Image source, SNSEmmanuel Gyamfi is in contention after returning from a hamstring injury but Aberdeen remain without Kristers Tobers (knee).
St Mirren will be without Mark O'Hara and Declan John but both are expected to return for the weekend.
David Currie
BBC Sport Scotland Senior Reporter
Image source, SNSManager Stephen Robinson says it's time to "bin the excuses" as St Mirren aim to end a seven-game winless streak in the Scottish Premiership.
The Paisley side have dropped to second bottom, just two points above Livingston, with six defeats in that run.
Robinson has been frustrated by some controversial video assistant referee (VAR) calls but insists his focus is on matters he and his squad can control.
"We would love to see the decisions even themselves out over the season," he said. "But it hasn't over three-and-a-half years so far.
"So it's down to yourself. Put the excuses in the bin. Look at yourself in the mirror. Ask 'are you doing your best?' We're not hiding away from the problems."
Those problems, according to the Northern Irishman, are not scoring enough goals and conceding too many, often from long range.
"We've put in 150 crosses in the last seven games," he said. "We've had 51 corners.
"So we're getting into really good areas. And when you're getting into those good areas, you have to look the movement. Are strikers missing loads of chances? No, they're not.
"So movement has to be better. Some of the quality has to be better. Decision-making has to be better. And that's what we're working on.
"We've conceded six goals in those games from over 25 yards. So it's a little bit of an anomaly at the moment. People can't people can't keep scoring from 25 yards into the top corner. Sometimes things go against you in life. And they really have gone against us in the last seven games."
Robinson takes his team to Aberdeen on Wednesday before three successive home games.
"I've got full belief that the players will turn the results around," he said.
"I said we're in a relegation battle because of the league table. You'd be stupid to say you weren't with where we are.
"But two wins changes that and suddenly you're fighting for the top six. I know how the narrative changes."
So a plot twist is required for the Buddies as the story of the season unfolds and Robinson doesn't mind how his team writes it.
"We'll take a rubbish performance and three points against Aberdeen and the same again against Dundee United on Saturday," he said.
David Currie
BBC Sport Scotland
Image source, SNSStephen Robinson has been speaking to the media before St Mirren visit Aberdeen in the Premiership on Wednesday.
Here are the key lines from the Buddies manager:
With Saints winless in seven league matches - including six defeats, Robinson says "results have to change" and he'll take a "rubbish" performance and three points away to Aberdeen and the same at home to Dundee United on Saturday.
He is confident St Mirren can start to turn things around but they have to start scoring from the chances they create and defend better.
Robinson insists it's not been all "doom and gloom" as there have been good aspects in the winless run. He points out that in the past seven matches they've put in 150 crosses and won 51 corners, with 78 chances.
Robinson says the league table shows St Mirren are in a relegation battle but the players haven't lost any confidence. He adds a couple of wins can turn that into a battle for top six, citing the example of Hibs last season.
Robinson says it's not unusual for clubs like St Mirren who get to a cup final to also be trying to fight relegation.
He would love to bring in a 20-goal striker and 10-goal midfielder but the board have told him he can only make signings in January if players move on. It'll be a case of "one in, one out".
That means there are opportunities for young striker Evan Mooney, who turns 19 this month and is just getting back from injury, and 16-year-old Luke Douglas, who scored three in a recent youth cup tie, to stake a claim.
Mark Jardine
Fan writer
If there is one positive to take from Saturday's painful defeat at Dens Park, it's that the repetitive strain injury from repeatedly typing "we played better than the result would suggest, and it'll turn soon" will get a chance to subside.
Mika Mandron's opening goal was not so much gift-wrapped as it was presented in 13 complimentary layers of paper, scent, potpourri and ribbons by Rowan Atkinson in Love Actually.
Taken by surprise but composed in his finish, this feeling was as good as it got for the Buddies and the glow lasted roughly as long as a taxi ride from Dens to Tannadice.
Plenty of ball, corners and attempts on goal followed, but Dundee did more than enough and earned a two-goal cushion late on to sweeten the deal.
This result, coming against opposition where points are essential for a side with loftier ambitions than 'just above the real danger', is unlike recent frustrations against Celtic, Hearts and others.
For what it's worth, with more critical league games and a cup final on the horizon, this reality did not seem lost on Stephen Robinson in his post-match media duties.
Pittodrie tomorrow night and hosting Dundee United on Saturday provide a platform to show a reaction, which the Saints have found before and I'd back them to find it again.
Dundee v St Mirren analysis on BBC Sportsound
Dundee did well to come from behind after earning the wrath of their home fans before beating St Mirren 3-1 at Dens Park on Saturday, according to former Scotland forward Steven Naismith.
