Stirling Albion vs Dunfermline preview - No Comrie for McDonald

Second bottom host second top when Stirling Albion welcome Dunfermline to Forthbank but Binos manager Greig McDonald will be denied the services of the injured Craig Comrie (stomach muscle) and Phil Johnston (hamstring).

McDonald is telling his men to go out and enjoy facing the Pars as he explained: "This is a big game for Stirling and one of the occasions that we worked so hard to achieve promotion for.

"Dunfermline are a good side but our players have earned the right to face them and should view this as a chance to show how good they are.

"We can respect Dunfermline but we don't need to fear them."

Dunfermline welcome back Alex Whittle and Faissal El Bakhtaoui after injury however Andy Geggan is a doubt with Ryan Wallace (pelvis) and Ryan Thomson (groin) ruled out.

Defender Lewis Martin is unavailable as he is with the Scotland Under-19 side in Lithuania as part of their European Championship qualification campaign.

Manager Jim Jefferies said: "It is a squad game and we will utilise the squad at Forthbank. Stirling Albion have quality in their squad and they showed when they came back from two goals down to Forfar to draw that there is heart in their players as well.

"We will need to play at our best to win."