By FOS Editor
November 5 2010

Celtic gan go top of the League tomorrow with a win over Aberdeen at Celtic Park.

Celtic v Aberdeen

 After all the loose talk this week Gary Hooper is back in the Celtic squad for the League clash with Aberdeen at Parkhead.

 He has recovered from a metatarsal injury while skipper Shaun Maloney, who withdrew from last week's game against St Johnstone minutes before kick-off with a stomach bug, should be fit.

 New signing Olivier Kapo will not be included while Daryl Murphy and James Forrest continue their recovery from ankle injuries.

 Celtic know they need to heap more misery on Mark McGhee’s Dons if they want to put pressure on Rangers ahead of their game in Sunday.

 ICT v Motherwell

Motherwell travel to Inverness looking to bounce back from their Lanarkshire Derby defeat. They have been boosted by the return to fitness of Jamie Murphy and Keith Lasley who will travel to Inverness.

 Lasley (hamstring) has missed two games and Murphy (ankle) sat out the home defeat against Hamilton but both are in contention for comebacks if they show no adverse reaction to training.

 The home side will be hoping they can improve on their home form knowing a win will take them into third above opponents Motherwell, they will also be hoping the Manager of the Month curse doesn’t strike Terry Butcher.

 Midfielder Lee Cox is pushing for a return to the squad following an ankle injury, however, the Saturday's clash may come just too soon for the youngster.

 Gil Blumenshtein, David Proctor, Chris Innes (all hamstring), and Kenny Gillet (knee) remain on the sidelines.

 Hamilton v Dundee Utd

 Both of these sides will be looking to build on wins from last Saturday and push themselves back up the table. Hamilton manager Billy Reid has a full squad to choose from with Skipper Alex Neil having played 45 minutes of a midweek friendly against Dumbarton following his comeback from a summer hip injury off the bench at Motherwell last weekend. The midfielder will not start against United but he is expected to come off the bench again.

 Dundee United’s squad will be impacted by a midweek incident involving a number of their players with midfielder Danny Swanson out of the clash with a facial injury. Swanson was allegedly involved in an incident in Glasgow city centre in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

David Goodwillie and Barry Douglas will be in the 18-man squad but may not start after incurring the wrath of manager Peter Houston for being present at the same incident as Swanson, while Craig Conway, Scott Severin, Darren Dods and Mihael Kovacevic are all doubtful.

St. Johnstone v Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock recorded an excellent win over Hearts at Tynecastle last week and have a full squad available again, with only long-term injury absentees James Dayton and Alan Combe remaining on the sidelines.

Combe is several weeks away from returning after double hernia surgery while Dayton is making good progress following a cruciate ligament injury and is working towards a March comeback.

For Saints Murray Davidson has been given a 50-50 chance of being passed fit for the game and he suffered a torn ankle ligament in the Co-operative Insurance Cup tie against Celtic but could yet make the squad on Saturday.

However, Danny Grainger is suspended and will miss the visit of the Ayrshire club.