Motherwell have been keeping possession well in the opening stages but the first real effort of the game comes from the home side. Lyndon Dykes wriggles past Liam Donnelly and drills a shot low towards Mark Gillespie's near post and the keeper bundles it wide.

Aberdeen are first to threaten at Ibrox.

Niall McGinn whips over a dangerous delivery from the right wing and Sam Cosgrove is at full stretch but can't connect six yards out.

Eamonn Brophy takes a shot from the edge of the box which is fumbled by Nathan Baxter. Luckily for the County 'keeper, a defender comes to the rescue before the ball can spin into the net.

In the aftermath, Rory McKenzie looked to have been shoved in the back but referee Willie Collum didn't seem to see the incident.

Daryl Horgan comes darting down the left wing and cuts inside before dinking a cross in to the St Mirren six-yard box, where Christian Doidge is waiting without a marker in sight. The Hibs striker gets a head to it, only to watch it go wide by a quite embarrassing margin. Good thing there was an offside flag fluttering...

Hearts look so much more confident than they have for much of the season and they start on the front foot in Perth.

Steven Naismith lofts a clever ball in behind for Ryotaro Meshino, who cuts in from the left and blasts over the crossbar.

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BBC Scotland at McDiarmid Park

After their January transfer window dealings the managers of St Johnstone and Hearts will be hoping the fruits of their labour will soon be seen.

Saints boss Tommy Wright will be happy going in to this afternoon’s McDiarmid Park meeting of the sides having replenished a squad he recently admitted was "thin".

St Johnstone have been in pretty decent form of late and a win would see them open a none-point gap over Hearts, who currently prop the table up.

Despite their current predicament, there have been strong signs in recent weeks that Daniel Stendel is starting to get the capital club moving in the right direction again.

An impressive win over Rangers last time out is clear evidence of that and they will be confident about their chances today.

And away we go.

St Mirren made a late addition to their squad this morning with the arrival of striker Seifedin Chabbi on loan from Turkish Super Lig side Gaziantep FK.

Manager Jim Goodwin hasn't included the 26-year-old forward in today's squad, but believes he now has a real attacking asset in his squad.

"He's been over in the Turkish top league." said Goodwin. "As we know things can change quickly and when a new manager comes in half the squad are told to move on. Chabbi was one of those.

"The good thing for us is that we had a link to him because his representative looks after Ilkay Durmus. He scored 22 goals in 35 games in Austria so his stats are good, he's a proven goalscorer."

Speaking to BBC Sportsound, Kilmarnock manager Alex Dyer explained the importance of today's game and the significance of Kirk Broadfoot's arrival.

"It’s a big game for both teams, it’s black and white – we need to win the game, it’s as simple as that," he said.

"I’m concerned because we haven’t won for ages. The position we’ve been stuck in seventh on 23 points for a long while.

"Since I got the job, I wanted him [Kirk Broadfoot] back - someone in the building with a bit of character and strength who knows what we are about.

"He wanted to come back here, the club wasn’t going to pay a fee for him so he paid up his contract at St Mirren.

"We’ve missed his presence, his talk around the place and his ability to galvanise others."

Hibernian manager Jack Ross has opted to keep all three of his new signings on the bench today, but was quick to reassure fans that they are physically prepared to come on and contribute.

Speaking to BBC Scotland, he said: "Paul [McGinn] trained with us yesterday but Marc [McNulty] and Greg [Docherty] only joined us late last night. In terms of where they're at physically they're okay. So it's nice to have them in the squad."

In terms of his overall thoughts on how Hibs did in the January transfer window, Ross remains confident that his side have come out of it stronger. Even if they have lost key defenders to injury.

"We ended up light in numbers because of the unfortunate injuries to Ryan [Porteous] and Jason [Naismith]," said Ross.

"But in terms of the quality we've brought in, I don't think anyone could argue that McNulty, Docherty and McGinn aren't good players. So we feel, as a squad, that although we're quite tight on numbers the quality within it is good."

