Forfar vs Stirling Albion preview - Forfar wait on duo

Forfar are hoping midfield pair Chris Hegarty and Martyn Fotheringham will be fit to face bottom-of-the-table and managerless Stirling Albion.

Illness kept them out of Saturday's 1-1 draw with Dumbarton.

The game has come too soon for defender Mark McCulloch, who again misses out through a groin strain, but on-loan Aberdeen goalkeeper Jamie Langfield is in line for his home debut.

Station Park assistant boss Ian Campbell said: "Stirling will be even more dangerous opponents with Jocky Scott leaving, as the players will feel they have something to prove.

"There is nothing between the sides in this division and I include Stirling in that despite them being bottom. A win moves us up the table towards where I think we should be."

Stirling Albion's interim player-manager Greig McDonald will not start the game and will be joined on the sidelines by Shaun Dillon and Marc McCulloch.

Dillon and McCulloch will help McDonald in coaching the Binos following the departure of Jocky Scott and his assistant John Blackley.

McDonald said: "I have to concentrate on Forfar now as a manager as opposed to a player but I have not decided on a team yet.

"I will not include myself as I want to concentrate on the opportunity I have been given.

"I have faith in the players to get us moving up the table but it will take a real rolled-up sleeves effort to get anything from Station Park."