Scans have shown the damage sustained in the midweek Co-operative Insurance Cup win over Morton is not as serious as first feared but he will definitely sit out the visit of Saints.
James Fowler is still recovering from a hernia operation and also misses the clash at Rugby Park but Iain Flannigan could be in contention after returning to training following a bout of gastroenteritis.
Killie (from): Combe, Pascali, Clancy, Wright, Ford, Skelton, Bryson, Taouil, Sammon, Kyle, Invincibile, Fernandez, Bell, O'Leary, Owens, Old, Flannigan, Hay.
