Airdrie can boost their Irn-Bru First Division survival bid with victory over Cowdenbeath at Central Park on Saturday. 

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The Diamonds are seven points adrift of the Blue Brazil who sit in eighth place and five points behind Dumbarton in the relegation play-off spot.

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A win over Colin Cameron's men would be the best possible start to the final quarter of the campaign - and raise hopes of an end-of-season flourish.

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But manager Jimmy Boyle has warned his players cannot allow injury-time goals which cost Airdrie victory against Hamilton Accies recently and Dunfermline Athletic last weekend.

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He said: "We know that every game is important at this stage of the season. With nine games to go, I think we need to win five to give ourselves a chance.

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"I hope with this being the last quarter of games, minds will be focused in the dressing room. What happened on Saturday was embarrassing as we were 3-1 up and it felt like a loss.

 

"There were times in the game where we should have dealt with things better and played better passes. We should have made challenges but we didn't.

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"But that is why we are where we are just now. I hope, and I still believe, that we can get the results we need to stay up."

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Airdrie are missing injured defender Grant Evans (thigh) with Gavin Griffin and Paul Di Giacomo also out.

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Full-back Marc Warren trained on Thursday night but is rated questionable. Midfielder Sean Lynch is back from suspension and Chris O'Neil is fit to play.