Date:05 Nov 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:New Douglas Park
Attendance:1,836

Paterson (16) Imrie (81) Anderson (90)
Smith (30)

Goal!

Live Commentary

91mins Goal scored by Grant Anderson from deep inside the penalty area to the top right corner of the goal. Hamilton 3-1 Queen of South.

90mins Scott McLaughlin takes a inswinging corner to the near post, Stephen Simmons takes a shot. Douglas Imrie makes a clearance.

87mins Simon Mensing gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Stephen McKenna. Direct free kick taken by Stephen McKenna.

86mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Martin Canning on Mark McCusker. Craig Reid takes the direct free kick.

82mins Allan Johnston leaves the field to be replaced by Daniel Carmichael.

81mins Douglas Imrie gets on the score sheet with a goal from just outside the box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Hamilton 2-1 Queen of South.The assist for the goal came from James Chambers.

79mins Stephen Simmons challenges Grant Anderson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Booking for Stephen Simmons for unsporting behaviour. James Chambers produces a cross, Header from deep inside the area by Mark McLaughlin goes over the bar.

76mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Martin Canning on Kevin Smith. Free kick crossed left-footed by Scott McLaughlin, James McAlister makes a clearance.

76mins Kevin McBride goes off and James Chambers comes on.

73mins Corner taken right-footed by Gary Fraser.

72mins Ryan McGuffie challenges Douglas Imrie unfairly and gives away a free kick. Ryan McGuffie receives a caution for unsporting behaviour. The free kick is delivered left-footed by Douglas Imrie from right wing, Craig Reid makes a clearance.

71mins Effort on goal by Stephen Simmons from long range goes harmlessly over the bar.

71mins Unfair challenge on Mark Campbell by Douglas Imrie results in a free kick. Mark Campbell takes the free kick.

69mins Foul by Scott McLaughlin on Grant Anderson, free kick awarded. Kevin McBride takes the direct free kick.

67mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Mark McLaughlin on Scott McLaughlin. Mark McCusker comes on in place of Nicky Clark. Lee Robinson restarts play with the free kick.

66mins Ryan McGuffie concedes a free kick for a foul on Douglas Imrie. Gary Fraser takes the free kick.

65mins Foul by Chris Higgins on Grant Anderson, free kick awarded. Martin Canning takes the free kick.

62mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mark McLaughlin by Nicky Clark. (Hamilton) makes a substitution, with Paul Currie coming on for Ali Crawford. Douglas Imrie comes on in place of Matthew Paterson. David Hutton takes the free kick.

61mins Unfair challenge on Matthew Paterson by Scott McLaughlin results in a free kick. Ali Crawford restarts play with the free kick.

60mins Corner taken by Allan Johnston, comfortable save by David Hutton.

59mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Martin Canning on Nicky Clark. Direct strike on goal from the free kick comes in from Scott McLaughlin, save by David Hutton.

59mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Simon Mensing on Stephen McKenna. Free kick taken by Lee Robinson.

59mins Corner taken right-footed by Ali Crawford to the near post, clearance by Craig Reid.

58mins Greig Spence takes a shot. Save made by Lee Robinson.

57mins James McAlister fouled by Stephen McKenna, the ref awards a free kick. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Mark McLaughlin.

53mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Nicky Clark on Mark McLaughlin. Martin Canning restarts play with the free kick.

51mins Kevin Smith takes a long range shot clearing the crossbar.

50mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Ali Crawford, Mark Campbell manages to make a clearance.

49mins Ali Crawford takes a inswinging corner to the near post, clearance by Scott McLaughlin.

49mins The ball is swung over by Ali Crawford, Ryan McGuffie makes a clearance.

47mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Greig Spence by Stephen Simmons. Martin Canning takes the direct free kick.

45mins Unfair challenge on Mark Campbell by Greig Spence results in a free kick. Lee Robinson restarts play with the free kick.

43mins Unfair challenge on Mark McLaughlin by Nicky Clark results in a free kick. Ali Crawford restarts play with the free kick.

42mins Shot from just outside the penalty box by Gary Fraser misses to the left of the target.

42mins Unfair challenge on Gary Fraser by Stephen Simmons results in a free kick. Free kick crossed by Mark McLaughlin, Mark Campbell makes a clearance.

39mins Scott McLaughlin fouled by Kevin McBride, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Mark Campbell.

38mins Simon Mensing fouled by Kevin Smith, the ref awards a free kick. David Hutton restarts play with the free kick.

37mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Stephen McKenna on Matthew Paterson. Direct free kick taken by Mark McLaughlin.

34mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Martin Canning on Lee Robinson. Free kick taken by Lee Robinson.

33mins Corner taken right-footed by Ali Crawford from the left by-line, save by Lee Robinson.

33mins James McAlister delivers the ball.

29mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Allan Johnston, Kevin Smith scores a headed goal from close in. Hamilton 1-1 Queen of South.Assist by Allan Johnston.

