MOTHERWELL V CELTIC
Fir Park, Saturday 12.15pm
Celtic
Scott Sinclair will again be absent from the Celtic squad for the Ladbrokes Premiership clash with Motherwell at Fir Park on Saturday.
The Hoops midfielder will be out for a couple of weeks with a hamstring complaint which led to him missing the Betfred Cup final win over Aberdeen last weekend.
Left-back Kieran Tierney is out long-term with an ankle injury.
Provisional squad: Gordon, Lustig, Gamboa, Sviatchenko, Simunovic, O'Connell, Brown, Bitton, Armstrong, Forrest, Roberts, Dembele, Ciftci, Griffiths, Izaguirre, Christie, Rogic, McGregor, Mackay-Steven, De Vries.
Motherwell
Motherwell have no fresh injuries for Saturday's Ladbrokes Premiership visit of Celtic.
Joe Chalmers is still working his way back from groin surgery while midfielder Lee Lucas is still out with a knock.
Midfielder Carl McHugh continues his rehabilitation following a long spell out through concussion.
Provisional squad: Samson, Tait, McManus, Ferguson, Heneghan, Hammell, Cadden, Lasley, Clay, Ainsworth, McDonald, Moult, Bowman, Blyth, McFadden, Thomas, MacLean, Kennedy, Campbell, McMillan, Brill.
RANGERS V ABERDEEN
Ibrox, Saturday 3pm
Rangers
Defender Clint Hill is available for selection for the Ladbrokes Premiership clash with Aberdeen after missing two games with a knock.
But Josh Windass continues to struggle with a hamstring injury ahead of the Ibrox encounter.
Jordan Rossiter (calf) remains on the sidelines along with fellow midfielder Niko Kranjcar (knee).
Provisional squad: Foderingham, Tavernier, Wallace, Hill, Kiernan, Wilson, Senderos, Crooks, Halliday, Holt, Miller, McKay, Garner, Waghorn, Forrester, Dodoo, Hodson, Bates, O'Halloran, Gilks.
Aberdeen
Aberdeen have a full squad available for the Ladbrokes Premiership game against Rangers at Ibrox.
Manager Derek McInnes could make changes after their Betfred Cup final disappointment against Celtic on Sunday.
Niall McGinn could come back into the starting line-up after coming off the bench in the past two games.
Provisional squad: Lewis, Logan, Considine, Reynolds, O'Connor, Shinnie, McLean, Jack, Storie, McGinn, Maddison, Rooney, Stockley, Burns, Storey, Hayes, Pawlett, Taylor, Wright, Morris, Alexander.
ROSS COUNTY V HEARTS
Global Energy Stadium, Saturday 3pm
Ross County
Ross County will be without three players for the Ladbrokes Premiership visit of Hearts.
Midfielder Martin Woods (back) is stil missing while winger Chris Burke is still sidelined by a virus.
Defender Paul Quinn has made a staggered return to training following a hamstring problem but is not ready to play.
Provisional squad: Fox, Fraser, Cikos, McEveley, Davies, Routis, Gardyne, McShane, Curran, Boyce, Dow, Chow, T Dingwall, Franks, Van der Weg, Morrison, Schalk, McCarey.
Hearts
Jon Daly and Andy Kirk will take charge of Hearts for the Ladbrokes Premiership game against Ross County.
The coaches have stepped in on an interim basis after Robbie Neilson and Stevie Crawford were allowed to join MK Dons.
Wide midfielder Sam Nicholson remains on the sidelines after undergoing knee surgery.
Provisional squad: Hamilton, Paterson, Rherras, Rossi, Souttar, Ozturk, Kitchen, Buaben, Djoum, Walker, Cowie, Watt, Sammon, Muirhead, Johnsen, Nowak, Oshaniwa, Currie, Smith, Noring.
ST JOHNSTONE V INVERNESS CT
McDiarmid Park, Saturday 3pm
St Johnstone
St Johnstone midfielder Murray Davidson is back in the squad for the Ladbrokes Premiership visit of Inverness after recovering from an ankle fracture.
