Fowler is banned for the visit to Tynecastle following his red card in last week's defeat by Inverness.
Garry Hay is still out with a knee injury, along with long-term casualties Ryan O'Leary and Allan Russell.
Killie (from): Combe, Lilley, Ford, Invincibile, Wright, Hamill, Pascali, Bryson, Simmonds, Taouil, Sammon, Skelton, Fernandez, Rascle, Murray, Flannigan, Cox, Johnston.