Nir Bitton, Hatem Elhamed and Olivier Ntcham all missed out with knocks and will be assessed while James Forrest remains sidelined after ankle surgery and Mikey Johnston is still building up his fitness.

Kilmarnock defender Clevid Dikamona is suspended after getting sent off against Hamilton last weekend.

But Stuart Findlay will return to the central defence following his red card the previous game.

Ross Millen, Gary Dicker, Chris Burke and Zeno Rossi will miss out again for Killie along with long-term absentee Jake Eastwood.

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2	Rangers Rangers	0	0	0	0	72	23	49	75
3	Hearts	0	0	0	0	46	34	12	62
4	Kilmarnock	0	0	0	0	43	34	9	51
5	St Mirren	0	0	0	0	38	43	-5	43
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4	St Johnstone	0	0	0	0	24	46	-22	31
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6	Livingston	0	0	0	0	22	59	-37	18

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2	Rangers Rangers	33	24	3	6	72	23	49	75
3	Hearts	33	19	5	9	46	34	12	62
4	Kilmarnock	33	13	12	8	43	34	9	51
5	St Mirren	33	12	7	14	38	43	-5	43
6	Dundee	33	10	11	12	44	54	-10	41
7	Hibernian	33	9	12	12	44	51	-7	39
8	Motherwell	33	8	13	12	46	51	-5	37
9	Aberdeen	33	8	11	14	35	49	-14	35
10	St Johnstone	33	7	10	16	24	46	-22	31
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