Hibernian FC vs St. Mirren preview - Saints duo McMullan and Thomson available for Hibs clash

St Mirren have fresh attacking options available for the trip to in-form Hibernian with Paul McMullan and Steven Thomson fit again after injury.

However, an ankle injury continues to keep Alan Gow out, with Jason Naismith remaining absent due to a long-term knee injury.

Manager Ian Murray, whose side have picked up just five points from seven games, said: "We have shown in patches recently that we can be a good side and what we have to do now is turn a good 45 minutes or a good hour into a full game performance.

"We will need that against a Hibs side who are not giving away many goals just now and that will be flying after beating Aberdeen."

Hibs boss Alan Stubbs has no new injury worries for the game as his side look to turn the heat up on runaway Ladbrokes Championship leaders Rangers.

The Easter Road outfit are only missing on-loan Chelsea forward Islam Feruz (knock) and long-term absentee Danny Handling (knee) for the match with St Mirren.

Hibs have racked up five straight wins - including Wednesday's League Cup success over top-flight leaders Aberdeen - but Stubbs is refusing to get carried. He told Hibs TV: "That's five straight wins now, no goals conceded, and the team deserve a lot of credit for that.

"But we're not going to dwell on that, because football has a habit of catching you by surprise when you're resting on your laurels."