Brad McKay comes in at the back with Ben Hall dropping to the bench while Samuel Ompreon replaces Seb Ross.
There's a place on the bench for Declan McDaid, signed earlier in the day on loan from Dundee, while Ryan Williamson makes a long-awaited return to the squad.
Three former Bairns – Ryan McGeever, ex-skipper Gregor Buchanan and Joe McKee – feature in the visitors’ line-up.
Falkirk: Mutch, Dixon, Miller, Ruth, Nesbitt, McGuffie, Ompreon, Telfer, McKay. Subs: Martin, R Williamson, Hall, Krasniqi, Ross, Keena, McDaid.
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Dumbarton: Ramsbottom, Lynch, McGeever, Buchanan, Boyle, Carswell, Pignatiello, Duthie, McKee, Wilson, Orsi.Subs: O'Neil, Geggan, Stokes, Muir, McKnight, Schiavone, Hopkirk.
Falkirk are looking to get their season back on track after defeats in their last two league matches at home to Queen’s Park and away to Alloa Athletic.