Bairns Looking For Second Place

Last updated : 09 April 2016 By ed_ScottishFitba

C:WindowsTempphp2A9D.tmpFalkirk will welcome Myles Hippolyte back from suspension today for their Championship home game with St Mirren. The Bairns, however, still have to cope without Peter Grant (knee), Conor McGrandles (broken leg) and Kevin O'Hara (ankle), while Paul Watson is a doubt. Falkirk manager Peter Houston said: "We want to finish second in the table so we have to get back to winning ways starting against St Mirren. We dropped two points when Queen of the South came back from two goals down last weekend and we know that should not have happened."
 
St Mirren defender Jason Naismith is back in training after a knee injury but a lack of game time will see him miss out against the Bairns, while David Clarkson also remains out with a similar problem. Saints manager Alex Rae said: "We put in a very strong team performance against Hibs last weekend which would have seen us pick up three points had we not lost a late goal. We will need a similar display to do anything against Falkirk as they have had a terrific season. We feel that we have made progress in the past few months and this will be a test of that progress."