Queen of South vs Morton preview - Double boost for depleted Queens

Queen of the South's threadbare squad has received a double boost ahead of the visit of Morton with defender Craig Reid recovering from tonsilitis and midfielder Paul Burns returning to training.

Rocco Quinn remains sidelined.

A run of seven games without a win has put paid to a promotion push from the Dumfries men, with Kenny Brannigan saying: "It would be great to have both these guys available as we all need a boost after losing to Dundee at the weekend.

"The effort was great but not much else was.

"Our last victory over Morton was a great 4-0 win, however I would gladly settle for a 1-0 win to get us going again."

Morton look set to again be without the injured trio of David MacGregor, Darren Young and Kevin Kelbie for the trip.

Manager Allan Moore is looking for his men to use their pent-up frustration to take all three points at Palmerston.

He explained: "We managed to get a great result at Dunfermline and kick-off could not come quick enough for the Stirling game and then of course the snow came and Saturday's game was called off.

"We need to use that frustration positively against Queen of the South and of course defend better than we did when we played them at our place as we let David Weatherston's pace win the game."