Queen of South vs Livingston preview - Late tests for McKenna and Clark

Queen of the South manager Gus McPherson will give late fitness tests to Stephen McKenna and Nicky Clark ahead of the home game with Livingston.

Midfielder Daniel Carmichael remains sidelined with a leg knock, while McPherson is hoping his side can build on their success at Raith last weekend.

McPherson said: "The boys played really well as a unit and we need to take that into this game. Livingston may not have won many games, but they certainly have not lost many either.

"They have players like Mark Fotheringham, Bobby Barr, Iain Russell and Kenny Deuchar that can turn games, so we need to play at the same standard we showed at Raith to win."

Midfielder David Sinclair will miss out for Livingston after joining team-mate Liam Fox in the treatment room.

The Lions, who have lost only one of their last 10 games, are looking to end a run of three consecutive draws.

Manager Gary Bollan said: "We've adapted well to the First Division, but we could do with turning draws into wins to get us moving up the table.

"We've only lost once in 10, which is fantastic, but have only won twice is a tad frustrating.

"Queen of the South gave us major problems in the opening half of the first game of the season and had a great result at Raith Rovers last week, so we need to play well get that win."