HAMILTON ACCIES V RANGERS
New Douglas Park, Friday 7.45pm
Hamilton Accies
Hamilton boss Martin Canning has a couple of doubts for the Ladbrokes Premiership clash with Rangers at the SuperSeal Stadium on Friday night.
Skipper Michael Devlin is recovering from a thigh injury which has kept him out of the last two matches while fellow defender Danny Seaborne is battling back from with a foot injury which saw him miss the Celtic defeat on Tuesday night, and both trained only in part on Thursday.
Midfielder Gramoz Kurtaj remains out with ankle injury, on-loan Norwich goalkeeper Remi Matthews (shoulder) and long-term absentees Jesus Garcia Tena and Craig Watson (both knee) are also still missing.
Provisional squad: Woods, Gillespie, Sowah, Lyon, Devlin, Seaborne, Sarris, Donati, MacKinnon, Longridge, Crawford, Docherty, D'Acol, Brophy, Hughes, Tierney, Redmond, Roy, Bingham, McMann, Thomson.
Rangers
Rangers defender Clint Hill is available again after suspension as the Light Blues prepare for Friday night's Ladbrokes Premiership game at Hamilton.
But midfielders Josh Windass (hamstring) and Jordan Rossiter (calf) are still not ready for action.
Playmaker Niko Kranjcar (knee) is out for the rest of the season.
Provisional squad: Foderingham, Tavernier, Wallace, Kiernan, Hill, Wilson, Senderos, Crooks, Halliday, Holt, Miller, McKay, Garner, Waghorn, Forrester, Dodoo, Hodson, Bates, O'Halloran, Gilks.
CELTIC V DUNDEE
Celtic Park, Saturday 3pm
Celtic
Celtic skipper Scott Brown is suspended for the Ladbrokes Premiership clash with Dundee at Parkhead on Saturday.
The Hoops midfielder has gone through the disciplinary points threshold but manager Brendan Rodgers will be boosted by the return to the squad of winger Scott Sinclair who has recovered from a hamstring problem.
Winger James Forrest is still out with a hamstring complaint while left-back Kieran Tierney (ankle) also remains sidelined.
Provisional squad: Gordon, Lustig, Gamboa, Izaguirre, Toure, Sviatchenko, Simunovic, O'Connell, Sinclair, Bitton, Armstrong, Rogic, Roberts, Dembele, Ciftci, Griffiths, Christie, McGregor, Mackay-Steven, De Vries.
Dundee
Dundee midfielder Mark O'Hara is back in the squad following hernia surgery for the trip to face the Ladbrokes Premiership leaders at Celtic Park.
Julen Etxabeguren returns from a back injury and Nicky Low is pushing for involvement after an ankle problem but Paul McGowan is suspended.
Yordi Teijsse and Faissal El Bakhtaoui have both been struggling with illness this week while James McPake is still not ready to feature following his long-term knee injury.
Provisional squad: Bain, Kerr, Holt, Gomis, O'Dea, Etxabeguren, Gadzhalov, Hateley, Vincent, Low, Williams, El Bakhtaoui, Loy, Duffy, Ross, Haber, Wighton, O'Hara, Smyth, Teijsse, Mitchell.
ROSS COUNTY V ABERDEEN
Victoria Park, Saturday 3pm
Ross County
Jay McEveley and Chris Burke are missing for Ross County's Ladbrokes Premiership game against Aberdeen.
Defender McEveley is suspended and winger Burke remains out with illness.
Paul Quinn could feature against his former club after overcoming a hamstring problem and Martin Woods is expected to return from a back injury.
Provisional squad: Fox, Fraser, Cikos, Quinn, Davies, Routis, Gardyne, McShane, Woods, Curran, Boyce, Dow, Chow, T Dingwall, Franks, Van der Weg, Morrison, Schalk, McCarey.
Aberdeen
Aberdeen have a full squad for the Ladbrokes Premiership clash with Ross County.
The Dons had an extra rest in midweek after their home encounter with Motherwell was abandoned due to floodlight failure.
Shay Logan could come back in after starting last weekend's game with St Johnstone on the bench.
Provisional squad: Lewis, Logan, Considine, Reynolds, O'Connor, Taylor, Shinnie, Jack, McLean, Storie, McGinn, Maddison, Rooney, Stockley, Burns, Storey, Hayes, Pawlett, Morris, Alexander.
HEARTS V PARTICK THISTLE
Tynecastle, Saturday 3pm
Hearts
New Hearts head coach Ian Cathro has a near fully fit squad as he prepares for his first match in the Tynecastle dugout.
