It's a rather unorthodox looking line-up named by Hibernian head coach Neil Lennon, with six defenders selected, as he looks to end a winless run of five matches.

Lennon says his "hands are tied a little" with David Gray, Marvin Bartley and Vykintas Slivka pulling out injured late in the week.

"We're still strong, you need a big, physical team on a pitch like this, and we've still got forward-thinking players," he told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound.

"We're going with three at the back to start with, three in midfield, two strikers and wing backs.

"We need to get back into the winning habit. We've not had a great run. I don't think you can play free-flowing football on this pitch and we've got to adapt to the conditions."

The past three meetings of Kilmarnock and Hibernian in 2018 have generated 17 goals.

There were five when Steve Clarke took his side to Easter Road in September, Killie coming from two down to level but ultimately losing.

The last time Neil Lennon’s Hibs visited Rugby Park last season, it was a similar story with his side surrendering a two-goal lead but on that occasion Kilmarnock claimed a point.

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Young Jack Hamilton is the man Livi are looking to to end their four-game goal drought. He comes into the starting line up in place of Scott Robinson, who’s on the bench because he’s been struggling with a hamstring injury. Nicky Cadden and Steven Lawless also start for Livi, instead of steve Lawson and Bobby Burns.

Motherwell don’t have scoring problems, as Aberdeen found out last week. Their only change is in defence where Barry Maguire replaces the suspended Peter Hartley.

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Asked if recent boardroom changes at Rugby Park have affected the dressing room in any way, Kilmarnock manager Steve Clarke says: "No.

"We get on with our job - the boardroom's the boardroom, and from there down is my domain.

"We trained well and it's been a good week - we look forward to the game."

Fresh from winning their League Two manager and player of the month awards, Clyde's Danny Lennon and defender Dylan Cogill will hope to lead their side to a first home win in three games as they entertain Berwick Rangers.

The Bully Wee's unbeaten November still leaves them in third, five points adrift of Edinburgh City, who host Queen's Park.

Peterhead, two points behind the capital side, are also at home - against fourth-top Annan Athletic.

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Colin McMenamin couldn't get it much tougher as he takes charge of Stenhousemuir for the first time.

The side sitting bottom of League One are away to Arbroath, who lead Raith Rovers by 10 points at the top and are looking to get back to winning ways after their Scottish Cup defeat by Stranraer.

At least 37-year-old will not have to face up to Dick Campbell in the dugout as the veteran Red Lichties boss is in the midst of an eight-game touchline ban.

Meanwhile, Rovers entertain Airdrieonians.

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While Livingston are short of attack options, Motherwell are missing three defensive players. Captain Peter Hartley and Carl McHugh are suspended while Charles Dunne is injured.

That means 20-year-old Barry Maguire is given a start by manager Stephen Robinson.

"Barry has been pushing all season and I’m confident he can step up to the plat," Robinson told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound.

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"Livingston are a really difficult team. They play to their strengths. People make bones about it but I don’t- fair play to them.

"They know what thy’re very good at and they do it very well. We have to match them physically and for second balls. And they probably don’t get the credit they deserve for actually playing football as well."

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Former Raith Rovers, Millwall and Cowdenbeath boss Jimmy Nicholl makes his long-awaited debut on the St Mirren bench today.

The 61-year-old Northern Ireland assistant's appointment as first-team coach under compatriot Oran Kearney in Paisley was delayed because of a hip operation.

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Livingston are without four strikers today as Dolly Menga completes his two-match ban and Lee Miller, Rafa De Vita and Ryan Hardie are all injured.

That means 18-year-old Jack Hamilton starts up front. Livi have not scored in their last four matches and manager Gary Holt says this is Hamilton's "chance to impress".

"He’s a young boy learning his trade, he did well in the first game when I came in and he scores goals," Holt told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound.

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"We’re hoping he takes that enthusiasm. He’s not afraid to miss, which is a good trait to have. Yes, you’d like him scoring all the chances, but missing doesn’t seem to affect him.

"We have to be patient with him, we understand things are not going to go right, defensively he might be out of position, but in the box, he’ll be in be in there getting on the end of things."

After last night's 5-0 thumping of Dundee United by Championship leaders Ayr United, Ross County will be looking to consolidate their position in second - and move back to within two points of Ian McCall's side - when they visit Alloa Athletic.

Struggling Dunfermline Athletic can't afford another blow to their promotion hopes as they host a Greenock Morton side hoping to move into the top four.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle start the day two points above the Ton as they host bottom side Falkirk.

The Bairns are two points behind Partick Thistle, who visit sixth-place Queen of the South.

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bringthemonjpn: St Mirren have the best part of the McGinn family on the park...

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St Mirren:Rogers, P.McGinn, Baird, Jones, Erhahon, Hodson, S.McGinn, Magennis, McShane, Hammill, Jackson.

Substitutes: Lyness, Ferdinand, MacPherson, Edwards, Smith, Mullen, Cooke.

Hamilton Academical:Mucha, McGowan, McMann, Gordon, Kilgallon, Imrie, Keatings, Miller, MacKinnon, Martin, Brustad.

Substitutes: Woods, Tshiembe, Bingham, Taiwo, Bloomfield, Boyd, Sowah.

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• Livingston are winless in eight top-flight matches against the Steelmen
• Motherwell are unbeaten in their past four trips to Livi
• Livi have failed to score in four consecutive top-flight games for the first time since October 2005
• Motherwell's 7-1 drubbing by Rangers was the first time they'd conceded seven since February 2017

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Kilmarnock: Bachmann, O'Donnell, Broadfoot, S Boyd, Taylor, McKenzie, Dicker, Power, Jones, Stewart, Brophy.

Substitites: MacDonald, Byrne, K Boyd, Ndjoli, Millen, Tshibola, Burke.

Hibernian: Bogdan, McGregor, Porteous, Ambrose, Hanlon, Nelom, Whittaker, Milligan, Boyle, Mallan, Kamberi.

Substitutes: Marciano, Horgan, Stevenson, Maclaren, Mavrias, Shaw, Mackie.

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Hamilton give a debut to recently-signed Slovak goalkeeper Jan Mucha - the 35-year-old who was on the bench for last week's defeat by Celtic but hasn't played since being relegated from the Polish top-flight with Nieciecza in May.

Darian MacKinnon returns to midfield and James Keatings starts up front, with goalkeeper Gary Woods dropping to the bench along with Delphin Tshiembe and Tom Taiwo.

St Mirren manager Oran Kearney has a more straightforward job after last week’s first win for him. He simply orders: "same again".

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Livingston: Kelly, Gallagher, Halkett, Lithgow, Lamie, Lawless, Byrne, Jacobs, Pittman, Cadden, Hamilton.

Substitutes: Stewart, Kaja, McMillan, Burns, Sibbald, Robinson & Lawson.

Motherwell: Gillespie, Tait, Aldred, Mbulu, Maguire, Grimshaw, Bigirimana, Campbell, Turnbull, Main, Johnson.

Substitutes: Ferguson, Frear, Bowman, Rose, Sammon, Donnelly, Rodriguez Gorrin.

Four changes for Kilmarnock with Scott Boyd, Rory McKenzie, Jordan Jones and Eamonn Brophy earning starts, Chris Burke, Mikael Ndjoli and Kris Boyd dropping to the bench and Stuart Findlay missing out.

Three changes for Hibernian. Darren McGregor and Steven Whittaker return to the starting line-up while Miquel Nelom earns a first start. Lewis Stevenson, Daryl Horgan and Jamie Maclaren drop to the bench.

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