Dave Galloway

Dundee United, well, they certainly have rung the changes.

Four changes and it looks like a change of formation of sorts anyway.

In come Strain, Iovu, Chivay and Ferugia.

Out drop Cleal Harding.

Kamara, Ferugia and Waters.

So we will have for Dundee United, Richards in goals, Iovu, Graham and Carestes at the back.

Midfield, Strain, Chivay, Aguier and Namo with Sapsford and Ferry playing off Ferugia up top.

Your match referee, sorry I'll give you the Dundee United subs first, let's not miss them out.

The subs for United, Adams, Kamara, Eskinen, Sibold, Dolcek, Sturton, Waters, Cleal Harding and Russell.

Your match referee at Bataudry is Duncan Nicholson and Chris Graham is on VAR.

Yes, I think that is very much the case.

That is what might give us a bit of a spark of something in this game, Andrew, because I've spoken to a number of Aberdeen fans ahead of kick-off here at Petaudi.

This fixture used to be called the new firm derby, but it's just a pale shadow of its former self now, isn't it?

Many supporters' expectations will be of an uninspiring end-of-season encounter, but hopefully the desire to finish this campaign strongly can add a touch of...

excitement this is a fixture that Aberdeen have traditionally done well in against United they haven't lost to their Tayside rivals in the league here since 2014 their only defeat in 17 premiership encounters between these teams one point would make them mathematically safe from the drop but the terrors they

If they can get a victory, they will secure top of the bottom half status with that win.

But a big test of character for them.

They were poor last weekend in losing 3-0 at Kilmarnock.

Can they bounce back from that?

Both sides with an awful lot to prove here this afternoon.