John McGlynn hopeful Brian Graham will shrug off knock as Falkirk head to Dundee

Falkirk manager John McGlynn is hopeful Brian Graham will shrug off a knock and continue his goalscoring form at Dundee on Saturday.

The 38-year-old is nursing a knee problem after scoring the only goal against Kilmarnock on Saturday when he netted from close range.

The striker has now scored three goals in his last six games and five times overall since joining from Partick Thistle in the summer.

McGlynn said: “Brian Graham has picked up a little bit of a knee injury. At this stage, I don’t think it’s going to cause him any bother for the weekend, but it’s very early.

“At his age, he’s still scoring goals in the Premiership. He’s coming to the tail end of his career, of course, everyone knows that. He wanted to finish at the top and I’m pleased for him.

“He’s still got that knack of getting in the right place at the right time.

“He scores a really, really good goal against Dundee United, gets in behind, takes it round the goalkeeper and sticks it away.

“He scored a header against St Mirren, a really good bullet header. He scored a penalty.

“Then on Saturday, he’s in between the posts where you want your striker. It’s a number nine’s goal. It’s not the most exciting goal, but it’s being in the right place at the right time.”

Graham has helped Falkirk deal with the loss of Ross MacIver and Gary Oliver to injury but both are due back in January, while Barney Stewart looks set to be recalled from a loan spell after hitting seven goals in nine games.

“Potentially Barney will probably come back from Dunfermline,” McGlynn said. “Gary’s going to come back. Ross MacIver’s going to come back. So we’re going to have loads and loads of competition up there.

“Brian’s done really, really well. But prior to that, Ross MacIver was doing very well.”

Updating on other team news ahead of the Dens Park trip, McGlynn said: “Everyone else has come through unscathed. We had Aidan Nesbitt and Coll Donaldson in the stand so our squad is strong.

“Keelan Adams will be fit for this game at the weekend. He’s missed the last two or three games so it’ll be good to get him back.”