Blairgowrie host Vics with squad depleted

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Blairgowrie manager Mark Brash is up against it as he looks at his squad ahead of the visit of in-form Arbroath Vics to Davie Park.

The Berrypickers boss has just 13 players available due to injury and work commitments but he is still confident of taking the points to keep the pressure on East Craigie.

Arbroath Vics are in fine form and last week saw Eddie Gray’s men thrash Brechin Vics 6-0 at Victoria Park and the Vics expect that it will be the same squad that travel across to Perthshire

Two of the bottom three in the Premier League North meet at Guthrie Park as bottom club Forfar Albion face sixth-placed Coupar Angus.

Albion boss Steven Stewart will be down to the bare bones with Fraser Sturrock, Ben Mooney and Ross Jamieson doubtful, Murray Penman working and Fraser Anderson recalled by Tayport.

Coupar Angus are able to add Alan Cruickshank, Stefan Brown and Lewis Gemive to the squad that lost to Downfield and the Foxhall Park club hope to be able to add a new signing ahead of the trip to Forfar.

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Lochgelly Albert boss Andy Healy will be confident of his side taking all three points from their game against bottom club West Calder United at Gardiners Park. Since a heavy defeat to Stoneyburn, Healy’s side have only lost on penalties to Whitburn and beat Kirkcaldy & Dysart 1-0 in a Fife Derby last weekend.

Healy takes the same squad that beat their local rivals in to this week’s game

Premier League South leaders Newburgh were soundly beaten 6-0 by Whitburn in the Macron Scottish Junior Cup last weekend and while manager Scott Hudson was disappointed, it is the League campaign that will show the progression of the club.

This weekend the Fife side take on new boys Sauchie Juniors on home turf at East Shore Park.

Hudson will have the same squad that faced Whitburn available.

Kirkcaldy & Dysart boss Craig Ness will be missing Mike Lawson for their second successive Fife derby as they travel to face Rosyth at The Fleet Grounds.