26mins Stephen McKenna fouled by Grant Anderson, the ref awards a free kick. Booking for Grant Anderson for unsporting behaviour. Shot on goal comes in from Nicky Clark from the free kick, David Hutton makes a comfortable save.

25mins Outswinging corner taken by Ali Crawford, clearance made by Stephen Simmons.

24mins Gary Fraser fouled by Stephen Simmons, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by David Hutton.

19mins Foul by Mark Campbell on Matthew Paterson, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Mark McLaughlin.

16mins Matthew Paterson scores a goal from just outside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Hamilton 1-0 Queen of South.Assist by Grant Anderson.

15mins Unfair challenge on Nicky Clark by Mark McLaughlin results in a free kick. Stephen Simmons takes the free kick.

13mins Unfair challenge on Craig Reid by Matthew Paterson results in a free kick. The ball is crossed by Allan Johnston, Chris Higgins takes a shot. Clearance made by Mark McLaughlin.

13mins Simon Mensing concedes a free kick for a foul on Kevin Smith. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Stephen Simmons, Mark McLaughlin makes a clearance.

8mins Grant Anderson challenges Ryan McGuffie unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Lee Robinson.

2mins Greig Spence concedes a free kick for a foul on Stephen Simmons. Lee Robinson takes the direct free kick.

Match Preview

Stopper Cerny doubtful for Accies Hamilton will hand a late fitness test to goalkeeper Tomas Cerny when Queen of the South visit. The stopper has missed Accies' last two games with a shoulder injury. Manager Billy Reid does welcome full-back Stephen Hendrie back to his squad after Scotland under-17 duty and Ziggy Gordon should be available following injury. However, Alex Neil, Lee Kilday and Kyle Wilkie remain out with long-term knocks. Reid is looking for his side to start earning wins at their New Douglas Park home. He said: "We have struggled at home now for the last season. Games in this league are tight, but we have the motivation of getting our home form right and gaining a bit of revenge on Queen's for a defeat earlier in the season." Queen of the South will give fitness tests to midfield pair Daniel Carmichael and Nicky Clark before manager Gus McPherson finalises his line-up. The duo returned to training on Friday, however McPherson is reluctant to list them if they are not fully fit as the Doonhamers seek their second win of the season against the Accies. McPherson said: "We played to a very high standard to defeat them before and we will need to reach that level to win again. "This league is so tight that if you don't play well in any game you will lose it. "They will be hurting after losing to Ayr last weekend and out to make amends so we need to be ready for that."

Formation:4132Manager: Billy Reid

Hamilton

Formation: 433Manager: Gordon Chisholm

Queen of South

David Hutton
Simon Mensing
Martin Canning
Mark McLaughlin
James McAlister
Kevin McBride
Grant Anderson
Gary Fraser
Ali Crawford
Matthew Paterson
Greig Spence
SUBS
Tomas Cerny
Steven Hendrie
Paul Currie
James Chambers
Douglas Imrie

Home

Away

Lee Robinson
Craig Reid
Mark Campbell
Ryan McGuffie
Chris Higgins
Stephen McKenna
Stephen Simmons
Scott McLaughlin
Nicky Clark
Kevin Smith
Allan Johnston
SUBS
Roderick McKenzie
Tom Brighton
Mark McCusker
Alan Reid
Daniel Carmichael

Match Report

Hamilton leave it late Two late goals helped Hamilton to a 3-1 win over bottom club Queen of the South. Hamilton took the lead after 15 minutes after Matthew Paterson met Grant Anderson's cross to fire into the bottom corner. The away side replied quickly, though, Kevin Smith heading home Allan Johnston's corner after the half-hour mark. They almost went in front on the hour, but Scott McLaughlin's free-kick was tipped over. Substitute Douglas Imrie restored the lead eight minutes from time when he collected James Chambers' pass and struck with a wonderful curling effort from 20 yards. Queen of the South pressed for an equaliser but Hamilton made sure of the points in injury time by smashing the ball into the top corner from 12 yards.

Form Guide

DWLWLL Hamilton VS Queen of South WLDLWL

Last Meetings

Queen of South 1 - 0 Hamilton 10/09/2011 Queen of South 2 - 2 Hamilton 01/03/2008 Hamilton 1 - 0 Queen of South 02/01/2008 Queen of South 2 - 1 Hamilton 03/11/2007 Hamilton 1 - 0 Queen of South 18/08/2007 Queen of South 1 - 1 Hamilton 03/04/2007

Top Scorers

Hamilton M McLaughlin 4 A Crawford 2 G Spence 2 G Anderson 2 D Lyle 1 M Paterson 1 P Currie 1 Queen of South T Brighton 3 K Smith 3 S McLaughlin 2 A Johnston 1 M Campbell 1

Goals

Hamilton Total goals 28 Goals per game 16 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Queen of South Total goals 23 Goals per game 11 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins (For) 8 (Against) Period 81-90 mins