PARTICK THISTLE V CELTIC
Firhill, Friday 7.45pm
Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle have no fresh injuries for the visit of Ladbrokes Premiership leaders Celtic on Friday night.
Thistle's injury list remains their four long-term absentees.
Ryan Scully (shoulder), Mustapha Dumbuya (Achilles), Stuart Bannigan and Gary Fraser (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.
Celtic
Celtic winger James Forrest is a major doubt for the Ladbrokes Premiership clash with Partick Thistle on Friday night.
The Scotland international went off with a tight hamstring during the Champions League draw with Manchester City on Tuesday.
Scott Sinclair (hamstring) and Kieran Tierney (ankle) remain sidelined.
Provisional squad: Gordon, Lustig, Gamboa, Izaguirre, Toure, Sviatchenko, Simunovic, O'Connell, Brown, Bitton, Armstrong, Rogic, Forrest, Roberts, Dembele, Ciftci, Griffiths, Christie, McGregor, Mackay-Steven, De Vries.
RANGERS V HEARTS
Ibrox, Saturday 3pm
Rangers
Rangers defender Clint Hill is suspended for Saturday's Ladbrokes Premiership clash with Hearts following his sending off last week against Aberdeen.
Midfielder Josh Windass is still struggling with a hamstring injury ahead of the Ibrox encounter but could return to training early next week.
Boss Mark Warburton also hopes to have Jordan Rossiter (calf) back within the next 10 days although fellow midfielder Niko Kranjcar (knee) is out for the season.
Provisional squad: Foderingham, Tavernier, Wallace, Kiernan, Wilson, Senderos, Crooks, Halliday, Holt, Miller, McKay, Garner, Waghorn, Forrester, Dodoo, Hodson, Bates, O'Halloran, Gilks.
Hearts
New Hearts head coach Ian Cathro has only Sam Nicholson unavailable for the Ladbrokes Premiership clash with Rangers at Ibrox on Saturday.
The midfielder remains on the sidelines after undergoing knee surgery.
Cathro will take charge of the Jambos for the first time after being confirmed as Robbie Neilson's successor on Monday night.
Provisional squad: Hamilton, Paterson, Rherras, Rossi, Souttar, Ozturk, Kitchen, Buaben, Djoum, Walker, Cowie, Watt, Sammon, Muirhead, Johnsen, Nowak, Oshaniwa, Currie, Smith, Noring.
DUNDEE V ROSS COUNTY
Dens Park, Saturday 3pm
Dundee
Dundee defender Kevin Gomis is back in Paul Hartley's squad for Saturday's Dens Park clash with Ross County.
The former Nice centre-back missed last week's defeat at Kilmarnock after flying back to France when his wife went into labour.
Nicky Low (ankle) played in Wednesday night's Under-20s clash with Rangers so could feature against the Staggies but Mark O'Hara is a week away from fitness following hernia surgery. Skipper James McPake was also given 45 minutes against Gers' youngsters but will not be rushed on his return from a dislocated knee.
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.
Ross County
Ross County boss Jim McIntyre is sweating on the fitness of Paul Quinn and Martin Woods ahead of Saturday's Ladbrokes Premiership trip to Dundee.
Defender Quinn has been out since the end of October with a hamstring problem and while he has stepped up his recovery, McIntyre is not certain if he will be ready for the Dens Park clash.
Midfielder Woods (back) made his return after a month out against Hearts last week but is rated as a doubt for this weekend's action. Winger Chris Burke is definitely sidelined with a virus.
Provisional squad: Fox, Fraser, Cikos, McEveley, Quinn, Davies, Routis, Gardyne, McShane, Woods, Curran, Boyce, Dow, Chow, T Dingwall, Franks, Van der Weg, Morrison, Schalk, McCarey.
ABERDEEN V ST JOHNSTONE
Pittodrie, Saturday 3pm
Aberdeen
Ryan Jack returns from suspension for Aberdeen's Ladbrokes Premiership encounter with St Johnstone.
