The 39-year-old captain suffered a heavily bruised ankle in Saturday’s goalless draw against Motherwell at Fir Park and did not train with the team at the Mercedes-Benz Arena last night.
He will undergo a fitness test this morning but Walter Smith is fearful over exacerbating the injury, even though a scan showed no ligament damage. If Weir cannot recover in time, Lee McCulloch will revert to centre-back, which will cause the manager a midfield dilemma.
Smith has concerns over a lack of match sharpness in his new signing, Jerome Rothen, but also Kevin Thomson, who has started only one competitive match this season after recovering from cruciate surgery.
If McCulloch has to play at the back, Thomson is likely to play the holding role in a 4-1-4-1 with Steven Davis moving infield alongside Pedro Mendes.
Steven Naismith is expected to start after his impressive performance for Scotland against Holland, leaving Smith to decide between Nacho Novo, Rothen and DaMarcus Beasley – whose displays in the Champions League two years ago have put him in contention – for the final slot behind the lone striker, Kenny Miller.
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