Summer signing Logan Chalmers makes his competitive St Johnstone debut after joining from Partick Thistle. Fellow new arrivals Daniel Finlayson and Matty Todd are named on the bench.

Toby Steward, who joined Simo Valakari's side on loan from Portsmouth again this season, starts between the sticks.

St Johnstone XI: Steward, Mitchell, Holt, Stanton, Foulds, Baird, Fotheringham, Chalmers, Smith, McAlear, Paton.

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There will be no glimpse of the new signings in Kilmarnock's starting line-up tonight. Although goalkeeper Calum Ferrie, Mark O'Hara, Roshaun Mathurin, Ieuan Owen, and Bailey Rice are all named on the bench.

Kilmarnock are playing at Auchinleck's Beechwood Park this evening while a grass pitch is being laid at Rugby Park.

Kilmarnock XI: Stryjek, Brandon, Stanger, Deas, Schjonning-Larsen, Lowery, Thomson, Kiltie, Clescenco, Hugill, John-Jules.

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Stephen Robinson has handed competitive debuts to seven of his summer signings.

Dan Happe and Nesta Guinness-Walker and Lewis Mayo start in defence. Brad Lyons, Tony Yogane, Lewis Smith and Connor Ronan are also named in Aberdeen's starting line-up.

New arrival Ayoub Mouloua is named on the bench.

Aberdeen XI: Mitov, Lobban, Happe, Mayo, Guinness-Walker, Lyons, Aremu, Yogane, Smith, Ronan, Nisbet.

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United, Falkirk and Dundee were in action on Saturday but it's a first competitive game for Killie, Aberdeen and St Johnstone tonight and there's plenty of new faces among the Premiership sides.

Let's have a look at some of them.

And here's what's on the cards tonight, all the games kick off at 19:45 BST:

Group A

Brora Rangers v Aberdeen

Kelty Hearts v Queen's Park

Group B

Montrose v Dundee United

The Spartans v Stirling Albion

Group C

Cove Rangers v East Kilbride

Dunfermline Athletic v Dumbarton

Group D

Annan Athletic v Dundee

Clyde v Airdrieonians

Group E

Brechin City v Livingston

Forfar Athletic v Partick Thistle

Group F

East Fife v Greenock Morton

Linlithgow Rose v St Johnstone

Group G

Edinburgh City v Alloa Athletic

Falkirk v Ayr United

Group H

Elgin City v Peterhead

Kilmarnock v Raith Rovers

The League Cup group stages got under way at the weekend. Here's how it went down:

Group A

Queen of the South 1-1 Kelty Hearts (Kelty win 4-3 on pens)

Queen's Park 3-1 Brora Rangers

Group B

The Spartans 1-2 Arbroath

Stirling Albion 0-1 Dundee United

Group C

Dumbarton 0-4 St Mirren

East Kilbride 3-0 Dunfermline Athletic

Group D

Annan Athletic 1-4 Ross County

Dundee 4-2 Airdrieonians

Group E

Partick Thistle 6-0 Brechin City

Stenhousemuir 2-0 Forfar Athletic

Group F

Greenock Morton 0-1 Linlithgow Rose

Inverness CT 1-1 East Fife (Inverness win 5-3 on pens)

Group G

Edinburgh City 0-5 Falkirk

Stranraer 2-3 Ayr United

Group H

Peterhead 0-1 Hamilton Accies

Raith Rovers 3-1 Elgin City

France v Spain in the World Cup semi-final?

Nah, this is where the real football is.

The next instalment of League Cup group stage action is getting under way very shortly.

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