Scottish Premiership previews

Only four points separate the leading six clubs in the Premiership ahead of this weekend's fixtures, with Hamilton Accies top on goal difference

St Johnstone (9) v Motherwell (11) - Friday, 7.45pm
Referee: Kevin Clancy
TV: Live on BT Sport
The weekend action gets under way at McDiarmid Park on Friday night, with both clubs seeking a confidence-boosting win. Saints lost out 1-0 to Rangers in the League Cup in midweek while Motherwell went down 1-0 at Aberdeen in their most recent outing in the Premiership. A victory for Stuart McCall's men would move them level on points with Tommy Wright's team.

Celtic (4) v Inverness CT (2) - Saturday, 3.00pm
Referee: Craig Thomson
TV: Highlights
Caley Thistle came out on top by a single goal when the sides met in the Highlands in August and are joint top of the table. Celtic are three points back with a game in hand and thrashed Partick Thistle 6-0 on Wednesday to reach the League Cup semi-finals. Inverness CT were 1-0 winners over Dundee United last weekend.

Dundee United (3) v St Mirren (10) - Saturday, 3.00pm
Referee: Andrew Dallas
TV: BBC ALBA extended highlights
Dundee United claimed a dramatic win over Hibernian on penalties in the League Cup quarter-finals and go into the St Mirren game having won four and drawn one of their five home games in the Premiership. Saints picked up their first Paisley point of the season in a 2-2 draw with Ross County last week but have already won twice on their travels.

Hamilton Accies (1) v Partick Thistle (8) - Saturday, 3.00pm
Referee: Brian Colvin
TV: Highlights
League leaders Hamilton Accies are looking to bounce back from defeats at Dundee and Aberdeen in the past week while Thistle drew 0-0 with St Johnstone at Firhill on Saturday. Alan Archibald's team have picked up just one point out of 12 on the road.

Kilmarnock (5) v Dundee (7) - Saturday, 3.00pm
Referee: Greg Aitken
TV: BBC ALBA extended highlights
It was 1-1 when these sides met at Dens Park on the opening day but Killie are now four points above their visitors in the table. Allan Johnston's men have won four out of five at Rugby Park while Paul Hartley's team have suffered just one defeat on their travels.

Ross County (12) v Aberdeen (6) - Monday, 7.45pm
Referee: Willie Collum
TV: Live on BT Sport
Ross County are bottom of the table and went down 3-0 at Pittodrie in September but have lost just one of their last four matches. The Dons head for Dingwall on Monday night having beaten Motherwell and Hamilton 1-0 in their last two outings.