Adam Rooney, who scored the winner with a penalty the last time them two met, shows his good and bad qualities. The striker superbly nutmegs Lucas to give himself a sight of goal inside the penalty box, but his aim towards the far post with the outside of his boot steers it towards the corner flag with Kenny McLean screaming for a pass in front of goal.

Carlton Morris goes close with a glancing header from a fine cross to the front post by Antons Kurakins, but the ball flies wide of the Dons' far post.

On-loan Norwich City striker Carlton Morris should do better than fire straight at Danny Ward and Greg Docherty fires into the Dons goalkeeper's arms from a tight angle. By the law of averages, one of these should go in.

Midfielder Greg Docherty is next to threaten for Accies with a 30-yard drive that skims across the artificial surface but wide of the post.

"I think there's more goals in this game. Both teams are making too many mistakes."

Dougie Imrie causes a nervous moment in the Dons defence as he races to the by-line, but no Accies man can pounce on the low cross.

Jamie Sendles-White makes a goal-saving tackle as Aberdeen midfielder Peter Pawlett races clear behind the home defence.

Max Baggins-Craig: "Always beefed my self up as a brilliant thrower, shown myself up big time, in local pub team derby, what a game to forget. I went to clear a swung-in pass from oppositions attack, completely mis-hit, onto my face & ended in back of my own net."

Aberdeen could be on their way to a fifth straight win over Accies since a 3-0 defeat at New Douglas Park in October last year.

Niall McGinn makes his mark on his return to the Dons starting line-up and, after Accies fail miserably to clear his cross, Kenny McLean fires his side ahead by lashing a 15-yard drive off the underside of the crossbar.

The returning Grant Gillespie flashes a shot just wide of the Dons goal from 20 yards.

Aberdeen are nearly caught out as Dougie Imrie breaks clear and the forward's shot is beaten away unconvincingly by goalkeeper Danny Ward before defender Ash Taylor thumps the ball clear.

The other Accies team news is that Jamie Sendles-White replaces the injured Jesus Garcia Tena in defence, Manager Martin Canning also said the Spaniard could have played at a push but would not be risked.

We are off at Aberdeen are straight into attack.

The minute's silence having been impeccably observed (you could even hear the birds tweeting), we are about to get underway.

Here they come and we are a few minutes away from kick-off. There will be a minute's silence for those Paris attacks.

The teams are in the tunnel preparing to come out into the winter sunshine.

Hamilton's star man this season, midfielder Ali Crawford, again misses out through injury. Accies manager Martin Canning has explained that he could have been risked, but it was a risk he was not prepared to take in case he has a setback.

However, Grant Gillespie returns to the Accies midfield after suspension, while Canning picks himself on the bench.

Hamilton: McGovern, Gordon, Sendles-White, Tagliapietra, Kurakins, Imrie, MacKinnon, Kurtaj, Gillespie, Docherty, Morris. Subs: D'Acol, Canning, Longridge, Martin, Nade, Boyd, Ryan.

Aberdeen: Ward, Logan, Taylor, Reynolds, Shinnie, Hayes, Flood, Pawlett, McLean, McGinn, Rooney. Subs: Considine, Smith, Robson, Goodwillie, Quinn, Brown, McLaughlin.

Referee: Willie Collum