Jane Lewis
BBC Sport Scotland at Rugby Park

It's tenth against ninth at Rugby Park and a significant game for both sides with that in mind.

If you look at Kilmarnock’s home form - six wins, three draws and only three defeats - the wise money might be on a home victory, but then you factor in the recent change in form from Motherwell. Two wins from two against teams in really good form under Stuart Kettlewell, who’s now been appointed permanent manager.

The former Ross County boss has certainly seen a response from the Motherwell players. But their away form has been poor - they haven’t won on their travels in the league since 29 October.

Will that change under their new boss, or will Kilmarnock take confidence from the home form that's led to the vast majority of their points this season?

Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes makes five changes to the side that suffered defeat at Easter Road last Saturday.

Out go suspended forward Kyle Vassell, winger Jordan Jones and defender Chris Stokes for Ash Taylor, Scott Robinson and Christian Doidge.

Brad Lyons and Blair Alston also drop out the midfield, with Alan Power and Liam Polworth coming in.

For the third game in a row, Motherwell are unchanged - and why wouldn't they be? The past two games have brought two impressive victories against St Mirren and Heart of Midlothian.

Those performances helped Stuart Kettlewell go from caretaker to permanent manager and he will be hoping for more of the same.

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Aberdeen welcome back Ross McCrorie following suspension, but fellow defender Liam Scales is banned.

Ryan Duncan also comes into the starting team, while wide men Matty Kennedy and Jonny Hayes drop to the bench.

For Livingston, David Martindale makes just one change to the XI that went down to Rangers last time out.

Striker Bruce Anderson comes in for the suspended Stephane Omeonga, which means Joel Nouble shifts on to the wing and Stephen Kelly drops back into midfield.

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County winger Owura Edwards is suspended following his red card against St Mirren last week, with Gwion Edwards making his first start.

Connor Randall takes over from Keith Watson at the back and, up top, Eamonn Brophy replaces Simon Murray.

United goalkeeper Jack Newman makes his first start after a howler from Mark Birighitti in the 2-1 home loss to St Johnstone - and the Australian finds himself on the bench.

Skipper Ryan Edwards in back from a ban, with Loick Ayina making way in defence, while teenager Kai Fotheringham keeps his place in attack.

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St Johnstone defender Andy Considine returns from suspension and Nicky Clark has recovered from a knock to keep his place in the team - the striker's scored eight goals against St Mirren in his career so far.

Making way for Considine is James Brown, who drops to the bench.

St Mirren centre-half Declan Gallagher is out with a hamstring injury and is replaced in defence by Alex Gogic, who recovers from a knock.

Again, Stephen Robinson is forced to name five teenagers on the bench due to the Buddies' injury struggles.

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St Johnstone: Matthews, Considine, Mitchell, Gordon, Montgomery, Phillips, MacPherson, Hallberg, Wright, May, Clark.

Substitutes: Sinclair, Gallacher, Wotherspoon, Rudden, Bair, Brown, Murphy, Carey.

St Mirren: Carson, Fraser, Gogic, Dunne, Strain, Flynn, O'Hara, Kiltie, Small, Watt, Main.

Substitutes: Urminsky, Shaughnessy, Kenny, R Taylor, Campbell, F Taylor, Gilmartin, Jamieson, Offord.

Kilmarnock: Walker, Mayo, Taylor, Wright, Chambers, Armstrong, Power, Polworth, McKenzie, Robinson, Doidge.

Substitutes: Hemming, Stokes, Alebiosu, Alston, Lyons, McInroy, Murray, Jones, Wales.

Motherwell: Kelly, McGinn, Butcher, Casey, Johnston, Cornelius, Goss, Spittal, Furlong, Obika, Van Veen.

Substitutes: Oxborough, O'Donnell, Mugabi, Slattery, Crankshaw, Danzaki, Aitchison, McKinstry, Tierney.

Ross County: Laidlaw, Randall, Baldwin, Iacovitti, Harmon, Kenneh, Loturi, Edwards, Dhanda, Brophy, White.

Substitutes: Munro, Cancelo, Watson, Callachan, Sims, Murray, Smith, Stones.

Dundee United: Newman, Smith, Edwards, Mulgrew, Behich, Djoum, Sibbald, McGrath, Levitt, Fotheringham, Fletcher.

Substitutes: Birighitti, McMann, Graham, Niskanen, Middleton, Sadat, Freeman, Ayina, MacLeod.

Aberdeen: Gorter, McCrorie, Pollock, MacDonald, MacKenzie, Shinnie, Ramadani, Clarkson, Duncan, Duk, Miovski.

Substitutes: Lewis, Markanday, Myslovic, Watkins, Hayes, Coulson, Kennedy, Bavidge, Roberts.

Livingston: George, Devlin, Obileye, Fitzwater, Penrice, Sean Kelly, Pittman, Stephen Kelly, Nouble, Bradley, Anderson.

Substitutes: Hamilton, De Lucas, Longridge, Brandon, Boyes, Holt, Shinnie, Bahamboula, Stenhouse.

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