[DavidMc]

Hibs v Aberdeen
Saturday 25th August
Easter Road Stadium

Hibernian hope to have full-back Kevin McCann fit for the visit of Aberdeen after the youngster pulled out of the Scotland Under-21 squad in midweek.

Forward Dean Shiels should join him in the squad after returning from injury.

Aberdeen's Andrew Considine, Jamie Smith and Zander Diamond have recovered from knocks and should be available.

Craig Brewster could play despite being due to become Inverness manager on Monday. But Jeffrey de Visscher, Lee Mair and Richie Byrne are all out.



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Hibernian (from): Ma-Kalambay, McCann, Hogg, Jones, Murphy, Kerr, Beuzelin, Stevenson, O'Brien, Fletcher, Zemmama, McNeil, Benjelloun, Morais, Donaldson, Shiels, Joneleit, Gathuessi.

Aberdeen: Soutar, Hart, Diamond, Touzani, D Smith, Considine, McNamara, Severin, Nicholson, Clark, Foster, Young, J Smith, Maguire, Lovell, Mackie, Miller, Brewster.