Ouch!published at 15:08 GMT 10 January

15:08 GMT 10 January

Celtic 0-0 Dundee United

Bad news for Dundee United, Vicko Sevelj is down holding his thigh and shaking his head at the oncoming physios.

Looks like Jim Goodwin is going to be forced into an early change.

Amy Canavan
BBC Sport Scotland at Home of the Set Fare Arena

From here, Brooklyn Kabongolo's second foul was worse than his first, which saw him receive a booking just after one minute.

David Martindale isn't looking at his bench yet, but he might be tempted to make a switch at the back already.

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Brooklyn Kabongolo commits another foul, this time on Kilmarnock captain Brad Lyons, but referee Don Robertson shows the Livingston defender some leniency.

Positive start from Hibs as they force Motherwell into desperate defending after a long throw.

An early booking for Livingston defender Brooklyn Kabongolo after he takes out Kilmarnock forward Bruce Anderson near halfway.

That's going to make it a long 90 minutes for Kabongolo.

Ouch!published at 15:03 GMT 10 January

15:03 GMT 10 January

Celtic 0-0 Dundee United

There's an early stoppage at Parkhead as Julian Araujo's chip smacks right off Will Ferry's face.

Martin Dowden
BBC Sport Scotland at SMISA Stadium

Nine points separates St Mirren from the top six and it's Falkirk holding that position ahead of them.

Notably, Stephen Robinson's side have two games in hand over several teams but will want to close that gap with a big opportunity today.

Falkirk have strengthened with young striker Ben Parkinson signed from Newcastle. He makes the bench.

Scott Bain has also committed to an additional two years as John McGlynn plans for the future as well as the here and now, which has been going very well this season.

Andy Halliday
Motherwell midfielder on BBC Sportsound

I think [Askou's] the best I've worked under. I feel really lucky at the age I'm at that I'm learning from him. From a selfish point of view [as a player] I wish he came a couple of years earlier. We're very thankful that he's hopefully going to remain at Motherwell for a period of time.

And away we go.

Amy Canavan
BBC Sport Scotland at Home of the Set Fare Arena

No signs of the nerves you'd expect a basement battle to bring at a bitterly cold auld Almondvale.

Naturally, there's a spring in the step of new Kilmarnock manager Neil McCann who is showing more excitement than he does when he's on Sportscene with Steven Thompson, while David Martindale is his usual calm, pre-match self.

Let's see if their respective demeanours are different at the end of this enormous match...

Livingston manager David Martindale tells BBC Scotland: "Scott Arfield and Alex Tamm, their registrations only came through late after training yesterday so we kind of kept the bench open for them but it was hard to actually do any preparation in terms of the match. Hopefully, we can get them on the park.

"Big game. I'm not going to try and hide behind that. There's a lot of games left in the season but I think this game, there's a lot of importance in this game. We want to try and keep that gap between us and 11th as short as possible.

"It's a game we need to win. We're at home playing Kilmarnock, the team directly above us. We need to win."

Hibernian head coach David Gray tells BBC Scotland: "It's got the makings of a very good game. Brilliant opportunity for us to catch the team in front. That's all the incentive the team need.

"The players are in a very good place after three straight wins. Home form's been good, sell-out crowd, we need to use that to our advantage.

"We've gone about our business quietly, full focus has been on what we can do. If we do that I believe we can go get three points today."

"A lot of people have spoken about the way Motherwell play, enjoyable football to watch, but their defensive record is excellent for a season. They're hard to beat, hard to break down. We need to be at our best to win today."

Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou tells BBC Scotland: "The league table looks good but we know there are so many games to play, so many points at stake. For us, it's just about producing performances."

On transfer speculation surrounding some players at Fir Park, he says: "I see it only as a positive thing. There's a lot of positive attention."

And on a sell-out away crowd coming to back his team today, Askou adds: "It's fantastic for everyone involved, it means a lot. The players are loving it."

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Kilmarnock manager Neil McCann tells BBC Scotland: "It's good. This just feels right for me. Any game for me is a big one for me and the right one.

"We haven't had a great deal of time on the pitch but the time that we've had on the pitch has been brilliant and the response from the players has been first class. I'm really excited for the game today.

"Livingston are a good right side by the way and they're coached by a right good management team. It's another game of football. Three points against Livingston is three points is against anyone else and it's so important we try and get them today.

"Tactically, I've got an idea of how I want to play today. The group are already to go."

One of the team changes is a first start for defender Michael Schjonning-Larsen.

And McCann said: "Mad Mick I call him is desperate to make an impression. He comes with a real good pedigree. He's an internationalist, which is fantastic to have in your squad at any football club.

"He's very flexible, he can play centre-back, he can play full-back both sides. He tells me he's confident. Hopefully, he can show the Kilmarnock fans what he can do."

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Celtic interim manager Martin O'Neill tells BBC Scotland: "I get pretty anxious before the games but looking forward to it, concerned about it. Dundee United will have a lot of confidence from their win but it's up to us now.

"This season has been narrowed down now, we're well into the second part of the season so there's a task ahead for us to try and overcome.

"Hearts are going strong, Rangers have had a renaissance, Motherwell are probably the best footballing side in the division. It's probably the first time in some years there's less points than normal. We just have to concentrate today and take on from there."

On the team news, O'Neill adds: "Araujo has done fine. he's a strong lad, he's got a wee bit of extra energy. The other lads have played a lot of games so he maybe gives us a wee bit of freshness more than anything else.

"Scales did well for me, did well for the football club so he comes back again, Tierney will go to left-back. It can maybe give us a little bit more solidity at the back, although that could be famous last words.

"You never know until the game if the players are responding so it's up to them now to take it on and for us, and the backroom staff, to support."

No update on potential transfers...

"We're looking at a number of positions to supplement the squad," O'Neill added.

"The players have played a lot of games this season. This week is the first one that I have experienced having no midweek games.

"It's pretty obvious to people where we need to supplement."

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St Mirren find themselves in 10th place having gone three games without a win, losing away to Rangers and Motherwell.

Recent home form has been pretty good for the League Cup winners though, with seven points taken from their last three in Paisley, along with three clean sheets.

Falkirk have been involved in three successive 1-0s, winning two of those. Since knocking three past Dundee United, John McGlynn's side have scored just twice in seven matches.

We bigged up this fixture as a potential thriller when these two met at Fir Park in late November but Motherwell enjoyed a very comfortable 2-0 win as Hibs endured a horror first half, then could barely get a touch of the ball as the hosts enjoyed 70% of the match possession.

Grant Hanley was sent off that evening, 15 minutes after conceding a penalty. He was also named by Well manager Jens Berthel Askou as a weak link on the ball, so the Hibs defender might be fired up for this one.

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Hibs are looking for a fourth successive league win, while Motherwell arrive in Edinburgh with just one defeat in their past 11 outings.

Both teams have 13 points from their most recent six matches, each having won four, drawn one and lost one.

The visitors have kept a remarkable eight clean sheets in their past nine league games, shipping just one goal in their loss to Rangers at Ibrox.