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Kilmarnock 0-0 Aberdeen
Lee McCulloch looks up for the game in his debut as Kilmarnock caretaker boss. The home mascot is happy and safe enough behind someone!
Sportscene on BBC Two Scotland
FT: St Mirren 4-1 TNS (McGinn, Mallan, Sutton, Loy; Brobbel)
Buddies will play Dundee United in Challenge Cup final
FT: Dundee 2-1 Rangers (O'Hara, Holt; Garner)
Win lifts Dundee into Premiership's top six
FT: Kilmarnock 1-2 Aberdeen (McKenzie; Pawlett, Stockley)
Aberdeen take six-point lead over third-placed Rangers
Clive Lindsay
Kilmarnock 0-0 Aberdeen
Lee McCulloch looks up for the game in his debut as Kilmarnock caretaker boss. The home mascot is happy and safe enough behind someone!
Kilmarnock 0-0 Aberdeen
The first effort on goal is from Aberdeen's Kenny McLean, but the midfielder's powerful effort from 20 yards was always rising above the bar.
Kilmarnock v Aberdeen (13:00)
Kilmarnock get the game underway at Rugby Park as Aberdeen aim to reduce Celtic's 27-point lead at the top of the Premiership.
Kilmarnock v Aberdeen (13:00)
Jane Lewis
BBC Sport Scotland at Rugby Park
St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright is here at Rugby Park. Doing a spot of home work as his side faces Killie next weekend.
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Kilmarnock v Aberdeen (13:00)
Pat Bonner
Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound
Quote MessageI think Aberdeen are better with Ryan Christie in midfield. He adds something going forward
Kilmarnock v Aberdeen (13:00)
Willie Miller
Former Scotland defender on BBC Sportsound
Quote MessageIt must have been difficult to leave out a player who has been as outstanding as Graeme Shinnie, but because of the style of the win over Motherwell and Ryan Christie doing so well, Derek McInnes sticks with the same team
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St Mirren v The New Saints (16:10)
Don't forget that you can watch the second Irn Bru Cup semi-final live on BBC Alba this afternoon.
Yesterday, Dundee United ultimately squeezed through 3-2 against Queen of the South despite being three goals ahead at the break.
At 16:10, St Mirren will be looking to put their poor Championship form behind them as they host The New Saints.
It is the first season that teams from outside Scotland - from Northern Ireland and Wales - have taken part in the Challenge Cup, traditionally for teams below the top-flight, and the Welsh Premier League champions have made impressive progress so far and should provide a major threat in Paisley.
Kilmarnock v Aberdeen (13:00)
Pat Bonner
Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound
Quote MessageKris Boyd needs help. Conor Sammon had a hard time at Hearts but was different class the last time he was at Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock v Aberdeen (13:00)
Willie Miller
Former Scotland defender on BBC Sportsound
Quote MessageKris Boyd is the perfect predator, sniffs out opportunities and scores spectacular goals as well. The goals are drying up, but that comes with age and time is running out for Kris Boyd
Kris Boyd is chasing his 200th top-flight goal and will be part of a three-pronged attack, with caretaker Kilmarnock manager Lee McCulloch going for a 4-3-3 formation.
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Kilmarnock v Aberdeen (13:00)
Aberdeen have won their last 12 league meetings with Kilmarnock and are undefeated in their last eight visits to Rugby Park.
Kilmarnock have scored fewer goals - 21 - than any other team in the Premiership.
Kilmarnock v Aberdeen (13:00)
Willie Miller
Former Scotland defender on BBC Sportsound
Quote MessageIt is down to Lee McCulloch to work with the players he's got and he's got the chance to stake his claim as he is in place until the summer
Kilmarnock v Aberdeen (13:00)
Pat Bonner
Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound
Quote MessageWhy not go for the young Scottish manager and give Lee McCulloch the job long-term?
Kilmarnock v Aberdeen (13:00)
Kilmarnock caretaker manager Lee McCulloch on BBC Radio Scotland: "It has been a strange week. The last three or four days have been long days since Lee Clark left.
"We have had the task of getting the team prepared for a very hard task today.
"We are a counter-attacking team and it will be about stopping the supply to the most dangerous part of the Aberdeen team.
"We don't have a good record against them, so there is no better day to change that.
"Training has gone really well and there is a great group of boys there.
"It was always going to be the team we were going to put out. The only change we have made is a slight tweak to the formation."
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We have to wait until 15:15 before kick-off at Dens Park, but the sun is shining on the City of Discovery at the moment as it awaits the arrival of Rangers and their fans.
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Following their 7-2 thumping of Motherwell on Wednesday, second-placed Aberdeen moved three points clear of Rangers, who themselves are five ahead of Hearts.
Dundee and Kilmarnock have their own incentive as they seek victory - three points will take them both above Partick Thistle, who moved into the top six with their 2-0 defeat of Hamilton Academical.
Kilmarnock v Aberdeen (13:00)
Kilmarnock: Woodman, Hendrie, Dicker, Ajer, Taylor, Jones, Longstaff, S.Smith, McKenzie, Sammon, K Boyd.
Substitutes: MacDonald, Addison, M. Smith, Umerah, S Boyd, Roberts, Wilson.
Aberdeen: Lewis, Logan, Considine, Taylor, Reynolds, McLean, Christie, Rooney, McGinn, Hayes, Jack.
Substitutes:Alexander, Shinnie, O'Connor, Pawlett, Stockley, Wright, Storey.
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