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Queen of the South2–2Inverness CT

Kai Kennedy 20′
Michael Hewitt 79′
Liam Sole 9′
Jordan Alonge 51′
31 Jan 2026Saturday, 31 January 2026 · 3pmCaledonian Stadium

Lineups

Queen of the South

Queen of the South · Starting XI

  • Ross Stewart
  • Taylor Charters
  • Jack Hannah
  • Matthew Douglas (c)
  • Captain
  • Mikey Hewitt
  • Reece Lyon
  • Benjamin Luissint
  • Kai Kennedy
  • Jack Stott
  • Liam Smith
  • Kurtis Guthrie

Queen of the South · Substitutes

  • Jordan Allan
  • Corey Armour
  • Brennan Dickenson
  • Lawton Green
  • Ben Johnstone
  • Zander Mackenzie
  • Niall Rogerson
  • Euan Ross

Queen of the South · Subs used

  • Brennan Dickenson -> Reece Lyon46′
  • Niall Rogerson -> Jack Hannah54′
  • Zander Mackenzie -> Michael Hewitt83′
  • Jordan Allan -> Kurtis Guthrie83′

Queen of the South · Manager

  • Peter Murphy

Queen of the South · Cautions

  • Michael Hewitt6′
  • Kai Kennedy38′
  • Matty Douglas52′

Match report

Tense Draw at Dumfries A big game for both teams with only three points separating the sides at kick-off, and at the end it was still three points that separated them. Peter Murphy went with an unchanged side from the one that thrashed East Fife last week with danger coming at us on a few fronts. Kai Kennedy, Jack Stott, Kurtis Guthrie to name a few. Scott Kellacher made more changes again with Chanka Zimba and Alfie Bavidge getting the nod and Alfie Stewart the driving force in midfield. The points were shared like this. Liam Sole opened the scoring…Read moreRead less
Tense Draw at Dumfries
A big game for both teams with only three points separating the sides at kick-off, and at the end it was still three points that separated them. Peter Murphy went with an unchanged side from the one that thrashed East Fife last week with danger coming at us on a few fronts. Kai Kennedy, Jack Stott, Kurtis Guthrie to name a few. Scott Kellacher made more changes again with Chanka Zimba and Alfie Bavidge getting the nod and Alfie Stewart the driving force in midfield.

The points were shared like this. Liam Sole opened the scoring inside ten minutes but Kai Kennedy squared matters ten minutes later. Just after the restart Jordan Alonge headed Inverness in front but Mikey Hewitt levelled with ten minutes left and despite a tense finish, that's how it ended.

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Early pressure from the visitors with Alfie Bavidge driving forward before being taken out by Hewitt who was booked for his trouble. Could easily have seen red for that! Jordan Alonge's free kick hit the wall and his next opportunity was saved by Ross Stewart. We were rewarded for our bright start with Liam Sole's deflected effort from the edge of the box wrongfooting the keeper to put the Caley Jags ahead, flying into the opposite corner. Queens looked to hit back immediately and Kurtis Guthrie went close with a header. Alonge did the same at the other end, glancing just wide. It was now an open game and Queens drew level through Kai Kennedy with twenty minutes gone, shooting home a 'cross' from outside the box, probably unintentional, but the ball was in the back of the net and that's all that mattered. Kennedy was always going to be a handful and he shot over after half an hour. However chances were at a premium in a tight game as the interval beckoned and it remained all square with all to play for.

HALF TIME: 1-1

Brennan Dickenson replaced Reece Lyon as the second forty-five got underway. Five minutes into the second period and Jordan Alonge put the visitors back in front, superbly heading home a cross from Sole after a good break forward on both flanks. Hannah took a sore one and was replaced by Rogerson. With half an hour still to play, it was a precarious lead for the visitors and Ross Munro kept our noses in front saving from Dickenson as the keeper pushed his low deflected effort round the post for a corner with around twenty minutes remaining. We were pegged back a second time when Mikey Hewitt scored into the bottom of the net from inside the box from a good cut back on the left by Dickenson. In a tense ending to the game, the visitors had to settle for a point after leading twice, but this was always going to be a tough one.

FULL TIME: 2-2

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