Ryan Porteous is suspended, while Christian Doidge (Achilles), Melker Hallberg (knee) and Sean Mackie (foot) are also sidelined.
Dundee United' s on-loan attacker Marc McNulty is sidelined after hamstring surgery.
New striker Maxime Biamou, who signed until the end of the season, goes into the Terrors' squad but Liam Smith remains out with a knee complaint.