The first change comes at the back as Chris Cadden starts against his former club. ‘Cadds’ came through the 'Well Academy and went on to make 139 appearances before moving to the US. He replaces Lewis Miller who drops to the substitutes’ bench.
Johnson has also made two attacking switches with Kevin Nisbet and Matthew Hoppe both starting.
This is Nisbet’s first start since the hamstring injury he picked up against Ross County at the end of January. He bagged a hat-trick at Fir Park when we beat Motherwell 3-2 in January.
Whilst Matthew Hoppe has had three goal contributions in five games – two in his only two appearances at Easter Road.
There’s also positive news on the bench as Joe Newell returns from the ankle injury that kept him out for eight weeks.
Lee Johnson is without the suspended Élie Youan for today’s game, whilst Martin Boyle, Rocky Bushiri, Kyle Magennis and Aiden McGeady are all injured.
Our Manager is also suspended for the game today after receiving his fourth yellow card of the season at Celtic Park, which means he will be watching the game from the stands.
Starting XI
1. David Marshall (C)
4. Paul Hanlon
8. Jake Doyle-Hayes
12. Chris Cadden
13. Matthew Hoppe
14. James Jeggo
15. Kevin Nisbet
16. Lewis Stevenson
25. Will Fish
26. CJ Egan-Riley
32. Josh Campbell
Substitutes
31. Murray Johnson (GK)
2. Lewis Miller
3. Marijan Čabraja
10. Jair Tavares
11. Joe Newell
17. Mikey Devlin
18. Ewan Henderson
22. Harry McKirdy
99. Mykola Kuharevich
