Blow for Raith Rovers' Dougie Imrie as on-loan Kilmarnock ace Scott Tiffoney suffers injury

Glasgow-born attacker Tiffoney, 28, has impressed since joining on a season’s loan this summer, featuring in five Championship fixtures for Raith as they challenge near the top of the table.

On the former Greenock Morton, Livingston, Partick Thistle and Dundee star’s injury, Raith gaffer Dougie Imrie told the Fife Free Press: “Tiff broke his hand on Saturday, so he's in a cast at the moment and he'll miss this week for sure. It's a blow.

"He was just getting into the groove again. It was just an innocuous knock. I don't know what happened.

"He just says he got sandwiched in between a couple of people, heard a crack and then went and got an x-ray and he’s got a broken hand.

"But like I've said previously, we've got a good squad so it will give somebody an opportunity to come in.

"Yes, it's a blow for us. In terms of the other ones (player injuries ahead of the Livingston game) I don't think there'll be much movement, to be honest.

"I would think Tiff will hopefully just miss Friday and he'll be back for Morton away next Saturday.

"He's on a cast at the moment. That'll come off next week.

"After that, he'll get the other thing and that should hopefully mean he can still play games.”

In the battle for the top four positions which at the end of the season would guarantee the minimum of a promotion play-off spot, second-placed Raith currently have a four-point buffer over fifth-placed Livingston and Imrie was asked how important this weekend’s match between the two sides is.

He said: “Obviously, at home we want to do well. We want to try and, if we can, win every game.

"But you're right, we've got a four-point cushion at the moment.

"You get a point, you keep that four-point gap, you lose, it goes to one, you win, it goes to seven.

"It's going to be a good game.

"It'll be a tough game obviously as Livingston are a decent team.”