Oli Anderson previews tonight’s match against Bonnyrigg Rose.

After an emphatic victory at the weekend, we return to action already, as we gear up to venture to the outskirts of the capital, facing Bonnyrigg Rose at New Dundas Park. Despite last week’s superb performance, the game tonight will most certainly be an uphill battle ;).

Goals from Trouten and Walls in the first ten minutes gave the Fifers an early lead at the weekend, which they never looked back from, when we slaughtered Clyde in their own back garden, in what felt like true redemption for last season’s playoff woes. Summer signings Austin and Docherty both added to the tally in the second half ensuring a happy journey back to Methil for the Fifers.

Bonnyrigg lost out to Forfar Athletic on Saturday, falling 2-0 at New Dundas Park. Mark Whatley put the Loons ahead after 37 minutes, and Ryan Paterson added a second with 10 minutes to go, seeing the Rosey Posey get further cut adrift from the promotion playoff places.

The Standings

Across the League Last Week

Bonnyrigg Rose 0-2 Forfar Athletic

Clyde 0-4 East Fife

Dumbarton 1-0 Elgin City

Stranraer 0-3 Stenhousemuir

The Spartans 1-2 Peterhead

This Evening’s Games

Bonnyrigg Rose vs East Fife

Elgin City vs Forfar Athletic

The Form

The Hosts

Bonnyrigg count just 2 wins in their last 6, one of which coming against Fraserburgh in the Scottish Cup, as they were taken to extra time by the non-league side. Their other win came the week prior, as a second half turnaround saw them bed rock bottom Clyde.

Their draw came against The Spartans almost 6 weeks ago, when the first Edinburgh derby of the season finished 2-2 at Ainslie Park. The Spartans did well to answer back twice in 10 minutes, to recover a two goal deficit inflicted by Bonnyrigg.

Their three losses have come back-to-back-to-back, in the last three weeks, as they have failed to score too. Firstly, they endured Saturday’s defeat to Forfar, before the week prior they fell to Elgin City 2-0 at Borough Briggs. These two defeats however have actually been an improvement over the week before, at least on the scoreline. This is because the Rosey Posey were totally picked apart by Dumbarton, falling 4-0 to the Sons.

The Fife

Thanks to Saturday’s result we now hold the same form as Bonnyrigg. 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.

Our 2 wins are both 4-0 batterings, with our victims being Clyde and Stranraer before them.

Our draw was a great fight against Cymru League Champions The New Saints, who we lost out to on penalties in the Last 16 of the SPFL Trust Trophy.

Our losses came as two 1-0s on the Road, against Dunbar in the Scottish Cup and Dumbarton in the league. We also fell 2-0 to Peterhead a fortnight ago.

Previous Encounter

When the sides last faced, at the end of last season, we shared the spoils in a game where a point took us one step closer to the playoffs, and Bonnyrigg one step closer to safety.

A quiet first half was met with a more eventful second period. We took the lead through Trouten after 57 minutes, though a spurred on Rosey Posey side nabbed an equaliser 15 minutes later, ensuring that both sides shared the spoils.

Squad News

Outs- Liam Newton continues to sadly miss out due to injury. Alan Trouten is available, though will miss the game next weekend due to an accumulation of bookings.

Ins- Jack Healy is back from suspension, after missing Saturday’s game.

Team Colours

East Fife will don the 120^th anniversary kit tonight, with white shorts and black socks, while the goalkeeper will be clad in all blue.

Bonnyrigg will be in their traditional red and white hoops with red socks and shorts.

Match Admission

Admission for tonight’s game is exclusively pay at the gate, though both cash and card are accepted at the gate.

Please find match prices below:

Adult- £14

Concessions (+65/Disabled/Carer)- £9

Under 16s- £5

Under 12s go FREE (With a paying adult)

Programmes

Programmes will be available for sale at the summit of New Dundas Park for £2, and half time 50/50 draw tickets are available for £1 a pop.

Live Stream

Live Streaming of the game will be available on PPV for viewers worldwide curtesy of Rose TV for £10. Overseas supporters can watch the match on East Fife TV through a monthly or season pass.

Officials

The on-pitch official on Saturday will be Greg Soutar while his assistants running the line are Calum Doyle and James McCluskey.

MON THE FIFE!