Callum Hendry hits the post! But Willie Collum whistles for a handball from the St Johnstone striker, who collected the ball in the box after a free-kick was sent in from the right, before smashing it towards the opposite side of Joe Lewis. It was some dig that... And another warning for Aberdeen.

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Danny McNamara with a great solo effort there, he cuts in from the right and hits a very decent shot - Joe Lewis tips it over the bar for a corner. Callum Davidson's side look comfortable...

Despite looking understandably rusty in the opening minutes, Aberdeen have registered the first shot on target. Scott Wright slipped the ball through to Niall McGinn, who took it on his right foot and took a quick shot inside the box, but Elliot Parish collects it easily.

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Wright, Ferguson and McGinn have started upfront for Aberdeen, but the ball has barely been out of the visitors' half in the opening few minutes, with St Johnstone dominating the opening exchanges.

And we're off! Interesting to see how Aberdeen will fare without a recognised striker in this one...

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Michael Ruth is on the bench for Aberdeen tonight - he was born in 2002!

That means the 18-year-old was not alive when the first Harry Potter film came out...

Should he come off the bench to make his competitive debut for the Dons?

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St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson is "proud and privileged" to take charge of his first home game.

The former skipper, who replaced Tommy Wright in the summer, told BBC Scotland Sportsound: "The players' attitude and willingness to win has been the biggest thing for me since I came in. It's something we want to keep going.

"I'm not going to change too much what Tommy did before me, I'll just try to improve little things I want to bring to the team."

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Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes discussed his lack of options this evening up top.

"We've nine out in total I think," he told BBC Sportsound. "I don't think I've ever had my four centre-forwards all out.

"I'm grateful to get a few of the lads back in on Monday, but mindful they haven't done training for 10 or 12 days. We've put a team out that gives us a chance to go and win the game against a good St Johnstone team.

"We've not got an out-and-out striker there. Young Michael Ruth is on the bench, who is 18, and he gives us that option. We'll try to adapt and hopefully still carry a threat."

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Debutant Ross McCrorie says Aberdeen is the best place for him to prove himself after leaving Rangers.

"Ever since the start of Pompey, I was wanting to leave anyway. I came back from Pompey and told the club [Rangers] that I wanted to leave.

"Aberdeen is the best place for me to go and show what I can do. It was a no-brainer."

Do you think McCrorie will be a success at Aberdeen?

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St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson says he feels for Derek McInnes and Aberdeen after their season was halted for players breaking Covid-19 rules.

"It's a difficult time, it's an unknown time, and unfortunately Aberdeen were the club [where] something happened," he said.

"I think we all got a little shock and a fright with it all. Hopefully not just people in football but people in the whole of Scotland, because it's so important we stick to the rules and we try and get rid of this terrible pandemic we're in.

“It was unfortunate it was Aberdeen, it could have been St Johnstone or any other team so there is a little bit of sympathy there."

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Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes says the club have "taken a kicking" for their players breaking Covid-19 rules, and consequently having matches delayed.

"We have only played one competitive game in 6 months, so it is clear that we are not going to be at our best, but we have still got to be good enough to try and win the game.

"I am quite relaxed by the fact we are 2 and 3 games behind, we can quickly make those games up. It has been far from ideal but the boys are bursting to play.

"We've taken a kicking the last couple of weeks. It was our turn. We took it, we dealt with it and we now move on. I think there's been enough comment, enough criticism, enough apologies made."

What's your prediction for this game?

Will Aberdeen suffer for their lack of game time? And can St Johnstone build on their first win of the season against Kilmarnock last weekend?

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Ross McCrorie makes his debut for Aberdeen after signing from Rangers on loan. He is one of a raft of changes for the Dons from the opening day defeat to McCrorie's parent club.

Niall McGinn, Dean Campbell, Scott Wright and Tommie Hoban come in, while suspended Andy Considine, Scott McKenna, Matty Kennedy, Craig Bryson and Bruce Anderson are out.

For St Johnstone, David Wotherspoon comes in after scoring an equaliser from the bench against Kilmarnock at the weekend.

Jamie McCart also comes into Callum Davidson's side, while Craig Conway and Shaun Rooney drop to the bench.

Michael O'Halloran redeemed himself by scoring a winner against Kilmarnock in the 94th minute last weekend - it was his first game back from suspension following a red card in the first game of the season.

The number 11 was by far the player furthest forward for the Saints against Killie, and got his reward.

Can he do the same tonight against Aberdeen?

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