Darren Jackson, who missed the last match, has impressed with his freshness after suspension and injury and will join John McGinlay and Kevin Gallacher in trying to pierce a massed defence. Ally McCoist, out of favour at Rangers yet referred to by Brown as “our talisman”, will probably begin on the bench.Brown is looking for “an imposing performance” from Gary McAllister. The captain, he said, had shown a vitality in training which made nonsense of suggestions that Coventry’s relegation struggle was a poor preparation for an occasion when Scotland need to be upbeat. If Estonia again close down McAllister quickly, a sharper display from Paul McStay will be required.McAllister and Colin Calderwood must avoid the yellow card if they are to face Austria. Wednesday’s match will also be a factor in whether or not Colin Hendry starts today. The Blackburn defender, who would share with Calderwood the task of picking up Estonia’s lone attacker, has been playing with a groin injury that requires surgery.”I never believe we’ll lose, but we must keep our discipline and not get frustrated,” Brown said “I hope we’ve learned from what happened in Monte Carlo. A goal in the last minute is as good as one in the first.”A sell-out crowd of 18,000 will trust that such brinkmanship is not necessary.

Meanwhile, Brown is aware that the volume of support against Austria depends on their extinguishing one of the lesser lights today. Around 30,000 tickets have been sold, 17,000 short of the turn-out at Ibrox for Sweden in November. “To get a crowd like that,” he said, “we have to earn it.”SCOTLAND (3-4-3 probable): Leighton (Hibernian); Calderwood (Tottenham), Hendry (Blackburn), Boyd (Celtic); Burley (Chelsea), McStay (Celtic), G McAllister (Coventry), T McKinlay (Celtic); Gallacher (Blackburn), Jackson (Hibernian), McGinlay (Bolton).. Millwall fought back from 3-1 down to earn a deserved point at Wrexham yesterday and move up to seventh place in the Second Division. The Lions refused to lie down despite going two goals behind for a second time when Gary Bennett struck five minutes before half-time.
Ricky Newman pulled the score back to 3-2 with a header 13 minutes into the second half, and despite losing Lucas Neill for a second yellow card offence, Millwall equalised with 10 minutes left when Anton Rogan scored with a penalty after Brian Carey had handled.Tony Humes and Wayne Phillips had earlier given Wrexham a 2-0 lead after half an hour before Steve Crawford pulled one back. Bennett then restored the two-goal gap before Newman and then Rogan struck.Wrexham: Marriott, McGregor, Jones, Phillips, Humes, Carey, Bennett, Russell (Cross, 85), Connolly, Skinner (Chalk, 82), Brammer.

Substitute not used: Ridler.Millwall: Carter, Neill, Berry, Newman, McLeary, Witter, Hartley, Doyle, Crawford, Sadlier, Dolby (Rogan 51) Substitute not used: Savage, Webber.Referee: T West (Hull).. The Scotland Under-21 coach Tommy Craig must wish his team could face Estonia every week. Scotland’s win yesterday was their second in Group Four of the European Championship – and both have been at the expense of the former Soviet state. Craig knows they still need a miracle to qualify, with Belarus and Sweden vying for the top spot.

But at least yesterday’s victory wipes out the memory of the heavy defeat by Sweden at the end of last year and puts the squad in good heart for the match against Austria at Motherwell on Tuesday.
Scotland dominated the game in front of a near-capacity crowd of 3,223 at Forthbank Stadium, Stirling. The Scots almost took the lead after just three minutes when Alex Burke’s effort beat the goalkeeper Rain Vessenberg, only for the ball to shave the outside of the post.The Scots’ pressure paid off after 23 minutes when Kevin Harper, out of favour at Hibernian, put them ahead. He showed a cool head to finish superbly after Jim Hamilton had flicked the ball into the penalty area. Aberdeen’s Stephen Glass extended their lead 12 minutes later after a blunder by Vessenberg.The keeper was beaten again two minutes into the second half with a goal that owed much to the persistence of Alex Burke. The Kilmarnock winger delivered a deep cross and Hamilton got on the end of it to head home. Russell Anderson marked an impressive display with his first goal for Scotland after 70 minutes. The Aberdeen defender hit a blistering volley from 25 yards.SCOTLAND U21: McKenzie; Anderson, Glass (Naysmith, 76), Locke, Ritchie, McCluskey, Bagan (McCulloch, 67), Gillies, Hamilton, Harper (Young, 58), Burke.

Substitutes not used: Germaine, Dods.ESTONIA U21: Vessenberg; Lell, Anis, Nommik, Prudel (Lepa, 60), Saks, Lapp (Oun, 83), Kalde, Saviauk, Vahtramae (Sirel, 82), Allas. Substitutes not used: Kaalma, Piiroja.Referee: L Sammut (Malta).. Neil Redfearn, Barnsley’s inspirational captain, scored his 16th goal of the season to help send his team surging into second place in the NationwideFirst Division table. Clint Marcelle and Nicky Eaden had wasted two glorious chances inside the opening six minutes and the home side were further denied by a couple of fine saves from the impressive West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper, Alan Miller.
But Redfearn pounced in the 34th minute. John Hendrie’s shot was blocked by Miller but Redfearn followed up to score from close range.The home side increased their lead five minutes before the break when a rash challenge from Paul Agnew sent Marcel crashing to the turf.Referee Terry Heilbron immediately pointed to the spot and wing-back Neil Thompson converted the penalty.Barnsley: Watson, Eaden, Appleby, Sheridan, Moses, De Zeeuw, Hendrie, Redfearn, Wilkinson (Liddell, 45), Marcelle (Bullock 72), Thompson. Substitute not used: Bosancic.West Bromwich Albion: Miller, Murphy, Agnew (Coldicott, 45), Sneekes, Mardon, Raven (Butler, 80), Donovan (Taylor, 61), Smith, Peschisolido, Hunt, Hamilton.Referee: T Heilbron (Newton Aycliffe).. The Mexico manager Bora Milutinovic is likely to leave his England counterpart Glenn Hoddle feeling green with envy after revealing he never faces a club versus country conflict.