Kenny Crawford
BBC Sport Scotland at Cappielow

A looping, speculative effort by Louis Moult is comfortably wide.

The Englishman’s looking for his 15th goal of the season for United tonight.

Kenny Crawford
BBC Sport Scotland at Cappielow

Kevin Holt’s back-post header nearly deflects in off Darragh O’Connor but the outstretched arm of Ryan Mullen presses the ball to the turf to save the day.

Kenny Crawford
BBC Sport Scotland at Cappielow

Nearly the opener for Morton!

Jack Walton flapped at Lewis Strapp’s long throw and the ball hit an unsuspecting Cameron Blues in a crowded box and trundles wide of the post.

Brian McLauchlin
BBC Scotland at East End Park

A shot by Nikolay Toderov is deflected over Pars keeper Denis Mehmet onto the crossbar.

Play then rages up the other end and a Matty Todd shot is inches away from finding the back of the net.

Good open game here with only 12 minutes played.

Brian McLauchlin
BBC Scotland at East End Park

Dunfermline certainly on the front foot with Lewis McCann next to try his luck but his shot from the edge of the box was straight at Joshua Rae in the visitors' goal.

The first real chance for Airdrie comes from Mason Hancock who has a free header from eight yards but knocks the ball over the crossbar.

Kenny Crawford
BBC Sport Scotland at Cappielow

Morton have applied most of the early pressure with an Alan Power free-kick causing a little bit of alarm in the visitors’ box.

“We love you, United, we do,” is the song from the away end.

An early chance four the home side.

Alex Jakubiak found space down the left and fired the ball into the path of Matty Todd but the youngster fired wide of the target.

Away we go!

Brian McLauchlin
BBC Scotland at East End Park

The teams are out at East End Park. A decent home crowd will be looking for their team to follow up on Saturdays win over Ayr United.

In fairness there is also a decent crowd who have made their way through from Lanarkshire.

And of course there is no VAR tonight so hopefully when a goal is scored players and fans can celebrate!

Kenny Crawford
BBC Sport Scotland at Cappielow

No pre-match chat with Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin tonight because he’s serving a one-match touchline ban because of an accumulation of yellow cards.

But we’ll hear from him post-match.

Kenny Crawford
BBC Sport Scotland at Cappielow

I’ve just had a quick pre-match chat with Morton manager Dougie Imrie and here’s what he’s said:

“We’ve done well against a United this season, picking up four points out of six, so we’re hoping to put in another good performance.

“We didn’t turn up on Saturday (against ICT) which isn’t like us, especially at home, but we can turn that right tonight.

“The lads had gone 16 matches undefeated and one game shouldn’t de-rail that.”

Brian McLauchlin
BBC Scotland at East End Park

Although these teams have not met since early December the managers had a chance meeting just ten days ago.

“I met James around ten days ago at The Hydro in the queue for popcorn and candy floss at Disney on Ice” McCabe told BBC Scotland.

“I saw the big baldy head and recognised it was James. We had a five or ten minute chat. I met a few families faces there and obviously looking forward to playing each other tonight.”

McPake says Kane missed most of last week through illness and only trained on the Friday ahead of the win over Ayr United.

He described the Championship as “mad" and a good run of results between now and the end of the season can push you well into promotion play-off contention.

“It’s so tight other than the two at the top. Everybody is fighting. Not only to keep their place in the league but also for the promotion play-offs.

"It’s exciting for the neutrals. We are only five points off the play-off but two points off Inverness in second bottom. It’s madness.”

Brian McLauchlin
BBC Scotland at East End Park

A big match also at East End Park with both Dunfermline and Airdrie having one eye on then promotion play-off spots.

Pars boss James McPake is without loan striker Chris Kane who misses out as he recovers from a bug he picked up last week.

Alex Jakubiak come in as does Ben Summers with Owen Moffat dropping to the bench.

For Airdrie, player-boss Rhys McCabe comes back in along with Mason Hancock. Dean McMaster drops to the bench with Calum Ballantyne out through injury.

Kenny Crawford
BBC Sport Scotland at Cappielow

Dougie Imrie juggles his starting XI a little following the 0-2 defeat at home to Inverness Caley Thistle on Saturday, which was Ton’s first loss in 16 matches.

Ryan Mullen replaces the stricken Jamie MacDonald in goal, winger Jai Quitongo returns from injury and Grant Gillespie starts, too. Michael Garrity and Lewis McGrattan drop to a five-man bench for Morton.

Twelve-goal striker George Oakley (abdominal injury) and midfielder Ian Wilson remain sidelined.

Kenny Crawford
BBC Sport Scotland at Cappielow

Forward players Glenn Middleton, Alex Greive and Kai Fotheringham all have to make do with a place on the bench for the Tangerines tonight.

In come Tony Watt, birthday-boy Jordan Tillson and Liam Grimshaw, as Jim Goodwin changes the formation a little.

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Dunfermline: Mehmet, Edwards, Hamilton, Otoo, Todd, McCann, Jakubiak, Summers, Allan, Welch-Hayes, Fagan-Walcott

Substitutes: Little, Benedictus, Ritchie-Hosler, Chalmers, Moffat, O'Halloran, T. Sutherland, Banjamin, Holmes

Airdrieonians: Rae, McCabe, Hancock, Fordyce, Frizzell, Todorov, McStravick, Megwa, Watson, Telfer, McGill

Substitutes: Hutton, Taylor-Sinclair, O'Connor, C. Gallagher, McMaster, Dunlop, Lyall, Donnell, G. Gallagher

Greenock Morton: Mullen, Strapp, O'Connor, Baird, Blues, Muirhead, Quitongo, Crawford, Power, Gillespie, French

Substitutes: Murdoch, Waters, McGrattan, Garrity, Bearne

Dundee United: Walton, Holt, Grimshaw, Moult, Sibbald, Tillson, Docherty, Thomson, Gallagher, Watt, McMann

Substitutes: Newman, McClelland, Graham, Greive, Middleton, Meekison, Fotheringham, Mochrie, Cudjoe

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