St. Mirren vs Livingston - St Mirren manager Alex Rae without injured trio against Livingston

New St Mirren manager Alex Rae will again be unable to call on the injured Jason Naismith (knee), Jim Goodwin (ankle) and Alan Gow (ankle) at home to Livingston.

Rae secured victory in his first game in charge as the Saints beat Alloa 2-0 on Saturday courtesy of goals from Lawrence Shankland and Calum Gallagher either side of the break.

Saints have not won at home in over seven months and Rae said: "It is all about improving our league position at the moment and that will be done by catching the teams above us one at a time.

"Our standards will need to be high if we are to build on last Saturday's success at Alloa and get that home win."

Livingston placed manager Mark Burchill on gardening leave during the week and his assistant David Hopkin will be in charge in Paisley.

Hopkin will be unable to call on Darren Cole, who has a knee injury, and Craig Sives (back), with Moses Duckrell a major injury doubt as he looks to guide the Lions to their first win in six games.

Hopkin said: "We will get on with things after a difficult week.

"St Mirren had a good result under their new manager last weekend but we have won and drawn there this season so we can have a bit of confidence about us."