Celtic are top of the Scottish Premiership by one point; Ange Postecoglou's side travel to Aberdeen on Wednesday; Rangers welcome Hibernian to Ibrox; Third-place Hearts welcome Dundee; Motherwell host Dundee United, Ross County take on Livingston and St Mirren face St Johnstone
Wednesday 9 February 2022 20:58, UK
Team news, stats and how to follow the Scottish Premiership on Sky Sports ahead of a busy midweek round, including Aberdeen vs Celtic, Rangers vs Hibs.
Team news
Aberdeen hope to have Scott Brown available for the visit of his former club Celtic after the midfielder sat out the defeat at Livingston.
Joe Lewis and Connor Barron are expected to remain out through illness.
Marley Watkins (foot) remains out along with Andrew Considine (knee) while Mikey Devlin is back doing some training around the first team following a serious ankle injury.
Celtic are expected to have an unchanged squad for the trip to Pittodrie.
Yosuke Ideguchi is back training but will not make the game.
Kyogo Furuhashi, David Turnbull and Albian Ajeti are all missing with hamstring injuries.
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Team news
Dundee United will again be without Kieran Freeman. The full-back is set for a lay-off after suffering a muscle injury.
United also remain without Adrian Sporle and Charlie Mulgrew, although the latter is expected to return to the squad soon.
Motherwell welcome back Liam Shaw after the on-loan Celtic midfielder had to sit out the visit of his parent club. Mark O'Hara and Ricki Lamie are both back in training following injury lay-offs. Both players have yet to play in 2022 and might have to wait for their comebacks.
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Hearts manager Robbie Neilson hopes to have John Souttar back in the side for the visit of Dundee after the Scotland centre-back missed the last two matches with an ankle issue.
Michael Smith remains sidelined after sitting out the last three games with a back problem. Craig Halkett is likely to be absent until next month with a hamstring injury.
Dundee will be without the suspended Vontae Daley-Campbell after the on-loan Leicester defender was sent off in stoppage-time against Ross County for a late and reckless challenge.
However, left-back Jordan Marshall is set to return to the squad following an injury lay-off. Lee Ashcroft is building up his fitness following a hamstring injury, while Cillian Sheridan (Achilles) remains a long-term absentee.
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Rangers midfielder Ryan Jack will miss Wednesday's match with an ankle knock. Filip Helander is on his way back from a knee injury and could feature at the weekend. Ianis Hagi (knee) and Nnamdi Ofoborh (heart issue) are still sidelined.
Hibs midfielder Joe Newell will be missing for "a couple of weeks" with the injury he sustained against Hearts last Tuesday.
Captain Paul Hanlon is still absent with the heel injury that has kept him out of recent matches. Kyle Magennis and Harry Clarke are both out until next month at least.
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Ross County defender Jack Baldwin could return from a knee injury. Goalkeeper Ashley Maynard-Brewer was on the bench for Saturday's win over Dundee after missing the midweek draw against Aberdeen with a broken nose.
Kayne Ramsay is also pushing for a recall after illness while midfielder David Cancola has been missing with a groin problem.
Livingston striker Joel Nouble returns from suspension. Cristian Montano is banned, however, after being sent off in the 2-1 win against Aberdeen on Saturday. Andrew Shinnie rejoins the squad after becoming a father at the weekend.
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St Mirren striker Curtis Main will miss the visit of St Johnstone. The striker suffered a reaction after coming on against Hibernian at the weekend.
Dean Lyness picked up a knock in training, Eamonn Brophy remains out with an ankle injury and on-loan Hibs midfielder Alex Gogic returns after being ineligible against his parent club.
St Johnstone striker Chris Kane faces a knee operation and is unlikely to play again this season, while Melker Hallberg is suspended.
Michael O'Halloran is rated "touch and go" by manager Callum Davidson, and recently-signed strikers Nadir Ciftci and Theo Bair will miss the trip to Paisley but should be back for next week's trip to Aberdeen.
Longer-term injury absentees Shaun Rooney, Craig Bryson and David Wotherspoon all remain sidelined.
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