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Scottish Premiership team news

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[BBC]

Wednesday evening has a full card of Scottish Premiership games, with second-placed Aberdeen against third-top Rangers topping the bill.

Here is the latest team news from all six matches.

Kick-off 19:45 GMT unless stated.

Aberdeen v Rangers (20:00)

Aberdeen striker Kevin Nisbet will be assessed after missing Sunday's win over Dundee United with a knock.

Dante Polvara is back in training but not ready to be involved and Pape Habib Gueye remains out.

Rangers' Ianis Hagi returns from suspension, while fellow midfielder Tom Lawrence has recovered from a knock and centre-half John Souttar is available after being rested against St Mirren.

Ridvan Yilmaz, Oscar Cortes, Rabbi Matondo and Danilo are all working with the physios.

Celtic v Dundee

Celtic striker Adam Idah will miss out with an ankle injury, while captain and midfielder Callum McGregor remains a doubt with a hip strain.

Left-back Greg Taylor could make his comeback from a calf problem after being unused on the bench on Sunday.

Dundee goalkeeper Trevor Carson will drop out with a knock and midfielder Scott Fraser remains unavailable, but utility man Jordan McGhee is fit again.

Joe Shaughnessy is working his way back from a long-term knee injury.

Dundee United v Motherwell

Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin expects to be selecting from an unchanged squad.

Craig Sibbald, Louis Moult, Ross Docherty and Ross Graham are all set to remain sidelined.

Centre-half Liam Gordon is suspended for Motherwell, while on-loan United forward Tony Watt is ineligible.

Paul McGinn, Callum Slattery, Sam Nicholson, Harry Paton, Ross Callachan and Jack Vale are long-term absentees.

Heart of Midlothian v Kilmarnock

Hearts midfielder Beni Baningime could return after missing the last two matches through illness.

But Yutaro Oda, Gerald Taylor and Calem Nieuwenhof remain sidelined.

Kilmarnock midfielder Liam Donnelly is suspended, while centre-half Stuart Findlay is out for seven to 10 days with a groin issue.

Liam Polworth remains out along with long-term absentee Kyle Magennis.

Ross County v Hibernian

On-loan Everton defender Eli Campbell returns from suspension for Ross County, but midfielder Charlie Telfer is still banned.

Will Nightingale, George Harmon and Max Sheaf remain out.

Hibernian welcome back captain Joe Newell after suspension and fellow midfielder Nicky Cadden is set to return from injury.

But twin and right-back Chris Cadden is likely to miss out again along with long-term absentee Kieron Bowie.

St Mirren v St Johnstone

St Mirren striker Kevin van Veen is struggling with a bruised foot, but Richard Taylor returns after hernia surgery.

Fellow centre-back Alex Iacovitti is out long term.

St Johnstone's Andre Raymond drops out with a knock, but new signing and fellow left-back Barry Douglas could make the squad.

Striker Uche Ikpeazu is back in training following knee surgery but still short of fitness, while Cammy MacPherson and Sam McClelland remain out.

Croatian centre-half Bozo Mikulic is still waiting on a work permit.