With today's rearranged fixture on, Dundee manager Jocky Scott will have to field a side without Gary Harkins as he has to serve a one-game suspension after being sent-off against Inverness on Boxing Day. The game has been moved from a date in March and to Dens due to the game due to be played yesterday at New Broomfield had to be postponed due to the pitch and the surrounding areas being covered in snow. But Scott said: "Gary has done very well for us but it's not about individuals - here it's about a team. I would like, if it were possible, to bring somebody in during the transfer window because of the way we've been running with only 17 available players for the past month. And, with Craig McKeown (currently on loan at Stirling) still short of match fitness, it would likely be a defender. But I've no-one lined up."
 

32 points separate bottom-of-the-table Airdrie and table toppers Dundee. The mountain Airdrie have to climb is hard enough but they have been handed a triple injury boost as Marc Smyth, Tom Parratt and Ryan McCann all look set for a return. Diamonds manager Kenny Black is pleased to have a near fully-fit squad at his disposal, with centre-half David Nixon (ankle) the only absentee. He said: "All three are experienced players who are important to our squad and it is great to finally have them back for selection. We will be a lot stronger with their return and now have a number of options to choose from going into the second half of the season."