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Watch Hibernian vs Kilmarnock Live StreamingWith Martin Skrtel's broken foot ruling him out for two months, fellow centre-back Daniel Agger troubled by a knee problem sustained against Blackburn and Fabio Aurelio sidelined for three weeks with a thigh injury, defensive resources are thin.
Central defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos returns after suspension but a comeback for Johnson would be timely.
"We had problems on the right side (against Blackburn) with Mascherano playing full-back, which was a difficult decision," admitted Benitez.
"All the teams have good and bad moments but they still have to carry on and go forward.
"If you analyse some games we have had too many injuries with big names unable to play."
One of the less-celebrated - but more promising - names is young Spanish forward Daniel Pacheco.
