Premier leaders visit Canniepairt

TAYPORT will be bidding to be only the second team to take three Premier League points off Musselburgh this season when the pair meet at The Canniepairt.

The Lothian outfit are 18 points clear at the top of the table and look certain to make a quick return to the Super League.

That said, the Fifers will have their work cut out, especially having suffered a 6-2 defeat when they met earlier in the season.

Jamie Mackie and Alan Tulleth are both missing while Ryan Suttie is suspended.

On the plus side, Stewart McConnachie returns to the squad.

Downfield get a chance to consolidate their Premier League position tomorrow with another home game, this time against Dunbar.

The Spiders currently sit 10th in the table but, with only seven points separating the bottom seven clubs, they are still far from safe.

Another three points against the side who beat them 4-0 when they met earlier in the season would be a big help and, on current form, Paul Marr’s men look capable of turning the tables on their opponents.

Calvin Colquhoun and Phil Hagan are again out while Charlie Cargill is a big doubt after a recurrence of his hamstring injury against St Andrews.

Although beaten at Downfield, under coaches Scott Wallace and Scott Lawrie, St Andrews United showed muchimproved form, only going down by the odd goal in five.

So they’ll hope to carry that into the home meeting with Dalkeith and arrest a five-match losing streak.

Denied of a point at the death by Arniston last week, Kirrie Thistle must re-group for the trip to Fauldhouse.

Downfield president Alex Duncan (left) is presented with a long-service award from East Region JFA secretary John Reilly. Alex has been with the Spiders for the last 21 years.