI to face Raithpublished at 19:05 British Summer Time 29 April 2022

    Raith Rovers v Kilmarnock (19:45)

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  12. As it stands going into the final fixtures...published at 19:03 British Summer Time 29 April 2022

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  13. Championship curtain closes with Friday feastpublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 29 April 2022

    The Scottish Championship season ends tonight.

    Of course, that doesn't apply for the teams with play-off commitments, but who will they be?

    We'll go into more detail about that shortly, but in the meantime, get yourself comfortable as we provide you with build-up and live coverage of tonight's final card.

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