Queen of the South v Raith - Duo back for Queens

Posted Tuesday, April 20, 2010 by PA

Queen of the South defender Craig Reid and midfielder Jamie Adams are expected to be included against Ross County after coming through their comeback game against Raith at the weekend unscathed.

Midfielder Stephen McKenna sits out through suspension with interim manager Kenny Brannigan looking for an improvement despite his side winning 3-0 on Saturday.

Brannigan said: "We started off like it was an end-of-season game and that was disappointing. We came to life and won well but we cannot afford not to start correctly against a good Ross County side.

"While a win would open up a gap on fourth place I want us to finish higher up the table than that."

Ross County manager Derek Adams is likely to freshen things up for the trip.

Adams has named the same starting XI for three games in a row but Steven Watt is available, although Paul Lawson remains out with a hamstring injury.

Adams is looking forward to the final game of a four-match spell that will see the Dingwall men rack up more than 1700 miles on the road in a 10-day spell.

He said: "It has been an extremely busy time and I know I need to ask the players to be at our best again as Queen of the South are a good attacking side.

"I am glad motivation is not a problem as we have a cup final to look forward to."