The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)

Kelty keen to stay undefeated

- writes our junior football correspond­ent.

Kelty Hearts head for Musselburg­h trying to maintain their unbeaten record,

Certainly it will take all of Musselburg­h’s fighting qualities if they are to cause an upset.

Dundonald head for Penicuik, and the Bluebell’s form on the road gives them some confidence against the third-placed hosts.

Striker Scott Lawrie is their only absentee.

Hill of Beath welcome Bo’ness as they look to end a run of five league games without a win.

Having won the first meeting 2-1, they are looking to complete the double over the fourth-placed visitors.

Boosted by their emphatic Scottish success at Downfield last week, Broughty Athletic hope to end a run of four successive league defeats when welcoming Linlithgow Rose.

They can also take comfort from their odd goal in three victory against the visitors on the opening day of the season.

Other than Jake Mair, who is out for the season, Downfield expects to have a full squad.

Deflated by last week’s late collapse at home to Musselburg­h, which ended Lochee United’s interest in the Scottish, boss George Shield has to raise morale for the trip to Broxburn.

Dougie Cameron, Bryan Deasley and Greg Kirk are all ruled out, although stand-in keeper Darren Clarkson returns.

Carnoustie are hoping their remarkable change in fortune continues when they welcome Camelon to Laing Park.

A little over two months ago relegation seemed to be staring the Gowfers in the face, but a run of seven matches without defeat has banished those blues and a win today could possibly lift them into the top six.

However, boss Alan McSkimming is again hit hard by injuries, with no fewer than six players – Roddy Black, John Roberts, Robert Urquhart, Michael McIlravey, Gordon McDonald and Jamie Robbie – likely to miss out.

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