The 30-year-old will take charge of the Jambos for the first time at home when they host Partick Thistle in Saturday's Ladbrokes Premiership fixture.
Only Sam Nicholson is unavailable to him, with the midfielder still recovering from knee surgery.
Provisional squad: Hamilton, Paterson, Rherras, Rossi, Souttar, Ozturk, Kitchen, Buaben, Djoum, Walker, Cowie, Watt, Sammon, Muirhead, Johnsen, Nowak, Oshaniwa, Currie, Smith, Noring.
Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle have seen a couple of knocks clear up in time for the Ladbrokes Premiership contest with Hearts.
Mustapha Dumbuya is making good progress following his Achilles injury and could be back in full training next week.
Ryan Scully (shoulder), Stuart Bannigan and Gary Fraser (both knee) are all still out.
Provisional squad: Stuckmann, Elliott, Booth, Lindsay, Devine, Barton, Osman, Welsh, Erskine, Amoo, Doolan, Azeez, Lawless, Wilson, Gordon, Edwards, McDaid, Syme, Penrice, Cerny.
ST JOHNSTONE V MOTHERWELL
McDiarmid Park, Saturday 3pm
St Johnstone
St Johnstone winger Danny Swanson will only be risked against Motherwell on Saturday if he can prove he is back at full fitness.
The 29-year-old missed last week's draw with Aberdeen at Pittodrie because of a hip injury and boss Tommy Wright does not want to take a gamble on his 12-goal top scorer.
Otherwise, Saints' only confirmed absentees for the Ladbrokes Premiership clash with the Fir Park men are Paul Paton (ankle) and Ally Gilchrist (groin)
Provisional squad: Clark, Mannus, Foster, Scobbie, Anderson, Shaughnessy, Easton, Alston, Watson, Wotherspoon, Davidson, Swanson, Craig, Millar, Coulson, Kane, Cummins, MacLean, Gordon, Comrie.
Motherwell
Motherwell hope Stephen McManus, Scott McDonald and Chris Cadden all overcome fitness concerns ahead of the Ladbrokes Premiership encounter with St Johnstone.
Left-backs Steven Hammell (hamstring) and Joe Chalmers (groin) remain out but Jack McMillan is available again, meaning David Ferguson could cover at centre-back if needed with Kieran Kennedy still not fit.
Carl McHugh (concussion) is still working his way back while Jacob Blyth's fitness problems continue and Ross MacLean is out with a broken toe. James McFadden will focus on his coaching duties with manager Mark McGhee serving a touchline ban.
Provisional squad: Samson, Tait, McManus, Ferguson, Heneghan, McMillan, Cadden, Lasley, Clay, Ainsworth, McDonald, Moult, Bowman, Thomas, Campbell, Lucas, Hastie, Maguire, Brill.
KILMARNOCK V INVERNESS CT
Rugby Park, Saturday 3pm
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock boss Lee Clark admits he is running short on centre-backs ahead of Saturday's visit of Inverness after confirming Miles Addison has undergone surgery.
The defender has struggled with a foot injury and will now be ruled out of action until late January as he recovers. But with Jonathan Burn (thigh) also missing, it leaves Clark with only Scott Boyd and Will Boyle as recognised central stoppers.
Also unavailable for the Ladbrokes Premiership clash this weekend are Kris Boyd (thigh), Dapo Kayode and Greg Kiltie (both hamstring).
Provisional squad: MacDonald, S Smith, Hendrie, Taylor, S Boyd, Adams, McFadzean, Boyle, Dicker, M Smith, Jones, Bojaj, Coulibaly, Frizzell, Hawkshaw, McKenzie, Cobain, Morrison, Webb, Tyson, Wilson, Mackay.
Inverness CT
Owain Fon Williams is set to play through a back problem at Kilmarnock with fellow Inverness goalkeeper Ryan Esson (groin) also struggling.
Gary Warren returns from suspension while Liam Polworth and Scott Boden are both pushing for returns from ankle injuries.
David Raven (knee) is out along with Alex Fisher (knock) and long-term absentee Kevin McNaughton (Achilles).
Provisional squad: Fon Williams, Horner, Tremarco, McKay, Warren, Meekings, Draper, Tansey, Mulraney, Vigurs, Cole, Doumbouya, Doran, King, Sutherland, MacRae, MacLennan, Robertson, Gilchrist, Polworth, Boden, Esson, Hoban.
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