A bright start from Aberdeen as the Dons look to find an early breakthrough against Hamilton Accies.

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John Barnes
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Neil McCann refused to comment on the absence of goalkeeper Scott Bain from his line-up to face Hibernian.

Bain is understood to have refused to pay a club fine for an exchange of words with McCann last week during the Hamilton match.

McCann said: “It’s not about Scott Bain at all, it’s not about Scott Bain today. I’m not talking about it, it’s an internal affair.”

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Rangers interim manager Graeme Murty names an unchanged starting line-up following last week's win away to Hearts.

Bruno Alves returns from suspension to make the squad but has to settle for a place on the bench.

Partick Thistle boss Alan Archibald also keeps his team the same following the defeat of St Johnstone a week ago.

Chris Erskine and Martin Woods do not make the squad and Thistle name only six substitutes at Ibrox.

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Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes say there has been no approach from Rangers, and he will not let the speculation affect him.

"It's been no distraction," he told BBC Scotland. "I've stressed the point we're used to having some speculation whether it's myself or players.

"I've told the players not to get caught up in criticism or praise, we always focus on the next game and this is exactly that."

McInnes is keen to improve on an impressive away record, with nine wins in their last 10 outings.

"It shows the focus of the team when they go away from home they see it as a chance to win. But Hamilton will be buoyed by their win last week.

"There is still improvement in us, I still want us to get into that flow and rhythm."

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Hamilton do not have their troubles to seek ahead of the clash with Aberdeen.

Italian Massimo Donati is missing through suspension after his red card in the 3-1 win over Dundee.

Forward Louis Longridge has joined Falkirk on loan, while manager Martin Canning is still without Ali Crawford, Grant Gillespie, Georgios Sarris, Michael Devlin and Shaun Want.

Rakish Bingham drops to the bench, with Antonio Rojano and Darren Lyon starting.

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Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes had injury concerns over three players. Ryan Christie and Stevie May are both deemed fit enough to start, but Scott Wright drops to the bench.

Gary Mackay-Steven replaces Wright, and that is the only change from the 2-1 win over Ross County.

Rangers' James Tavernier has praised the influence of Kenny Miller following the striker's return to the first team.

Miller, who was dropped after falling out with then manager Pedro Caixinha, marked his return with two goals and an assist in the 3-1 win at Hearts.

"Kenny has worked hard throughout this season and since I've been here," Tavernier told the club website., external

"Every day, he is working hard on the training pitch, he's a good influence in the dressing-room and the pitch."

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"It's everything," says Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers, of setting a new British record of 63 unbeaten domestic matches. "How and what it stood for before - 100 years - and Celtic holding that British record. It's an incredible feat by the players and a wonderful example of professionalism."

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Ross County: McCarey, Fraser, Naismith, Routis, Kelly, Gardyne, Curran, Davies, Draper, O’Brien, Keillor-Dunn

Substitutes: Munro, Chow, Dow, Schalk, Lindsay, Mikkelsen, McKay

Motherwell: Carson, Tait, Bigirimana, Hartley, Cadden, McHugh, Moult, Rose, Dunne, Kipré, Tanner

Substitutes: Griffiths, Grimshaw, Frear, Bowman, Fisher, Petravicius, Campbell

Hamilton: Woods, Skondras, McMann, Tomas, Imrie, Docherty, Gogic, Templeton, Mackinnon, Rojano, Lyon

Substitutes: Bingham, Redmond, Biabi, Ferguson, Cunningham, S.Boyd, Jamieson.

Aberdeen: Lewis, Logan, Arnason, McKenna, Shinnie, O'Connor, McLean, Stewart, Christie, Mackay-Steven, May

Substitutes: Rogers, Considine, Reynolds, Rooney, Maynard, Wright, Tansey.

Rangers: Foderingham, Tavernier, McCrorie, D Wilson, John, Candeias, Jack, Holt, Windass, Miller, Morelos. Subs: Herrera, Hodson, Kranjcar, Alves, Alnwick, Hardie, Barjonas.

Partick Thistle: Cerny, Keown, Devine, Turnbull, McGinn, Edwards, Spittal, Barton, Lawless, Sammon, Storey. Subs: Nitriansky, Wilson, Doolan, Scully, Nisbet, Fraser.

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