There is nothing wild or revolutionary about this team news, and that is exactly the point. St. Mirren and Hibs have each gone with one change for this Scottish Premiership meeting, which tells you both managers are happy enough with what they saw at the weekend to resist a full-scale rethink.
For St. Mirren, Craig McLeish has altered a side that beat Dundee 2-1, making one change to the starting line-up. That is a pragmatic move rather than a dramatic one, the sort of selection that says the basics were good enough and the manager wants continuity more than chaos.
Hibs, meanwhile, have also made one change after their loss to Celtic at Easter Road. The most notable detail is Nicky Cadden being handed his first start of the season, a clear sign that there is still some adjustment being made even if the overall shape of the side remains largely intact.
That is what makes this line-up news interesting, if not exactly earth-shattering. Across a Scottish Premiership matchday where several clubs have kept changes to a minimum, both St. Mirren and Hibs have opted for restraint. Aberdeen made two changes after losing narrowly to Dundee United, Hearts made two changes after beating Motherwell 3-2, and Rangers also made one change after their 4-0 win over St Johnstone. In other words, managers are not panicking. They are fine-tuning.
So the headline is simple enough: one change each, no grand statement, and one first start for Cadden. The rest will have to be settled on the pitch.
