Dundee v Aberdeen (15:00)
Dundee: Goodman, Wright, Astley, O Bevan Odutayo, J Bevan, Hamilton, Finnigan, Reilly, Westley, Murray.
Substitutes: O'Hara, Halliday, Robertson, Hay, Forrest, Besir, Oosenburgh, Crombie, Bland.
Aberdeen: Muller, Cadden, Mayo, Happe, Guiness-Walker, Aremu, Briedl, Yogane, Olusanya, Armstrong, Nisbet.
Substitutes: Mitov, Devlin, Moulada, Smith, Molloy, Milne, Marshall, Masson, Fasanya.
St Mirren v St Johnstone (15:00)
St Mirren: Chapman, Richardson, Fraser, Gogic, John, Carr, Nsio, Phillips, Ramos, Mochrie, Sule.
Substitutes: Urminsky, King, Fieldson, Donnelly, Taylor, Idowu, Thomas, Douglas, Young.
St Johnstone: Steward, Smith, Mitchell, Diabate, Foulds, Holt, McAlear, Paton, Stanton, Gullan, Fowler.
Substitutes: Sinclair, Boyes, Steven, Baird, Lloyd, Fotheringham, Finlayson, Chalmers, Tait.
Enough of that news at the top of the national game - let's get to today's games and the team news...
The news keeps coming from the SFA, with the governing body closing in on the appointment of a new head coach to succeed Steve Clarke.
The search for Clarke's replacement is being led by chief executive Ian Maxwell and Craig Mulholland, who was appointed as the SFA's chief football officer in May.
It is understood Maxwell and Mulholland have spoken to a wide range of candidates from the UK and beyond.
Interviews have been conducted and the SFA is nearing an appointment. It is unclear whether the incoming head coach will be a Scot or foreigner.
Image source, SNSSteve Clarke resigned after the World Cup
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If you tune in to Sportsound, much of the discussion for the first hour will be about our exclusive story from last night, with the Scottish FA poised to hold a "critically important" summit around the future of the national game.
All Scottish Professional Football League clubs have been invited to attend the 4 September meeting to "discuss opportunities" around improving the amount of homegrown talent.
Andy Halliday and former Scotland trio Willie Miller, Michael Stewart and Steven Thompson will be joining host Kenny Macintyre.
Image source, SNSWith Scotland's five European representatives not in action until tomorrow, it's a quieter Saturday than normal in the Scottish Premiership.
But it puts Aberdeen, Dundee, St Johnstone and St Mirren even more in the spotlight.
Meanwhile, there are plenty of interesting games in the Championship, League 1 and League 2.
Stay with us for the build-up, live commentaries and post-match reaction here online and on BBC Radio Scotland.
Image source, SNSAberdeen manager Stephen Robinson looks pleased with himself as he arrives at Dens Park
Joe Bevan's second-half strike completed a dominant Dundee victory
At a glance
Westley volleys Dundee into early lead from Bevan cross
Bevan strikes second after break
Dundee pick up first three points of the season as Aberdeen sustain maiden loss
Joe Bevan inspired Dundee to their first Scottish Premiership win of the season as lacklustre Aberdeen were soundly beaten at Dens Park.
The winger crossed for Joe Westley to volley Steven Pressley's side ahead early on and threatened to add to that lead himself before the break.
Westley should have doubled the advantage after pouncing on an error, with Dons goalkeeper Marius Muller also denying Simon Murray in the aftermath.
But Bevan gave Dundee more comfort with a stunning strike in the second period, rifling home after Charlie Reilly's cross deflected off defender Lewis Mayo's head.
And the hosts continued to dominate with Ash Hay denied by Muller twice.
Dan Happe and Kevin Nisbet had efforts save by Owen Goodman as Aberdeen improved in the final quarter but Dundee kept hold of their clean sheet.
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Aberdeen manager Stephen Robinson had spoken pre-match about the need to keep going until late in the game, which had paid dividends in the comeback win over Hearts the previous week.
Robinson would have been hoping not to face another deficit but the signs were there even before the Westley goal, with 22-year-old Bevan afforded too much space to get a shot away that flew wide early on.
It was a warning the visitors did not heed, with Bevan laying on the opening goal and consistently getting into dangerous positions on the right.
Through that outlet, Dundee should really have added to their lead in the first half. Bevan flashed the ball across the face of goal from an advanced position, with Westley waiting in the middle, then tested Muller with a firm strike.
But, after something of a rally from Robinson's visitors earlier in the second half, the winger effectively finished the contest, showing poise and power with his clinching goal.
Hay's strike after chasing a simple long ball, and a header from Finlay Robertson's cross, gave Muller more to do on a day when he was by far Aberdeen's best player.
Though more forceful the longer the game went on, the damage had been done for Aberdeen, with their promising start to the season coming to an abrupt halt.
'Proudest I've been since coming to this club'
Dundee manager Steven Pressley: "The bottom line is I could run out of superlatives describing their performance.
"To a man, they were incredible and it's probably the proudest I've been after any Dundee performance since coming to this club.
"Really, really pleased. To ultimately get our first three points of the season early in the season's very important."
Aberdeen manager Stephen Robinson: "An incredibly disappointing performance. I didn't recognise the team. We didn't do the basics right and it's not like us.
"We didn't outfight them, we didn't outrun them, we didn't outbattle them - they did the opposite to us and their front four set the press and then we couldn't cope with it."
These two teams meet again, this time at Pittodrie, in the Premier Sports Cup second round on Saturday, 15 August (15:00 BST).
After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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Manager: Steven Pressley
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Stephen Robinson
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
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Dundee have won both of their last two league meetings with Aberdeen, as many as their previous 33 beforehand (W2 D8 L23).
Aberdeen have scored at least twice in each of their last seven league games against Dundee, their joint-longest run against any opponent in the 21st century, also scoring 2+ seven times in a row versus Kilmarnock from April 2015 to February 2017.
Dundee have won their last three home games in the Scottish Premiership, their joint-longest home winning run in the 21st century.
Aberdeen have won four of their last seven Scottish Premiership matches (D1 L2), more than they managed in their previous 19 games (W3 D4 L12). Since the start of this run on 11 April, only Celtic (21) have won more points than Aberdeen (13).
Aberdeen’s Kevin Nisbet scored and assisted in their 2-1 comeback win over Heart of Midlothian on MD1. Away from home, Nisbet’s last three league goals have all been scored at Dens Park against Dundee: one each in September 2024, February 2025 and December 2025.