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Motherwell are of course without James Scott today, after the 19-year-old's £1.5m move to Hull City yesterday. It's the third highest fee the club have received in their history and speaking to BBC Sportsound manager Stephen Robinson paid testament to his chief executive for his efforts in securing the lucrative deal.

"We got a really good deal for James. We didn't take first offers, we worked all night on it. Alan Burrows did a terrific to get the fee that he did and I feel Hull have got a very good footballer with bags of potential.

"Of course it's hard as manager, but it's what we do as a club."

On the challenge facing his side today, Robinson added: "Livi are a hard side to play against, they get the ball into the box early they pick up second balls.

"It's up to us to compete with them today and make sure we put on a performance like we did at Aberdeen. It might not be pretty but good teams find a way to win."

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Hearts manager Daniel Stendel is content with his January business, despite falling short with a couple of potential deals. His side, bottom of the Premiership, aim to build on last weekend's rousing triumph over Rangers with another victory in Perth.

"We tried to improve our squad and did it well," he tells BBC Scotland. "The club supported our ideas and we did a good job.

"We have switched the mindset of our players in the squad. For the situation and the short time we have, we needed some different players, and I’m glad we did that.

"How we played out of possession against Rangers was very good. Rangers did not have many good chances to score. In possession we can play better, but it was an important win for us and a good lift. We need this feeling again today."

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All three of Hibs' deadline day signings are included as substitutes today; Marc McNulty, Greg Docherty and Paul McGinn.

Captain David Gray returns at right-back and fellow old-stager Darren McGregor is also back in the starting line-up, with Tom James dropping to the bench and Adam Jackson absent. In midfield, Stephane Omeonga takes over from Steven Whittaker following the midweek Scottish Cup replay win over Dundee United.

St Mirren have announced no changes from the side that claimed a 0-0 draw with Aberdeen on Sunday. New signing Alex Jakubiak is on the bench but Seifedin Chabbi is not.

Livingston manager Gary Holt makes one change to his side that beat Hamilton Accies 4-2 at the FOYS Stadium last weekend, as Scott Robinson comes in for Aymen Souda. Deadline day loan recall Dolly Menga doesn't feature in today's squad.

As for Motherwell, Stephen Robinson makes three changes to the side that played out a 0-0 stalemate at home to Hibs last Saturday. Chris Long and Jermaine Hylton make their returns from injury replacing Ross MacIver and James Scott who departed for Hull City yesterday. The third and final change sees Richard Tait come in for Liam Grimshaw at right-back.

Similar to Livingston, there is no place in the squad for Motherwell's deadline day signing Rolando Aarons.

On the back of his fifth straight defeat as Kilmarnock manager against St Johnstone last weekend, Alex Dyer has made three changes.

Goalkeeper Laurentiu Branescu comes in for Jan Koprivec and Rory McKenzie and Eamonn Brophy come in for Greg Kiltie and Harry Bunn.

As for the visitors, co-managers Stuart Kettlewell and Steve Ferguson also make three changes to the side beaten at Ibrox on Wednesday.

Oli Shaw makes his first start since moving from Hibs, taking over from Billy McKay. Ricky Foster and Lee Erwin are in for Sean Kelly and Blair Spittal.

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Alfredo Morelos is back to lead the line for Rangers in his first start of the year, while deadline-day loan signings Florian Kamberi and Ianis Hagi are on the bench.

Joe Aribo starts in midfield, with Sheyi Ojo making way from the midweek win over Ross County. Striker Jermain Defoe, injured in that Ibrox victory and facing a five-week lay-off, drops out.

Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes sticks with the same side who fought out a turgid goalless draw with St Mirren last weekend. New loan signing, Venezuela right-back Ronaldo Hernandez, could make his debut as a substitute.

The Dons were booed off in Paisley, can they cheer the travelling Red Army today?

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