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Having got back to winning ways against Dundee B in the KDM Evolution Trophy in midweek, the team faces Hamilton on Saturday evening bidding to secure a first League One victory of the season.

The Accies kicked-off with back-to-back wins but have lost their last two against East Fife and Alloa Athletic and were beaten at home by Edinburgh City on Wednesday night.

Both sides will be desperate to claim the three points in front of the BBC Alba cameras, but Paul Hartley will be without some key men:

“Blair Yule is suspended, Arron Darge is touch and go, Declan Glass we’ll need to see, and Fraser Fyvie is out long-term. We’re missing a lot of experience, potentially four midfielders who would start. So, we need to try to re-jig it, and do what we can.

“We have to get a settled team, we’re trying to get that consistency of selection, but it’s been really difficult because of all the issues we’ve had.”

The manager is hoping the side will have got a lift from the midweek win and clean sheet:

“We had spoken before that one about how important it was going to be to get back to basics defensively, and we certainly did that, so hopefully that will have given us the springboard we were looking for.

“It starts from the back, keeping those clean sheets, that’s what allows you to start getting the results, and we know we have the players at the top end who can score.

“We rested Mitch Megginson midweek, young Jackson Mylchreest got just his second ninety minutes in a long time, and of course David Eguaibor has started the season strongly, so we’re fine on that front.”

Hamilton were among the pre-season favourites for promotion, and Paul expects a demanding ninety minutes:

“Obviously they’ve had some problems off the pitch, but John Rankin has shown he’s a good manager, I’ve got a lot of respect for him, and he’s got a lot of quality in his squad, so we’re going to have to compete as well as we can.

“You would expect them to be up there challenging, so this would be a good one to win for various reasons. As much as anything it’s important to get up and running after a slow start, and we want to try to win and get the three points.”

Supporters are reminded that the game kicks-off at 5.30pm, and that Accies are playing their home matches at Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld this season. Tickets can be purchased in advance at THIS LINK

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