Scottish Premiership team news
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Team news for the weekend's Scottish Premiership matches.
Kick-off Saturday 15:00 BST unless stated
Aberdeen v Motherwell
Aberdeen hope to have midfielder Leighton Clarkson available again and winger Luis 'Duk' Lopes is back in training following his early season absence. Dante Polvara remains out.
Defender Shane Blaney is nearing a return for Motherwell, while Ross Callachan, Johnny Koutroumbis, Sam Nicholson, Harry Paton, Callum Slattery and Apostolos Stamatelopoulos are still missing.
Celtic v Hearts
Celtic have a full squad available.
Beni Baningime is expected to be in Hearts' squad for the first time this season after recovering from a knee injury but fellow midfielder Calem Nieuwenhof remains on the sidelines.
Hibernian v St Johnstone
Hibernian forward Kieron Bowie is out four months with a hamstring injury but new forward Dwight Gayle could feature, as could fellow attackers Elie Youan and Junior Hoilett. Full-back Lewis Miller is expected to be fit but Jake Doyle-Hayes is still unavailable.
St Johnstone pair Adama Sidibeh and Jack Sanders are suspended. Fran Franczak could miss out with an ankle injury while Uche Ikpeazu and Sam McClelland are still absent.
Ross County v Dundee
Ross County's Will Nightingale is doubtful while fellow defender Ricki Lamie is still out. However, midfielder Max Sheaf is nearing a return.
Dundee pair Charlie Reilly and Clark Robertson are back in full training but neither are expected to feature while Joe Shaughnessy is still out.
St Mirren v Kilmarnock
Forward Kevin van Veen could make his St Mirren debut but is not ready to start. Alex Iacovitti will be out until around Christmas with a tendon injury while Richard Taylor is struggling with a hernia problem. Greg Kiltie is training again while Conor McMenamin is making progress.
Kilmarnock goalkeeper Robby McCrorie is fit again. Brad Lyons serves the second of a two-game ban and Liam Donnelly remains out. Kyle Magennis is recovering from a hamstring injury.
Dundee United v Rangers (Sun, 12:00)
Dundee United have everyone available except Ryan Strain, who has a hamstring issue.
Rangers striker Danilo is out for four weeks with a medial ligament injury. Midfielder Nedim Bajrami could make his debut and winger Oscar Cortes has returned to training but Rabbi Matondo and Ridvan Yilmaz remain out.