Falkirk vs Livingston preview - Cooper banned for Bairns

Falkirk are without the suspended Alex Cooper when they host bottom-club Livingston.

Knee injuries continue to keep Owain Tudur-Jones and Aaron Muirhead on the sidelines.

The Bairns are looking to shrug off the disappointment of conceding a last-gasp equaliser to Raith last weekend with manager Peter Houston saying: "It was a game that we played well in and should have won.

"It was a sore way to lose a couple of points but we will look to move on by seeing off Livingston.

"They have done well in their recent games against Hearts so we need to be play well to get the three points."

Livi are without the suspended Jason Talbot, Kyle Jacobs and Nejc Prapotonik as well as the injured Callum Fordyce (hand) and Brad Donaldson (ankle). However, Gary Glen could return.

Danny Mullen could miss out after being ill earlier this week, with manager Mark Burchill saying: "We ran Hearts close in our last two games, however we came away with no points.

"If we had a small piece of good fortune in front of goal we would have got something but we will take confidence from the players showing the capability that is in the squad.

"If we show that capability again we can take something home with us from Falkirk."