Hamilton's Alex Neil made his long-awaited return from injury as a replacement for Mark Carrington, the midfielder's last appearance coming in October.

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And Accies boss Billy Reid introduced defender Ziggy Gordon, Mark Carrington, released by MK Dons, and Republic of Ireland Under-23 international James Chambers.

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Among the changes Reid made for the game in Perth were the debuts handed to Ziggy Gordon, former MK Dons player Mark Carrington, James Chambers and Tom Elliott.

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Hamilton made four changes to the side that lost at home to Dundee United in the Scottish Cup last week, with Marco Paixao, Mark Carrington and Andy Graham dropping down to the bench and Lee Kilday left out altogether.

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