Dunfermline Preview

Last updated : 18 February 2003 By Firparkcorner

So far this year Dunfermline's success has largely been based on their excellent home record. They have had some poor away results which will give us hope - in particular a 4-0 thrashing they took at Firhill. However, their two remarkable wins at Easter Road have shown that we can't take a black and white collapse for granted.

The delay in playing Celtic means that James McFadden is still suspended meaning Clarkson will continue up front. Dirk Lehmann may have recovered but given the lack of recent news about him it is likely that Steven Craig will keep his place. Khaled Kemas impressed coming off the bench against Hibs but it would be a surprise if he was given the start.

The midfield may have to do without the services of Scott Leitch after he picked up a knee injury against Hibs but if Shaun Fagan can perform to the best of his ability, we won't miss Leitch too much. Derek Adams is available for the Dunfermline and Clyde games before starting a two game ban.

Dunfermline will be without Ged Brannan who was sent off for an outrageous lunge at Easter Road on Saturday. The game will probably hinge on whether we can keep the score down against Crawford and nightmare opponent Brewster. Vaughan's height will come in handy and it is unlikely Terry Butcher will make any non-enforced changes at the back.

It looks like a point each. 1-1.

Remember our last game against Dunfermline?