Defenders Frazer Wright and Ryan O'Leary and strikers Allan Russell and Mark Burchill are all sidelined.

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And they may take the little-and-large approach in attack with new signing Mark Burchill partnering the big striker.

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Mark Burchill made a lively start to the game and could have claimed a personal hat-trick within the first 10 minutes with more assured finishing.

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Mark Burchill opened the scoring within four minutes of the restart, and Vincent Pericard and Svetoslav Todorov put the game beyond reach with two late goals.

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The wily Argentine, who scored twice in the 2-2 draw between the sides at Dens Park earlier this month, had a free role behind strikers Steve Lovell and Mark Burchill and was a constant threat with his sharp twists and turns.

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