Scottish Premiership team news

St Johnstone v Hearts

St Johnstone will assess Andre Raymond after he missing the midweek defeat by St Mirren, while Bozo Mikulic is still waiting on a work permit. Uche Ikpeazu has returned to training following knee surgery while Cammy MacPherson (hip) and Sam McClelland (Achilles) remain sidelined. Lewis Neilson is inelligible to face his parent club.

Hearts midfielder Beni Baningime could return after missing the last three matches through illness but Yutaro Oda, Gerald Taylor (ACL) and Calem Nieuwenhof (hamstring) remain injured.

St Mirren v Ross County

St Mirren will hand late fitness tests to Roland Idowu, Charles Dunne and Conor McMenamin (knee) face late fitness tests, Alex Iacovitti (tendon) is out long term. Jaden Brown and Kevin van Veen are unavailable following court appearances.

Ross County will have Charlie Telfer back after serving suspension, but Will Nightingale (knee), George Harmon (ankle) and Max Sheaf (thigh) are doubtful for the trip to Paisley.

Dundee v Kilmarnock (Sun)

Dundee hope to have Trevor Carson and Scott Fraser available, while Joe Shaughnessy continues to recover from a long-term knee injury.

Kilmarnock have midfielder Liam Donnelly back after suspension, but Stuart Findlay, Liam Polworth and long-term absentee Kyle Magennis are set to remain out.

Hibernian v Dundee United (Sun)

Dwight Gayle (hamstring) and Chris Cadden (thigh) could return to the squad for Hibs, but Kieron Bowie remains sidelined by a hamstring injury.

Dundee United trio Louis Moult, Ross Docherty and Ross Graham remain doubtful, while Craig Sibbald is not expected to return from his groin injury until the New Year.