Aberdeen vs Dunfermline LIVE as Mats Knoester handed debut in Scottish Cup clash

Aberdeen's only win in their last FIFTEEN games came in the Scottish Cup.

And Jimmy Thelin will be desperately hoping the tournament brings him more luck during a horror run.

Championship outfit Dunfermline Athletic are the visitors to Pittodrie for a last 16 clash.

And it says everything about the Dons woes that an away victory probably wouldn't be as big a shock as it really should be.

The Pars are sitting eighth in the second tier with new boss Michael Tidser at the helm after replacing James McPake at East End Park.

He will be eyeing a big upset against a Dons side who have only beaten Elgin City since the end of November last year.

The Scottish Cup, where the Reds reached the last four last season, is a welcome break for Aberdeen - can it bring a change in fortunes?

Aberdeen: Doohan, Jensen, Tobers, Knoester, MacKenzie, Helte Nilsen, Palaversa, Okkels, Keskinen, Nisbet, Gueye Subs: Ritchie, Devlin, Shinnie, Clarkson, Morris, Dorrington, Boyd, Ambrose.

Dunfermline: Oluwayemi, Comrie, Benedictus, Hamilton, Otoo, Chalmers, McCann, Stevens, Wotherspoon, Kane, Chilokoa-Mullen
Subs: Mehmet, Ngwenya, Fogarty, Ritchie-Hosler, Taylor-Clarke, O'Halloran, Yeboah, Hampson

Find out as we bring you all the action in our LIVE blog.

'Must win' feels like an understatement here as far as Jimmy Thelin is concerned.

Anything but a victory will be viewed as the latest disaster in a long-running series of them for a Dons side whose only win in their last 15 was away to Elgin in the last round.

As for the Pars? Well, it's a case of nothing to lose.

They've improved under new boss Michael Tidser and despite going out the Challenge Cup during the week, a Fife Derby win over Raith in their last league outing has got them feeling