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Aberdeen and Hibs are set to do battle this weekend in the Scottish Premiership. The Dons will be hoping to bounce back for their midweek 6-0 trouncing by AEK Athens in the Conference League, while Hibs will want to build on their 4-0 win over Livingston last weekend. Here are all the details ahead of the match: The William Hill Premiership match between Aberdeen and Hibs takes place on Sunday, October 25 at Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen. Kick-off is at 2.30pm. Premier Sports have picked this match for live coverage and will show it on their Premier Sports 2 channel. RedTV and Hibs TV will be screening the match live for overseas viewers. Premier Sports subscribers can watch the game on its website and the Premier Player app. Sportscene will be screened on the BBC Scotland channel at 7.15pm on Sunday and will then be repeated at 11.45pm on BBC One Scotland. Aberdeen had Emmanuel Gyamfi and Sivert Heltne Nilsen missing for Thursday’s Europa League defeat at AEK Athens. Kristers Tobers (knee) is a long-term absentee. Hibs midfielder Jamie McGrath has trained this week after recovering from an Achilles problem and is fit to play against his former club. Rudi Molotnikov picked up a knock in the UEFA Youth League and will be assessed. Joe Newell is close to a return from groin trouble while Alasana Manneh (hamstring) is still missing. Don Robertson will be in charge of proceedings at Pittodrie and will be assisted by Ross Macleod and Douglas Ross. Greg Aitken is the VAR and will be assisted back at Clydesdale House by Graeme Leslie.
