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Dundee v St Johnstone (15:00 GMT)

Dundee will have to replace Owen Beck after the left-back was recalled by Liverpool.

Zach Robinson and Ricki Lamie are back from injury but Diego Pineda is unlikely to feature and Antonio Portales remains out with a hamstring injury.

St Johnstone could have former Dundee United defender Kerr Smith in their squad if the 19-year-old's loan move from Aston Villa is processed in time but Luke Robinson has been recalled by Wigan.

Diallang Jaiyesimi returns from suspension, while Callum Booth and Sam McClelland are pushing for comebacks.

Did you know? Since losing five consecutive top flight games against St Johnstone from August 2018 to October 2021, Dundee have since avoided defeat in their last four (W1 D3).

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Hibernian v Motherwell (15:00)

Hibs are set to be without nine players through international commitments and injury.

Martin Boyle, Lewis Miller, Jojo Wollacott and Rocky Bushiri are all expected to join up with their countries ahead of the Asian Cup and Africa Cup of Nations.

And Josh Campbell (ankle) joins Adam Le Fondre (hamstring), Jake Doyle-Hayes (ankle), Harry McKirdy (heart) and Chris Cadden (Achilles) on the sidelines.

Motherwell are set to be without Shane Blaney (hamstring) and Oli Shaw (knock) after they went off against Livingston.

Calum Butcher could feature after a calf problem but Lennon Miller (knee), and Dan Casey (ankle) remain out.

Did you know? Motherwell have only lost one of their last five league visits to Easter Road (W2 D2), going down 1-0 in October 2022.

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Livingston v Hearts (15:00)

Livingston could give debuts to Australian striker Tete Yengi, following his transfer from Ipswich, and versatile defensive player Shaun Donnellan, who has joined from Torquay.

Hearts will be without Nathaniel Atkinson and Kye Rowles as they have flown out to join the Australia squad ahead of the Asian Cup.

Beni Baningime is set to return after being rested against Ross County but Barrie McKay is out injured along with Liam Boyce (hamstring), Jorge Grant (ankle) and Cammy Devlin (ankle).

Did you know? Livingston have only won two of their last 24 top-flight league games against Hearts (D10 L12), although both were at home - 5-0 in December 2018 and 1-0 in September 2022.

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Rangers v Kilmarnock (15:00)

Forward Fabio Silva could make his Rangers debut after joining on loan from Wolves, but centre-back Leon Balogun is suspended after being sent off against Celtic.

Abdallah Sima went off with a head knock in the derby defeat and will be assessed, while Nico Raskin, Tom Lawrence, Ryan Jack, Borna Barisic, Ben Davies, Jose Cifuentes, Kemar Roofe and Danilo have all been out with various injuries.

Kilmarnock midfielder Brad Lyons could miss out after going off injured against Dundee and Corrie Ndaba was restricted to a late appearance on Saturday because of an ankle concern.

Innes Cameron and Kyle Magennis remain out with hamstring injuries.

Did you know? Rangers have won each of their last five home league games against Kilmarnock since a 1-1 draw in March 2019.

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Ross County v Aberdeen (15:00)

County pair Connor Randall and Will Nightingale both missed the weekend draw at Hearts through injury.

And Derek Adams is expected to remain without Dylan Smith (ankle), Ross Callachan (knee) and Ben Paton (knee).

Aberdeen are likely to have a full squad to choose from.

Did you know? Aberdeen have only lost one of their last eight league trips to Dingwall (W5 D2), a 4-1 defeat in January 2021.

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St Mirren v Celtic (17:00)

St Mirren captain Mark O'Hara will be assessed after picking up a knock in Saturday's win over Aberdeen, while Conor McMenamin missed the trip to Pittodrie and will be given time to make the game.

Ryan Strain remains out after groin surgery and Keanu Baccus is away on international duty with Australia.

Celtic centre-back Stephen Welsh is unlikely to be involved after injuring his shoulder against Rangers.

The champions will again be without Cameron Carter-Vickers (hamstring), while Tomoki Iwata has missed recent games with a knock.

Did you know? St Mirren have won just three of their last 55 league meetings with Celtic (D7 L45), although two of those have been since 2021 (2-1 in January 2021, 2-0 in September 2022).

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