Rangers head coach Russell Martin stays loyal to the players who started the goalless draw with Celtic last time out.

It means on-loan Marseille centre-half Derek Cornelius and big-money striker signing from Everton, Youssef Chermiti, are on the bench.

As expected, Belgium midfielder Nicolas Raskin is absent from the squad.

After some unconvincing displays for Hearts, Zander Clark finds himself on the bench, with former Union Berlin 33-year-old Alexander Schwolow immediately handed a start in goal.

Stephen Kingsley comes into the defence in place of the injured Frankie Kent, while winger Alexandros Kyziridis replaces Blair Spittal.

Record signing Eduardo Ageu misses out through injury after making his debut in their 2-1 win away to Livingston last time out.

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Partick Thistle came from behind to beat Airdrieonians 2-1 at Firhill last night.

That moves the Jags on to 10 points, along with St Johnstone, Raith Rovers and Arbroath.

Saints and Rovers go head to head in Kirkcaldy this afternoon.

Ross County, who were among the favourites for the title, are still waiting for a first league victory.

• Arbroath v Dunfermline Athletic
• Ayr United v Ross County
• Queen's Park v Greenock Morton
• Raith Rovers v St Johnstone

Dundee: McCracken, Astley, C Robertson, Graham, Wright, F Robertson, Hamilton, Yogane, Dhanda, Murray, Westley.

Substitutes: Carson, Ingram, Koumetio, Acquah, Hay, Samuels, Congreve, Galabov, Jones.

Motherwell: Ward, Koutroumbis, Gordon, Welsh, Longelo, Watt, Fadinger, Said, Charles-Cook, Maswanhise, Stamatelopoulos.

Substitutes: Oxborough, O'Donnell, Balmer, Halliday, Just, Osong, Priestman, Ross, McColm.

Falkirk: Bain, Adams, Neilson, Henderson, McCann, Cartwright, Spencer, Miller, Tait, Arfield, MacIver.

Substitutes: Hogarth, Graham, Agyeman, Oliver, Allan, Willams, Lissah, Hart, Samuel-Ogunsuyi.

St Mirren: George, Fraser, Gogic, Freckleton, Richardson, John, Baccus, O'Hara, Phillips, Ayunga, Mandron.

Substitutes: Mullen, Sobowale, King, Tanser, McMenamin, Idowu, Dijksteel, Nlundulu, Mooney.

Aberdeen: Mitov, Jensen, Knoester, Dorrington, Gyamfi, Shinnie, Nilsen, Karlsson, Aouchiche, Keskinen, Nisbet.

Substitutes: Suman, Polvara, Clarkson, Bilalovic, Armstrong, Palaversa, Molloy, Milne, Lazetic.

Livingston: Prior, Finlayson, McGowan, Wilson, Montgomery, Pittman, Sylla, Tait, Smith, Muirhead, Yengi.

Substitutes: Hamilton, Susoho, Carey, McLennan, Winter, May, Robinson, Shinnie, Kabongolo.

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Djiga, Souttar, Meghoma, Barron, Diomande, Aasgaard, Gassama, Moore, Miovski.

Substitutes: Kelly, Aarons, Rothwell, Chermiti, Cornelius, Bajrami, Antman, Curtis, Danilo.

Heart of Midlothian: Schwolow, Kingsley, Halkett, Findlay, Milne, Devlin, Baningime, McEntee, Kyziridis, Shankland, Braga.

Substitutes: Clark, McCart, Kabangu, Kabore, Steinwender, Spittal, Forrest, Magnusson, Kerjota.

The Premiership returns after a positive start to Scotland's World Cup qualifying campaign.

Rangers v Hearts is always an eye-catching fixture and this one carries some extra weight since the Ibrox side are still waiting for a first league win and the unbeaten visitors are six points in front.

Aberdeen host Livingston looking to get off the mark after three successive defeats.

St Mirren and Dundee are the other teams seeking a first win, with those two up against Falkirk and Motherwell respectively.

Later on, Hibs and Dundee United serve up a teatime special at Easter Road.

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