Annan Athletic V Peterhead at Galabank Stadium : Match Preview

Annan Athletic V Peterhead - view commentary, squad, and statistics of the game live.Duo missing for AthleticAnnan will be without both Peter Watson and Graeme Ramage when they host Peterhead in a game that was quickly re-arranged following Saturday's postponement.Watson is struggling with a thigh problem while Ramage is kept on the sidelines by a knee problem.On-loan Dumbarton defender Martin McNiff is in line for a debut as recently appointed Galabank manager Jim Chapman hopes to take charge of his side for the first time after two false starts.Chapman said: "As you can imagine I am really looking forward to getting my spell in charge of Annan off and running."Peterhead will be challenging for the play-offs all season and they are a good side who performed well against Rangers recently."Whilst Annan are not out of the promotion race this game will give me a clearer understanding of how close we are to a top-four side."Peterhead's new on-loan signing Stenhousemuir striker Andy Rodgers looks set to make his debut.However, Rory McAllister will miss out on the long trip south through suspension.Scott McLaughlin is also missing due to a ban and Ryan Strachan looks set to miss out with an ankle injury.Balmoor boss Jim McInally said: "In our last game against Rangers we played well but that was a very high-profile game."This one will be different but we need to show the level of endeavour that we showed that day."McInally added: "Having Rory out blunts our goal threat so I am delighted to have Andy available to replace him."He got me goals when we were at East Stirling and hopefully he will do the same at Peterhead."

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