Queen of South vs Cowdenbeath preview - Doonhamers duo back from ban

Queen of the South welcome back Chris Higgins and Mark Durnan from suspension when they host Cowdenbeath with Paul Burns set to return as well after a hip injury.

Manager James Fowler is warning his players to be wary of the Fifers.

He said: "Cowdenbeath won at our place earlier in the season and they will be determined to do so again. They will also want to win after dropping back into the bottom two after Alloa drew at Rangers.

"They will be very tricky opponents but if we want to remain in the top four then we have to win our home games against teams below us."

Cowdenbeath will be without John Herron and Dean Brett (both ankle) as they look to complete a hat-trick of wins over the Doonhamers.

Manager Jimmy Nicholl said: "We enjoyed winning over Queen of the South at our place earlier this season and then scoring a last-minute winner from Sean Higgins at Palmerston.

"That gave us a bit of a going over the last time we met when they won 5-0, however the fact we won at their place before means that we have nothing to fear.

"We lost to Hibs because our first half performance was not good enough. We need a 90-minute performance in this game."