Dundee United are at home for the second week in a row tomorrow welcoming Hamilton for a 3pm kick off.
By Gordon Aitchison
The Accies currently sit in sixth position in the Premiership on nineteen points from their fifteen games with arguably their most impressive performance this season coming against United in August. Three goals in a whirlwind first half put paid to any chance of victory for United, followed by fourth goal with the last kick of the match, resulting in a four - nil victory for the South Lanarkshire team.
United should enter the match buoyed by an impressive first half display against St Johnstone and the addition of experienced Ivory Coast international and ex English Premier league player Guy Demel to the first team squad. Demel arrives after leaving West Ham United in the summer and can boast World Cup and African Nations Cup appearances along with a career that has seen him play against world class players such as Cristiano Ronaldo and alongside the likes of Didier Drogba.
United are further strengthened by Friday's signing of forward Florent Sinama Pongolle who should also be available for selection tomorrow. The 31-year-old started his professional career at Liverpool and has also played for Recreativo de Huelva, Atlético Madrid, Sporting Clube de Portugal and, most recently, Chicago Fire and Lausanne-Sport amongst others in his career.
The inclusion of Gavin Gunning against St Johnstone coincided with a new formation and an improvement in United's attacking ability. Time and time again Paul Dixon and Ryan McGowan broke from their defensive positions and gave United the edge going forward. Telfer and Spittal looked to have more space in which to play and Billy Mckay's confidence will be on a high given his fantastic headed goal. In fact the whole team will look to build on a performance that should have merited at least a point, if not a win, on the day.
Another positive sign for Saturday is that you have to go back twenty-five years for the last time that Hamilton pulled off two wins in a row against United. The last ten games between the two teams have seen United take all three points on six occasions, two draws and two Accies wins.
Come on The Terrors!!!