Brechin City vs East Fife preview - Triple blow for Brechin

Brechin trio Gerry McLauchlan, Kevin Byers and Jamie Redman are expected to miss out against East Fife following their Scottish Cup heroics against St Johnstone at the weekend.

On-loan Aberdeen striker Mitchel Megginson and on-loan Hamilton frontman Jordan Kilpatrick will return to offer fresh energy.

Manager Jim Weir is keeping his feet on the ground after the 2-2 draw with the SPL side, saying: "It was a very difficult pitch on Saturday and there are a few bumps and bruises around, but it is a case of putting St Johnstone on the back-burner now.

"We need to pick up points to keep pressure on Livingston, starting with a win over East Fife."

John Robertson's in-form East Fife side look set to be without Steven Campbell, Robert Sloan, Jim Hamilton and Ryan Wallace through injury.

On-loan youngster Kerr Newbigging is included in the squad for a second time as the Fifers look to build on a run of only one defeat in seven games that has transformed them from relegation candidates into potential play-off contenders.

Robertson said: "Nothing has been achieved yet so we need to keep looking for more wins.

"We have an outside chance of a play-off place but we can also slip down the table, so there will be no complacency from East Fife."