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Sky Sports’ Andy Walker offers his predictions as we head into another weekend of Scottish Premiership action.

The tough times for everyone are certainly being felt sharply at Tannadice, where players have been asked to take wage cuts. With that hardship in place, could Dundee United cash in on striker Lawrence Shankland in this transfer window? In all honesty, he has been disappointing since Dundee United gained promotion, he scored heavily in the lower leagues, but has struggled to be as effective in the top flight and his value has fallen. I’m sure Micky Mellon will be reasonably happy with his 26 points gained so far, it’s a big step to make from the second tier to the top flight of Scottish football.

St Johnstone manager Calum Davidson was dealt a blow when Danny McNamara returned to his parent club Millwall last week and he’ll be hoping he can keep a hold of his talented midfielder Ali McCann for a bit longer, there’s no doubt he’ll move to a bigger club soon.

Andy Walker’s prediction: 1-1

Kilmarnock manager Alex Dyer has come through a tough time both for himself and his club recently and transfer business has already started. Striker Eamonn Brophy is on his way out of Rugby Park, surprisingly signing a pre-contract with St Mirren. Dyer has reacted quickly by signing 28-year-old Frenchman Diaguely Dabo, a player capable of playing in either defence or midfield. Kilmarnock must start to improve their home form. Since beating Hamilton 2-1 in September, Killie have won just one of their last six home league games.

Hamilton Accies’ season has been plagued by injury and Covid issues, and despite the absence of Marios Ogkmpoe, David Templeton and Lewis Smith, they’re still fighting for every point. Beating Motherwell 3-0 last weekend was a big boost to their new year ambitions.