Graham Gartland returns to the St Johnstone squad for Tuesday night's Scottish Premier League clash with Aberdeen at McDiarmid Park.

The Saints defender missed Saturday's win over Falkirk with a virus but has recovered.

Steven Anderson, Martin Hardie and Peter MacDonald (all knee injuries) and Stuart McCaffrey remain out while captain Kevin Rutkiewicz has recovered from his knee injury but is not yet ready.

Saints (from): Smith, Grainger, Irvine, Gartland, Duberry, MacKay, Morris, Craig, Davidson, Moon, Millar, Deuchar, Milne, Morais, Sheerin, Main, Sheridan, Reynolds, Connolly.