Friday 12 August 2011

SPL - Team News for Saturday 13th Aug

Inverness CT v Rangers (12.45pm)

Inverness CT

Injuries - Kenny Gillet (hamstring), David Proctor (hamstring) Billy McKay (ankle), Josh Meekings (ankle) Lee Cox (pelvis)

Available Squad : Esson, Tokely, Hogg, Aldred, Ross, Jones, Sutherland, Hayes, Tansey, Doran, Foran, Tade, Piermayr, Graeme Shinnie, Andrew Shinnie, Tuffey, Laing, Morrison, Polworth, Smith.

Possible XI - Esson, Piermayr, Hogg, Tokely, Aldred, Hayes, Tansey, Tudor Jones, Doran, Foran Tade (4-4-2)

Rangers

Injuries - Sasa Papac (chest infection) Steven Whittaker (broken toe)
Doubtful - David Weir

Available Squad :McGregor, Whittaker, Wallace, Goian, Davis, McCulloch, Ortiz, Edu, Wylde, Naismith, Jelavic, Hemmings, Broadfoot, Alexander, Fleck, Healy, Hutton, Bartley.

Possible XI - McGregor, Wallace, Bartley, Broadfoot, Goian, Ortiz, Davis, McCulloch, Edu, Naismith, Jelavic (4-4-1-1)

Tip - Inverness 0-1 Rangers

Big Terry Butcher was fuming after not coming away from Dunfermline with a win in that crazy mate last weekend. Expect it to be a very tight affair, weather and pitch conditions may come into it as it has been pissing down all week up here.
Recent results suggest a close one with a possible rangers win but their defence could be dodgy if Broadfoot and Bartley have to play at centre backs.



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Celtic v Dundee Utd (3pm)

Celtic

Injuries Izaguirre (fractured ankle)
Doubtful - Scott Brown (subbed off for Scotland) Beram Kayal (ankle)

Available Squad :Zaluska, Matthews, M Wilson, Mulgrew, K Wilson, Majstorovic, Brown, Kayal, Ki, Ledley, Wanyama, Commons, Forrest, McCourt, Hooper, Stokes, Samaras, Cervi, Maloney.

Possible XI -  Zaluska, Wilson, Majstrorovic, Matthews, Mulgrew, Ki, Ledley, Forrest, Commons, Stokes, Hopper (4-4-2)

Dundee Utd

Injuries - Scott Severin (out for season triple leg break)
Doubtful - Gary Mackay-Steven (ankle)

Available Squad : Pernis, Dillon, Dixon, Kenneth, Watson, Douglas, Robertson, Allan, Flood, Rankin, Russell, Daly, Dow, Smith, Hilson, Armstrong, Mackay-Steven, Banks.

Possible XI - Pernis, Dillon, Dixon, Kenneth, Swanson, Flood, Rankin, Watson, Allan, Russell, Daly (4-4-2)

Tip  - Celtic 2-0 Dundee Utd

Big blow for both teams last week with leg breaks for both Severin and Izaguirre, Celtic at home will have too much for Utd. Silly short price for a Celtic win though but Dundee Utd haven't beaten Celtic at Parkhead for over a decade! Might well take the -1.5 A/H on Celtic but just heard Kayal is a doubt after getting a knock on international duty!

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Hearts v Aberdeen (3pm)

Hearts

Suspended - Ian Black
Injuries - Kevin Kyle and Calum Elliot, Stephen Elliott (dead leg), David Obua (hamstring)
Doubtful - David Templeton (ankle), Adrian Mrowiec (knee), Jamie Hamill (leg) and Danny Grainger (wife having a baby)

Available Squad : Kello, McGowan, Zaliukas, Jonsson, Grainger, Mrowiec, Templeton, Stevenson, Sutton, Balogh, MacDonald, Smith, Barr, Skacel, Novikovas, Hamill, Robinson, Driver.

