Arbroath's difficult run of form continued with a 2-0 defeat away to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Championship on Saturday. Two goals in three first-half minutes from the hosts proved decisive, leaving the Lichties with a third consecutive league loss.
The result sees Arbroath remain in eighth place in the Championship, with 11 points from their opening 11 matches, a record of three wins and two draws from those games. They now sit 12 points adrift of league leaders Stenhousemuir. Their overall goal difference stands at minus ten, having scored only seven times while conceding seventeen. A quickfire double from MacLeod after 39 minutes and Bavidge three minutes later, assisted by Allan, put Inverness in firm control before the break.
Inverness had a chance to extend their lead on the hour mark, but Allan saw his penalty saved. Arbroath's McKenna was booked for a foul shortly after. Further substitutions followed for the visitors, with Stewart, Winter and Daly all entering the fray, but they could not find a way back into the game.
It also follows a 3-0 loss away to Partick Thistle. Their recent form shows just one win in their last five outings, a sequence of one win and four losses, with the last three all defeats. This poor run began after a 2-1 win over Queen's Park and includes losses to Stenhousemuir and a 4-0 defeat to Raith Rovers. The team's next challenge is a trip to face fifth-placed Livingston on Saturday, 24 October.
Arbroath's injury concerns deepened during the 2-0 defeat at Inverness on 2026-10-17. Manager Colin Hamilton confirmed Tom Beadling was forced off before half-time, replaced by Charlie Dewar. The club's recent form is now LLLWL from their last five games, leaving them eighth in the Championship. Hamilton said, "We had to replace Tom Beadling through injury." This compounds a difficult period, following an own goal by Dewar in the previous match against Morton.
