Queen of South V Raith at Palmerston Park : Match Preview

Queen of South V Raith - view commentary, squad, and statistics of the game live.Jordan Marshall misses Queen of the South clash with Raith through injuryQueen of the South will be without injured full-back Jordan Marshall when they aim to keep their slim Ladbrokes Championship play-off hopes alive against Raith Rovers.Queens have no room for error with Raith 14 points ahead with only five games remaining."We know that Raith have virtually secured the last play-off place however if we can win this game then we keep things going for another week," said Queen of the South manager James Fowler."They have been playing with a great spirit however we have shown in our recent games that we have resilience in our side. We also have a real goal threat now so we will look to go out and win."Raith miss the banned Ross Callachan while ankle injuries rule out David Bates and Mark Stewart and a groin problem sees Scott Robertson remain sidelined.Lewis Vaughan is not yet ready to return despite playing for the first time in eight months in a midweek under-20 development game, but on-loan Rangers striker Ryan Hardie is available.Raith manager Ray McKinnon said: "We are very close to the finishing line however we still have to get over it."Getting a positive result at Palmerston will see us do that however they have an experienced squad and are scoring goals so we will have our work cut out."

Source: PAR