Livingston vs Falkirk preview - No problems for Livi

Posted Saturday, September 10, 2011 by PA

Livingston have a suspension-free and fully-fit squad for the visit of Falkirk.

It is a game which manager Gary Bollan reckons will showcase some of the best young talent that Scotland has to offer.

Bollan said: "Falkirk, a bit like ourselves, have been quietly going about their business and they have built up a squad of good young players, so there will be a lot of good youthful talent on the pitch.

"Both sides like to pass the ball about and have good strikers, so it should be a really good game of football. We were not at our best when we won at Berwick last weekend, but the boys showed that as well as playing good football they have a bit of steel about them and that augurs well."

Falkirk welcome back Moroccan goal-grabber Farid El Alagui after suspension.

They will be looking to build on their Ramsdens Cup Quarter-Final success on the road last week at East Fife by picking up their first away league win of the season.

Youngster Stephen Kingsley remains out with a knee problem, however, everyone else in the Bairns squad is available for the first meeting between the sides in over 5 years.

Assistant manager Lee Bullen said: "We played some really good stuff last weekend and will need to repeat that to take anything from Livingston. They have a good young squad that has grown accustomed to winning over the past couple of years, so we will have to show the same level of resilience that we showed last week."