It’s a high flying clash in Inverness tomorrow as third place Caley Thistle host second place Hamilton Accies.
The two teams met at New Douglas Park on the first day of the season with John Hughes’ side running out 2-0 winners – Accies then went on an 11 game league and cup unbeaten run, however, that run has been brought to an end in the last three weeks and Caley Thistle will be hoping to add to their recent slump.
Caley Thistle team news
- Inverness manager John Hughes has an unchanged squad to choose from.
- Billy McKay, Aaron Doran and Ryan Christie are all pushing for starts after coming off the bench and helping put Celtic under late pressure last weekend.
- Captain Richie Foran (knee) remains a long-term absentee.
Hamilton team news
- Grant Gillespie will miss the game through suspension.
- Other than than Alex Neill has a full squad to choose from – Jon Routledge and Martin Canning have both missed a large chunk of the season but have returned to fitness in recent weeks.
Did you know?
- Caley Thistle are undefeated in four games against Hamilton.
- The Caley Jags’ last defeat against Accies came courtesy of a Dougie Imrie strike in August 2010 which secured a 1-0 win for the men from New Douglas Park.
- Hamilton currently sit second in the league, just one point off top place – Caley Thistle are just one point further behind.
- Despite flying high in the league, Hamilton have not won any of their last three matches.
- The last player to be sent off in matches between the two teams was Scotland international James McArthur, in May 2009.
Caley Thistle provisional squad
Brill, Raven, Shinnie, Warren, Meekings, Tremarco, Tansey, Draper, Watkins, Ross, Vincent, Doran, McKay, Polworth, Baptie, Williams, Horner, Evans, Devine, Sekajja, Esson.
Hamilton provisional squad
McGovern, Gordon, Canning, Tena, MacKinnon, Longridge, Antoine-Curier, Currie, Andreu, Devlin, Neil, Crawford, Scotland, Redmond, Imrie, Hill, Ryan.