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St Mirren face a major injury sweat with key trio Mark O'Hara, Alex Gogic and Caolan Boyd-Munce all doubts to feature against SK Brann.
All three players have made the trip to Bergen ahead of the crucial UEFA Conference League third qualifying round decider but are touch-and-go for spots in Stephen Robinson's matchday squad.
O'Hara has been out through a thigh issue since the win over Valur in the previous round with Gogic picking up a knock in the defeat to Aberdeen on Sunday.
Boyd-Munce meanwhile has had a scan on an injury issue but there is optimism he will be passed fit for Thursday's Euro showdown.
“We’ve got a few people being assessed," said Robinson in his pre-match press conference at Brann Stadion. "Alex Gogic is a big doubt for us. He has been pivotal to our season so far.
“Caolan Boyd-Munce had a scan last night on an injury but we are hopeful he will be okay.
“Mark O’Hara we’ll have to make a last-minute decision on, this will be his first training session and then we’ll decide if he’s ready to go or it might be Sunday.
“It’s a test for the squad but I believe in the quality of the squad. Every team faces these problems if they are in Europe and playing league games at the same time.
“We just have to cope with it, I believe the players that are going to come in or may come in will give us equal strength, enthusiasm and quality.”
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While O'Hara and Boyd-Munce would be major misses for St Mirren should they be ruled out, Gogic would be a monumental absentee having not missed a matchday squad for the club since February 2023.
“If Alex can play, he will play. There is no doubt about that," said Robinson of the ironman centre-back. "He is a tough, tough boy. He is a warrior.
“We will have a look at him and see how he is. If he comes through training with no reaction then he will be able to play but we have to see how training goes.”
On whether the tie against Brann is a fixture where he may risk players, Robinson added: “It’s a tough one. It’s a huge game and a fairytale game for St Mirren but we have got a whole season ahead of us as well.
“I won’t risk players health number one. If the player tells me he is fit to play then they’ll play because they are three key players for us.”
Meanwhile, the Paisley boss refuted claims his side were overphysical in the first-leg after comments made by SK Brann officials last week.
He said: "I haven't seen anything that has come out of Brann. I am not very good at Norwegian so I haven't really seen that.
"We were over physical? I got booked for stepping out of my box once. There were a lot of bookings going on that weren't overly physical. I don't think there were any real injuries in the game.
"I wouldn't agree with that."
