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- Church heads home Hayes cross
- McGinn & Shinnie strikes extend lead
- Aberdeen four points behind leaders Celtic
- Hamilton four points off second bottom
Match Stats
Home TeamAberdeenAway TeamHamilton
- Possession
- Home54%
- Away46%
- Shots
- Home22
- Away4
- Shots on Target
- Home11
- Away2
- Corners
- Home12
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home6
- Away14
Line-ups
Aberdeen
Formation 4-4-1-1
20Brown
2Logan5Taylor6Reynolds3Shinnie
11Hayes22Jack8Flood10McGinn
7McLean
18Church
- 20Brown
- 2Logan
- 5TaylorSubstituted forConsidineat 45'minutes
- 6Reynolds
- 3Shinnie
- 11Hayes
- 22JackSubstituted forRossat 85'minutes
- 8FloodSubstituted forStorieat 78'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 10McGinn
- 7McLean
- 18Church
Substitutes
- 4Considine
- 14Smith
- 19Collin
- 23Storie
- 26McKenna
- 27Wright
- 31Ross
Hamilton
Formation 4-2-3-1
1McGovern
2Gordon4Devlin24Tena3Kurakins
18MacKinnon15Agustien
7Imrie11Crawford21Docherty
8Diaby
- 1McGovern
- 2Gordon
- 4Devlin
- 24Tena
- 3Kurakins
- 18MacKinnon
- 15AgustienBooked at 24minsSubstituted forRedmondat 39'minutes
- 7ImrieBooked at 46minsSubstituted forKurtajat 81'minutes
- 11CrawfordBooked at 87mins
- 21Docherty
- 8DiabySubstituted forBrophyat 66'minutes
Substitutes
- 9D'Acol
- 10Redmond
- 12Kurtaj
- 20Brophy
- 26Martin
- 30Boyd
- 41Want
- Referee:
- Kevin Clancy
- Attendance:
- 12,509
Scores
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As It Stood
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Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Celtic | 31 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 76 | 24 | 52 | 72 | ||
2 | Aberdeen | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 55 | 34 | 21 | 68 | ||
3 | Hearts | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 32 | 20 | 56 | ||
4 | Motherwell | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 47 | -7 | 44 | ||
5 | St Johnstone | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 43 | ||
6 | Dundee | 31 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 40 | ||
7 | Ross County | 32 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 47 | 55 | -8 | 40 | ||
8 | Partick Thistle | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 38 | ||
9 | Inverness CT | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 43 | -5 | 36 | ||
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SNSCopyright: SNS Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes was pleased to keep the title challenge goingImage caption: Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes was pleased to keep the title challenge going 
SNSCopyright: SNS Martin Canning was left disappointed by his side's first-half performanceImage caption: Martin Canning was left disappointed by his side's first-half performance 
SNSCopyright: SNS Winger Jonny Hayes was Aberdeen's man of the match against HamiltonImage caption: Winger Jonny Hayes was Aberdeen's man of the match against Hamilton 
SNSCopyright: SNS Expressions of pain on the faces of Hamilton's Greg Docherty and Dougie ImrieImage caption: Expressions of pain on the faces of Hamilton's Greg Docherty and Dougie Imrie
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Hopefully you'll join us again on Tuesday on another big night for Scottish football. Not only at Dens Park as Dundee host title-chasing Celtic but also at Ibrox, where Rangers could confirm their promotion to the top flight by clinching the Championship title at home to Dumbarton.
Accies concern
Hamilton will be hoping that Dundee will be tired from their midweek exertions when they host Paul Hartley's side on Saturday as they look to steer clear of relegation trouble with Kilmarnock and, especially, Dundee United picking up points behind them.
Title tussle
The tussle for the Premiership moves on to Tuesday night, when Celtic play their game in hand away to Dundee.Â
The reigning champions could have established a seven-point lead again by the time Aberdeen travel to face Hearts on Friday.
Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes
On BBC Radio Scotland
"Really pleased with what the players gave.
"It was important that we came out of the traps and I think we knocked the stuffing out of Hamilton by being so clinical.
"It was a great start for us and, in the second half, we still created so many opportunities.
"All in all, a brilliant day's work and great to get such a high level of performance.
"It was important we showed that we are still fighting and we owe it ourselves to finish the season as strong as possible.
"We will deserve to finish wherever we finish."
Hamilton Academical manager Martin Canning
On BBC Radio Scotland
"We switched off at the early goals and it is difficult place to come without giving them two goals of a start.
"We did better in the second half, but Aberdeen deserved to win and you can't argue with the result.
This was always going to be a difficult place to come against an Aberdeen team who have been going well.
"We'll take the positives from that improved second half."
Hayes maker
FT: Aberdeen 3-0 Hamilton Academical
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FT: Aberdeen 3-0 Hamilton Academical
FT: Aberdeen 3-0 Hamilton Academical
FT: Aberdeen 3-0 Hamilton Academical
For Accies, it is back to the drawing board and they finish the weekend one point closer to that relegation play-off spot presently occupied by Kilmarnock.
FT: Aberdeen 3-0 Hamilton Academical
Aberdeen ease to victory, with all their hard work having been done in the first half, to move again to restore the four-point gap at the top of the Premiership behind leaders Celtic.
FULL-TIME
Aberdeen 3-0 Hamilton Academical
Aberdeen 3-0 Hamilton Academical
Accies midfielder Ali Crawford is lucky to receive only a yellow card for a Liam Bridcutt-style two-footed challenge that leaves Graeme Shinnie with painful shins.
Aberdeen 3-0 Hamilton Academical
Dons captain Ryan Jack is withdrawn with the game already won, being replaced in midfield with 17-year-old Frank Ross.
Aberdeen 3-0 Hamilton Academical
Academical are not learning their lessons. Seconds after Eamonn Brophy has to clear off the line from a looping header by Mark Reynolds, the Aberdeen defender is left unmarked at the next corner and goalkeeper Michael McGovern is forced to turn the ball over the crossbar.Â
Aberdeen 3-0 Hamilton Academical
Craig Storie replaces Willo Flood in the Aberdeen midfield.
That sinking feeling
Aberdeen 3-0 Hamilton Academical
Aberdeen 3-0 Hamilton Academical
Aberdeen 3-0 Hamilton Academical
Willo Flood's blushes are spared by an offside flag as the little unmarked midfielder somehow manages to head wide from four yards at the back post.
PENALTY APPEAL
Aberdeen 3-0 Hamilton Academical
Muted cries for a penalty by Accies' Antons Kurakins as he is challenged from behind by Jonny Hayes after getting in behind the Dons winger. Would be interesting to see that again as it certainly was a dangerous challenge only eight yards from goal.