St Mirren v Kilmarnock preview

Team news for Saturday's Scottish Premier League clash between St Mirren and Kilmarnock at St Mirren Park.

St Mirren midfielder Hugh Murray is out of contention. Murray had a tidy-up operation on his knee on Thursday and will be back in two to three weeks. Manager Danny Lennon will keep the same squad which beat St Johnstone in the Scottish Communities League Cup third round in midweek. David Silva could make the bench for Killie in their clash at St Mirren. The Portuguese winger has returned to training following a knee injury. Danny Buijs (hamstring) remains on the sidelines along with long-term absentee Ryan O'Leary (knee). St Mirren (from): Samson, van Zanten, Mair, McAusland, Tesselaar, McLean, Thomson, Goodwin, Teale, Hasselbaink, McGowan, Thompson, McShane, Graeme Smith, Carey, Barron, Haddad, McKee. Kilmarnock (from): Bell, Hay, Fowler, Kroca, Harkins, Sissoko, Shiels, Dayton, Racchi, Pascali, Kelly, Panikvar, Heffernan, Hutchinson, Jaakkola, McKeown, Pursehouse, Silva.