Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers admits he will approach Jota's return to full fitness with caution as the attacker starts this afternoon.

"He has not played a great deal of football," he said of the Portuguese winger.

"But you see his quality and class, we have to be careful with him. He is getting better each day in training and he's getting game time. And he starts today, which is great."

On keeping up intensity following midweek match, Rodgers added:"We have played big games, Champions League games, and came out with the very next game with the same intent and same mentality to win the game. It'll be exactly the same again."

And, on conceding in just one league game at Celtic Park this season, Rodgers commented: "It is mentality. The importance of every game here is not lost on the players. My job is to make sure everyone is aware of that. It tells you everything about the mentality of the team."

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• Alloa Athletic v Kelty Hearts
• Cove Rangers v Annan Athletic
• Dumbarton v Montrose
• Queen of the South v Arbroath

• East Fife v Bonnyrigg Rose
• Edinburgh City v Spartans
• Peterhead v Clyde
• Stirling Albion v Forfar Athletic
• Stranraer v Elgin City

The top two in the Scottish Championship meet as Falkirk host Ayr United.

With 13 games left, the Bairns are two points in front.

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• Falkirk v Ayr United
• Greenock Morton v Airdrieonians
• Livingston v Dunfermline Athletic
• Queen's Park v Hamilton Academical
• Raith Rovers v Partick Thistle

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BBC Scotland at Fir Park

Motherwell have been without a manager for a little over a fortnight since Stuart Kettlewell stepped down. Interim boss Stevie Frail says it was always the intention he'd be in charge this afternoon.

The media seats are just behind the directors' box at Fir Park and I'll be keeping my eyes peeled to see if we've any unusual or noteworthy spectators that could give us a clue as to who the next Motherwell manager might be.

I've not noticed anyone with a fake moustache or the like...yet.

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Tony Docherty changes one from the Dundee side that thumped Airdrieonians last weekend in the Scottish Cup. Midfielder Mo Sylla starts, with Oluwaseun Adewumi dropping to the bench.

Defender Joe Shaughnessy could make his first league appearance of the season after featuring as a late substitute against Airdrie.

Aberdeen are unchanged after they comfortably beat Dunfermline Athletic in the cup last Sunday.

The eye-catching news comes from the bench, where goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov is named alongside Palestine international striker Oday Dabbagh, who could make his debut.

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Derek McInnes changes two from the 1-0 win over Dundee United - and may also have changed the shape.

Robbie Deas returns, hinting at a four-man defence, while Liam Polworth comes into the midfield. Danny Armstrong drops to the bench, as does David Watson.

Barry Douglas returns to the St Johnstone defence, with winger Taylor Steven dropping out of the side after his start against Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Cup last week.

That suggests Sven Sprangler could move into the midfield, alongside new signings Elliot Watt and Jonathan Svedberg.

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Motherwell interim manager Stevie Frail makes four changes to the side that lost 3-1 to Celtic in the previous round of top-flight fixtures.

Shane Blaney and Marvin Kaleta both drop out of the squad while Sam Nicholson and Tawanda Maswanhise both start on the bench.

Kofi Balmer Callum Slattery and Tony Watt are all given the nod to start, as is Lennon Miller who makes his return from injury.

Ross County boss Don Cowie makes just two changes from the side that suffered a 4-0 loss against Rangers last time out.

Ronan Hale and George Harmon come in for Josh Nisbet and George Robesten, who are both on the bench.

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Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers rings the changes following his side's midweek Champions League first-leg defeat by Bayern Munich, with loanee Jeffrey Schlupp making his first start for the club - switching in for Greg Taylor at left-back.

Jota and Yang Hyun-jun replace attackers Daizen Maeda and Nicolas Kuhn, while midfielder Luke McCowan and full-back Anthony Ralston come in for Arne Engels and Alistair Johnston.

Jim Goodwin opts to make four alterations to his Dundee United side, with captain Ross Docherty restored to the starting XI.

Ross Graham, Glenn Middleton and Kai Fotheringham also come back into the line-up. Kevin Holt and Will Ferry drop out entirely as Ryan Strain and Ruari Paton make the bench.

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Motherwell: Balcombe, O'Donnell, Gordon, Balmber Thompson, Sparrow, Halliday, Slattery, Miller, Watt, Armstrong.

Substitutes: Ward, Zdravkovski, Paton, Casey, Nicholson, Wilson, Andrews, Maswanhise, Plange.

Ross County: Amissah, Wright, Randall, Hale, Chilvers, Philipps, Tomkinson, Harmon, Campbell, Lopata, Kenneh.

Substitutes: Laidlaw, Allardice, Grieves, Ashworth, Nisbet, White, Smith, MacLeod, Robesten.

Kilmarnock: O'Hara, Mayo, Wright, Deas, Ndaba, Lyons, Polworth, Magennis, Murray, Wales, Watkins.

Substitutes: McCrorie, Wilson-Brown, Kennedy, Armstrong, Watson, Cameron, Anderson, Ramsay, Donnelly.

St Johnstone: Fisher, Curtis, Mikulic, Balodis, Douglas, Wright, Svedberg, Watt, Sprangler, Griffith, Kirk.

Substitutes: Sinclair, Mitchell, Holt, Clark, Carey, Sidibeh, Steven, Duke-McKenna, Franczak.

Dundee: McCracken, C Robertson, Portales, Donnelly, McGhee, Mulligan, Sylla, Cameron, Larkeche, Tiffoney, Murray.

Substitutes: Carson, Ingram, Astley, Shaughnessy, Adewumi, Samuels, Garza, F Robertson, Palmer-Houlden.

Aberdeen: Doohan, Jensen, Tobers, Knoester, MacKenzie, Heltne Nilsen, Palavera, Okkels, Keskinen, Nisbet, Gueye.

Substitutes: Mitov, Devlin, Shinnie, Clarkson, Dabbagh, Morris, Dorrington, Boyd, Ambrose.

Celtic: Schmeichel, Ralston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Schlupp, McGregor, McCowan, Hatate, Yang, Idah, Jota.

Substitutes: Sinisalo, Johnston, Taylor, Scales, Kuhn, Kenny, Engels, Maeda, Murray.

Dundee United: Walton, Adegboyega, Graham, Gallagher, Stephenson, Fotheringham, Sevelj, Campbell, Docherty, Middleton, Dalby.

Substitutes: Richards, Strain, Trapanovski, Moult, Babunski, Van der Sande, Paton, Cleall-Harding.

• Celtic v Dundee United
• Dundee v Aberdeen
• Kilmarnock v St Johnstone
• Motherwell v Ross County

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After a dramatic weekend of Scottish Cup ties and Celtic's midweek joust with Bayern Munich, it's back to the nitty gritty of the SPFL today, with four Premiership games topping the bill.

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