The Dons skipper was sent off in Saturday's 2-1 defeat by Rangers and missed the midweek win over Kilmarnock.
Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes has reported no injury problems.
Provisional squad: Lewis, Logan, Considine, Reynolds, O'Connor, Taylor, Shinnie, Jack, McLean, Storie, McGinn, Maddison, Rooney, Stockley, Burns, Storey, Hayes, Pawlett, Morris, Alexander.
St Johnstone
St Johnstone have only Paul Paton and Ally Gilchrist unavailable for the Ladbrokes Premiership clash with Aberdeen at Pittodrie on Saturday.
Midfielder Paton is carrying an ankle knock and defender Gilchrist is still working his way back from a groin problem.
Midfielder Chris Millar (hamstring) is back in training while Keith Watson (groin) played another game for the under-20s in midweek.
Provisional squad: Clark, Mannus, Foster, Scobbie, Anderson, Shaughnessy, Easton, Alston, Watson, Wotherspoon, Davidson, Swanson, Craig, Millar, Coulson, Kane, Cummins, MacLean, Gordon, Comrie.
INVERNESS CT V HAMILTON
Caledonian Stadium, Saturday 3pm
Inverness CT
Brad McKay will play through a shin knock to help Inverness deal with a shortage of defenders for the Ladbrokes Premiership visit of Hamilton.
With David Raven (knee) out for around six weeks and Gary Warren suspended, McKay will play at centre-back while Lewis Horner returns from suspension at right-back.
Liam Polworth (ankle) is seven to 10 days away from a comeback while forwards Scott Boden and Alex Fisher also face another week out with knocks. Kevin McNaughton (Achilles) is a long-term absentee.
Provisional squad: Fon Williams, Horner, Tremarco, McKay, Meekings, Draper, Tansey, Mulraney, Vigurs, Cole, Doumbouya, Doran, King, Sutherland, MacRae, MacLennan, Robertson, Gilchrist, Esson.
Hamilton
Hamilton boss Martin Canning has no fresh injuries ahead of Saturday's Ladbrokes Premiership trip to Inverness.
Midfielder Gramoz Kurtaj is still unavailable due to an ankle injury which could sideline him for another three weeks.
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, Seaborne, Devlin, Sarris, Donati, MacKinnon, Longridge, Crawford, Docherty, D'Acol, Brophy, Hughes, Tierney, Redmond, Roy, Bingham, McMann, Thomson.
MOTHERWELL V KILMARNOCK
Fir Park, Saturday 3pm
Motherwell
Motherwell are hopeful that Chris Cadden will shake off a calf strain to make the Ladbrokes Premiership visit of Kilmarnock.
Another midfielder, Lee Lucas, comes back into contention after returning to training following a knee injury.
Joe Chalmers (groin) is still out and Carl McHugh is building up his fitness following concussion. Assistant manager James McFadden will not be in the squad while manager Mark McGhee serves a two-match touchline ban.
Provisional squad: Samson, Tait, McManus, Ferguson, Heneghan, Hammell, Cadden, Lasley, Clay, Ainsworth, McDonald, Moult, Bowman, Blyth, Thomas, MacLean, Kennedy, Campbell, Lucas, McMillan, Brill.
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock boss Lee Clark hopes to recall a couple of players for Saturday's Fir Park clash with Motherwell.
Miles Addison (foot) will make the squad for the Ladbrokes Premiership clash so long as he does not suffer a set-back at training on Friday, while Dean Hawkshaw (knee) is also in contention after coming through 45 minutes of action for Killie's Under-20s side on Wednesday night.
Kris Boyd (thigh), Dapo Kayode and Greg Kiltie (both hamstring) and Jonathan Burn (thigh) remain out.
Provisional squad: MacDonald, S Smith, Hendrie, Burn, Taylor, Addison, S Boyd, Adams, McFadzean, Boyle, Dicker, M Smith, Jones, Bojaj, Coulibaly, Frizzell, Hawkshaw, McKenzie, Cobain, Morrison, Webb, Tyson, Wilson, Mackay
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