Steven Pressley's side fell behind early before turning the match around before half time on their way to their first victory since defeating Celtic in October.
"There's not many tougher places to have been 1-0 down and your home fans booing and on you after a bad run," former Hearts head coach Naismith said on BBC Scotland's Sportscene.
"Credit to the players to keep playing, keep plugging away and keep getting forward. They deserved their win."
Dundee 3-1 St Mirren: Highlights
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We asked for your views after St Mirren fell to a 3-1 defeat at Dundee in the Scottish Premiership.
Here's what some of you said:
Trevor: Stephen Robinson stole my line: "We are in a relegation battle". Same thing happened in 2013 with Danny Lennon when we had a great cup run, I just hope the players haven't taken their eye off the league because of the cup final coming up. If so it's going to be a long hard season ahead.
John: Dreadful performance. Glad to hear the manager acknowledge the fact we ARE in a relegation dogfight. Can't score enough goals, concede far too many, allied to a powder-puff midfield, and the problems are there for all to see. Two league wins all season? Suddenly the cup final seems less than important.
Michael: First sign of madness is doing the same thing over and over and over again and expecting different results. Robinson is too loyal and needs to drop a large number of players. Apart from Killian Phillips I would replace the whole midfield and strike force. Give others a chance before it's too late.
Douglas: That performance was terrible today and glad to hear Robinson's post-match interview where he stated only three to four players are turning up. We are not scoring goals and we are now conceding at the back. Aberdeen on Wednesday has to be the turning point or we are in trouble.
Bobby: We are miles off the form of the last few seasons, hard luck stories only carries you so far I'm afraid. Hate to say it but has the cup run been an unwelcome distraction in the league?
Dundee ended a four-game losing streak as they came from behind to defeat St Mirren for a vital Scottish Premiership win.
Image source, SNSSt Mirren manager Stephen Robinson: "It's the same old story unfortunately. 18-yard box to 18-yard box, really good. We had 18 shots, only three on target.
"They have eight shots, four on target, and score three goals. That's the difference. They take their opportunities. It's not good enough, not acceptable.
"I can keep saying the performances are decent but the bits that matter are in the boxes and we've not done either well enough.
"If you look at the table, it has to [resonate] with the players. We've tip-toed around it a little. We live in a society where you can't tell people the truth sometimes, you can't shout at them. You have to do it differently, but I've made it very clear to them - we are in a relegation battle.
"I'm counting on three or four every week to run the team. Other people have to step up, it's as simple as that. We do finishing every day - it doesn't look like that sometimes. As individuals, as a group, we have to be better."
Image source, SNSDundee boss Steven Pressley expects to have a full squad available.
St Mirren captain Mark O'Hara is still sidelined with a foot issue, while back-up goalkeeper Ryan Mullen is unavailable.
Image source, SNSStephen Robinson is leaning on past experience as he refuses to panic about St Mirren's Premiership struggles.
The Buddies head into Saturday's game at Dundee in ninth spot, two points off the bottom, after taking just a point from the past six matches.
"We had a similar period this time last year and we managed to finish in the top six," said manager Robinson, referencing the fact his team were third bottom with two wins from the opening 10 matches of last term.
"Nobody's getting too worried about it. If you look at Hibs last year, bottom of the table [in December], they ended up finishing third.
"Certainly, we try and stay focused and calm and not get too far ahead of ourselves or start looking behind you and start worrying.
"You can only affect what's in front of you and not what's happened previously."
St Mirren have earned praise for their recent performances against top two Hearts and Celtic but only took one point from those matches.
"We've shown we're very competitive," said Robinson, whose side's only win in the past two months was a 4-1 Premier Sports Cup semi-final triumph over Motherwell.
"Motherwell are doing very well at the moment and we won very comfortably - well, the scoreline suggests comfortably, although it wasn't that comfortable.
"We believe on our day we can beat anybody, we just have to turn performances into results.
"We're in a false league position in terms of our performances, we're not in a false position in terms of results. Our results have given us that amount of points.
"But I do believe that we can climb the table and I believe we will climb the table."
Image source, SNSSimon Murray has scored Dundee's past four league goals against St Mirren, netting braces in December and April last season (the Dark Blues failed to score against the Buddies in September this season with Murray absent). The last player to score 2+ goals in three consecutive Scottish Premiership appearances against a particular opponent was Kris Boyd versus Hearts in March 2014.
Dundee have won two of their past four home league games against St Mirren (D1 L1), more than their previous seven at home to the Buddies in the top flight (W1 D2 L4).
