Aberdeen vs Hearts LIVE as mega Lawrence Shankland rumour sweeps the Granite City

Home comforts make all the difference in this fixture, so much so that's a bit weird now.

Aberdeen haven't lost at home to Hearts for nine years, and it's just about as long since the Dons have won at Tynecastle.

Derek McInnes kicked off the season with a 2-0 win over his old club in Gorgie, and is now back in the North East to try and smash a long running away from home hoodoo.

Jimmy Thelin is overseeing something of an upturn in fortunes at Pittodrie following a dismal start to the campaign.

The Reds have lost just once in their last five Premiership outings to climb off the foot of the table/

The Jambos were held at home by Dundee Utd before the international break while Celtic's last gasp winner means all three points will be required today in order to restore their seven points lead at the summit.

We'll have all the build-up, action and reaction here on the LIVE blog.

The visitors will be missing Craig Halkett through suspension today, so there's a spot at centre back up for grabs.

Jamie McCart has made a couple of recent cameos off the bench following an injury that meant he missed the start of the season so will be the most likely to step in.

Frankie Kent is also fit again however and Derek McInnes may prefer the balance of a right footer.

Rumours have swept the capital that skipper Lawrence Shankland hasn;t travelled due to a muscle injury, although the club tweeted a matchday graphic this morning that essenitally just a big pic of the Scotland goalscorer, so let' see....

Graeme Shinnie believes Aberdeen have turned a corner and knows there would be no better way of showing it than breaking Hearts.

The Dons look to be out of their early season rut and started to put much-needed points on the board before the