Dunfermline vs Cowdenbeath preview - Pars wait on Fordyce fitness

Posted Friday, August 14, 2015 by PA

Dunfermline will be at full strength for the second visit of Fife neighbours Cowdenbeath to East End Park this season - if Callum Fordyce suffers no reaction after returning to training following a knock.

The Pars have made a blistering start to their campaign with 15 goals scored in three games, including a 5-1 success over the Blue Brazil, but manager Allan Johnston is taking nothing for granted ahead of Saturday's renewal.

He said: "We are playing well, creating loads of chances and have competition for places. However, we cannot get complacent and allow our standards to slip.

"Cowdenbeath will be out to show that our recent win over them was a one-off."

Cowdenbeath miss the suspended Declan Hughes and Jack Beaumont remains out with a foot injury as player/ manager Colin Nish looks for his first win in charge.

Nish is still smarting from last Saturday's 2-1 defeat from Stranraer, he said: "It was a game that we deserved to win and I was disappointed at only drawing before they scored their injury time penalty.

"Hopefully we can play as well as we did in the second half of that game and take something home with us from Dunfermline. They have started well but winning this game would really get our season off and running."