Hamilton Accies defender Jackson Longridge focused on downing Falkirk after Morton cup exit

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Hamilton Accies defender Jackson Longridge says their focus is now fully on the Championship, and trying to inflict a rare defeat on leaders Falkirk.Accies crashed out of the SPFL Trust Trophy last Friday night with a 1-0 defeat at home to league rivals Morton, managed by former captain Dougie Imrie.Falkirk, meanwhile, have hit the ground running in the second tier since coming up from League One, losing just once in nine games so far.Ex-Livingston ace Longridge said: “It’s disappointing to go out the cup.

Obviously for the club it’s good to go on these kinds of cup runs, but we need to move on from it. We’ll be back in training and it’s disappointing, but now the full focus is on the league.“Falkirk don’t lose many games, but it’s up to us to change that.

We’ll look at what their strengths and weaknesses are, work hard, and we know it’s going to be a really tough game.“John McGlynn has them playing really good football and they’re a strong side, but hopefully we can exploit their weaknesses, take our game to them, and come out on top.“It’s still very tight in the league.

It’s good that we’re at home and it’s a case of trying to build as many points as we can , and that comes on Friday.“Hopefully we can put points on the board, build some momentum, and start climbing up the table.”On-loan Motherwell striker Filip Stuparevic netted from the spot after Reghan Tumilty pushed Michael Garrity in the box and referee Ross Hardie awarded a penalty.Accies had chances before that, with Kevin O’Hara forcing a save from Gary Woods, and Nikolay Todorov firing high and wide of pretty much an open goal, but that was pretty much it, until ex-Accies keeper Woods brilliantly saved a top corner-bound shot from Euan Henderson.Longridge