Possible XI - Kello, McGowan, Zaliukas, Jonsson, Grainger, Hamill, Skacel, Stevenson, Templeton, Driver, Sutton (4-5-1)


Aberdeen

Doubtful - Peter Pawlett, Fraser Fyvie, Clark, Mawene

Available Squad : Gonzalez, Foster, Considine, Arnason, Robertson, Magennis, Paton, Milsom, Osbourne, Pawlett, Megginson, Vernon, Low , Mackie, Jason Brown, McArdle, Jordan Brown, Fraser, Clark, Mawene, Fyvie, Jack.

Possible XI - Gonzalez, Forster, Considine, McArdle, Arnason, Mackie, Osbourne, Milsom, Jack, Vernon, Magennis (4-4-2)

Tip : Hearts 1-0

Geez, I was going to smash Hearts to win here but there is a lot of doubt on the fitness of a number of players so NO BET for me but if Hearts can manage to get out a decent team I reckon they should beat a poor Aberdeen side. Aberdeen did have much improved performance against Celtic but rarely threaten a goal.



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St Johnstone v Dunfermline (3pm)

St Johnstone

Injuries - Chris Millar (groin) Sam Parkin

Available Squad : Enckelman, MacKay, Wright, Anderson, Callum Davidson, Robertson, Moon, Morris, Murray Davidson, Craig, Haber, Sheridan, May, Mannus, Maybury, Moffat, Sandaza, Steeves

Possible XI - Enckelman, MacKay, C. Davidson, Wright, Anderson, M. Davidson, Morris, Moon, Robertson, Sheridan, Sandaza (4-4-2)

Dunfermline

Injuries - Steven Bell (Achilles) Nicky Phinn (hamstring), Kevin Rutkiewicz (thigh)

Available Squad : Gallacher, Jason Thomson, Potter, Boyle, McCann, Keddie, Dowie, McDougall, Kirk, Barrowman, Burns, Mason, Hardie, Cardle, Ryan Thomson, Graham, Smith, Buchanan, Clarke, Willis.

Possible XI -Gallacher, Thomson, Potter, Keddie, McCann, Burns, Masson, Cardle, Hardie, Barrowman, Kirk (4-4-2)



Tip - St Johnstone 1-0 Dunfermline

Got zero interest in this one, St Johnstone for me are just a rubbish team that make up the numbers in the SPL, I expect Dunfermline will try to be better in defence after giving up 3 at home last week. Sandaza might make the starting line up, he used to play for Dundee Utd and could be a good partner for Sheridan up front for St Johnstone. Take under 2.5 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz


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St Mirren v Motherwell (3pm)


St Mirren


Suspensions - Hasselbaink

Injuries - Darren McGregor, Hugh Murray, Aaron Mooy, Graeme Smith, David Barron all out.

Available Squad : Samson, Van Zanten, Tesselaar, McAusland, Mair, Goodwin, McGowan, Teale, Thomson, Thompson, McQuade, McLean, McShane, McHugh, McKernon, Carey, Kennedy, McQuade.

Possible XI - Samson, Van Zanten, Tesselaar, McAusland, Mair, Goodwin, Thomson, McGowan, McShane, Teale, Thompson (4-4-3)


Motherwell

Suspension - Keith Lasley

Injuries - Steven Saunders (achillies)

Available squad :Randolph, Hateley, Hammell, Craigan, Hutchinson, Jennings, Forbes, Law, Humphrey, Murphy, Higdon, McHugh, Smith, Lawless, Carswell, Page, Pollock, Hollis.

Possible XI - Randolph, Hateley, Hammell, Craigan, Hutchinson, Law, Jennings, Carswell, Humphrey, Murphy, Higdon

Tip : St Mirren 0-1 Motherwell

Two teams that like to get the ball down and play, Motherwell have a lot of good young players and I think Staurt McCall is a decent manager for them. Will take Motherwell to just nick this one. (with no great certainy....)

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