Zander Clark and Joe Shaughnessy have both returned to training after going off against Ross County and both should make the game.
Midfielder Chris Millar (hamstring) is back in training but not ready to play while Keith Watson (groin) played another game for the under-20s in midweek but is unlikely to feature. Ally Gilchrist (groin) is still working his way back.
Provisional squad: Clark, Mannus, Foster, Scobbie, Anderson, Shaughnessy, Easton, Alston, Wotherspoon, Davidson, Swanson, Craig, Paton, Coulson, Kane, Cummins, MacLean, Gordon, Comrie.
Inverness CT
Inverness face a shortage of right-backs for their Ladbrokes Premiership encounter with St Johnstone.
David Raven injured a knee in training on his return from concussion and is a doubt while Brad McKay (shin) misses out. Lewis Horner is suspended following his late red card against Dundee last weekend.
Forwards Scott Boden and Alex Fisher are out with knocks along with long-term absentees Liam Polworth (ankle) and Kevin McNaughton (Achilles).
Provisional squad: Fon Williams, Raven, Tremarco, Warren, Meekings, Draper, Tansey, Mulraney, Vigurs, Cole, Doumbouya, Doran, King, Sutherland, MacRae, Esson.
KILMARNOCK V DUNDEE
Rugby Park, Saturday 3pm
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock are still without striker Kris Boyd (thigh) for the Ladbrokes Premiership game against Dundee at Rugby Park.
Miles Addison (foot) is pushing for a return while Charlee Adams and Callum McFadzean could be involved after a two-week break allowed them to catch up on their fitness following injury.
Dapo Kayode has had a setback in his bid to return from a hamstring problem and remains out along with Dean Hawkshaw (knee) and Greg Kiltie (hamstring).
Provisional squad: MacDonald, S Smith, Hendrie, Burn, Taylor, S Boyd, Addison, Boyle, Dicker, M Smith, Jones, Bojaj, Coulibaly, Frizzell, McKenzie, Cobain, Morrison, Webb, Tyson, Wilson, Mackay.
Dundee
Dundee midfielder Nicky Low returns from an ankle injury for the Ladbrokes Premiership encounter at Kilmarnock.
But defender Kevin Gomis could miss out after flying back to France when his wife went into labour.
Mark O'Hara is still short of fitness following hernia surgery while James McPake is working his way back gradually from a knee injury. Yordi Teijsse (knock) and Nick Ross (ankle) are doubts.
Provisional squad: Bain, Hateley, Kerr, Holt, Gomis, O'Dea, Etxabeguren, Gadzhalov, McGowan, Vincent, Low, Williams, El Bakhtaoui, Loy, Duffy, Ross, Haber, Wighton, Smyth, Teijsse, Mitchell.
HAMILTON V PARTICK THISTLE
New Douglas Park, Saturday 3pm
Hamilton
Gramoz Kurtaj has dropped out of the Hamilton squad ahead of the visit of Partick Thistle.
The midfielder suffered an ankle injury against Ross County and will be sidelined for a couple of weeks.
On-loan Norwich goalkeeper Remi Matthews (shoulder) and long-term absentees Jesus Garcia Tena and Craig Watson (both knee) are still missing.
Provisional squad: Woods, Gillespie, Sowah, Lyon, Seaborne, Devlin, Sarris, Donati, MacKinnon, Longridge, Crawford, Docherty, D'Acol, Brophy, Hughes, Tierney, Redmond, Roy, Bingham, McMann, Thomson.
Partick Thistle
Partick have an unchanged squad for the Ladbrokes Premiership clash at Hamilton.
Tomas Cerny is challenging Thorsten Stuckmann for the goalkeeper's jersey after two games on the bench following a foot injury.
Ryan Scully (shoulder), Mustapha Dumbuya (Achilles) and Stuart Bannigan (knee) are still out while Gary Fraser is still working his way back from a knee problem.
Provisional squad: Stuckmann, Elliott, Booth, Lindsay, Devine, Barton, Osman, Welsh, Erskine, Amoo, Doolan, Azeez, Lawless, Wilson, Gordon, Edwards, McDaid, Syme, Penrice, Cerny.
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