St Mirren have lost two of their past three league meetings with Dundee (as many as their previous 13 in the Scottish Premiership), although did win the first match between the two sides this season 1-0 in September.
Since beating Celtic 2-0 in October, Dundee have lost all four of their league games, the last three of which without scoring. The Dark Blues last lost four in a row without scoring in the competition in November 2018.
St Mirren have lost five of their past six league games (D1), as many as their previous 21 (W8 D8 L5). Away from home, the Buddies could lose three Premiership games in a row for the first time since October 2024.
Mark Jardine
Fan writer
If matches against Celtic finished in the 86th minute, we'd have five points to show for our bouts in the past six months.
But, as you may have noticed, they don't. If "ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts, we'd all have a wonderful Christmas...
Separating the performance witnessed from the points total secured is becoming a tiring exercise, both specific to our showings against Celtic and on general league duty these past few months.
The tactics on Saturday night appeared spot on. Conor McMenamin was drafted in to cover for the injured Mark O'Hara, out of position but with a well-defined job to do: mark Calum McGregor.
For 80 minutes, the normally direct winger indulged his manager and upset the visitors' normal rhythm.
St Mirren had a mere 25% or so of possession, yet had the far more dangerous chances. We can save the discussion of own goals being disallowed as 'active offsides' for another date, but McMenamin's breath on the back of Liam Scales neck seems to have been enough to rule out an OG at which he had already swung a defensive leg.
All that being said, it is points that matter and Celtic, yet again, did what was required to snare them away.
A last-minute substitution, aimed either at replacing an exhausted Keanu Baccus or simply disrupting Celtic's forward momentum, provided both the added time in added time and, arguably, the half yard McGregor had needed all night.
As his long-distance strike soared beyond Shamal George, the deja vu was instant and punishing in yet another painful, late and avoidable defeat.
I'm wary of being critical of players and manager in this tough run of results. There is no questioning the effort, and plenty evidence the set-up is correct.
Tiny margins have robbed the SMISA Stadium of five of the past seven Saints goals scored there, while even the smallest of defensive errors have been ruthlessly punished.
This remains the side of top-half finishes and semi-final victory, and trust that results will follow performances should remain resolute.
We've done it before, we'll do it again and we have a cup final to look forward to. On the basis of frustrating Celtic for several hours already this season, optimism is an entirely reasonable stance to take.
Watch the Sportscene panel analyse St Mirren's performance, and their disallowed goal, against Celtic in the Scottish Premiership.
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We asked for your views following St Mirren's 1-0 defeat to Celtic on Saturday.
Here's what some of you said:
Stu: Yet again we play so well and get nothing. The "own goal" by Celtic's Scales baffled me that it wasn't given. I'm glad it wasn't the cup final as that late goal would have broken so many hearts.
Paul: Gutted. We deserved so much more from this game. Celtic are a shadow of the football machine they were before.
William: Saints were very unfortunate to lose this match but as the boss said, we need to put away the chances that we create. Last night's excellent performance surely gives us a lot of confidence that we can win the upcoming Hampden final.
Paul: What a kick in the teeth. Celtic were outplayed and outfought by an excellent St. Mirren, only for them to smash and grab it at the death. Shocking.
St Mirren lost out to a last-gasp goal, with manager Stephen Robinson left to lament "small margins" and another big VAR call against his side.
Image source, SNSSt Mirren manager Stephen Robinson tells BBC Scotland: "The performance was very good. We've run Celtic very close, been beat by a fantastic goal.
"We had numerous chances ourselves, we pressed them well, showed good quality but the thing we're in control of is finishing those chances. The fine margins are going against us at this moment in time.
"Decisions have to start going for you at some stage. We have to keep producing those performances and trying to catch the teams above us.
"[Conor McMenamin] is not in line with the goalkeeper, does not touch the defender - Liam doesn't see him at all. That's not a factual decision of offside, it's a subjective decision, which the referee should be called over for. I'm sure they'll create some sort of name for it.
"Very, very disappointed. Arguably one of the reasons we're where we are in the league when all those small margins go against you.
"We've played well in the past four or five games without coming out with anything. I'm confident if we continue to play like that, we will get points."
Image source, SNSSt Mirren skipper Mark O'Hara has had another injection in a troublesome foot but is likely to miss out on the visit of Celtic. Marcus Fraser is a doubt. Shamal George will be a last-minute decision, while fellow goalkeeper Ryan Mullen will not be available. Alex Gogic returns from suspension.
Celtic remain without Kelechi Iheanacho, James Forrest and Marcelo Saracchi, while Alistair Johnston, Callum Osmand (both hamstring) and Cameron Carter-Vickers (Achilles) are long-term absentees.
