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Aberdeen vs Dundee United: TV channel, kick-off time, team news, referee & VAR

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The New Firm derby is back in the Premiership as old foes Aberdeen and Dundee United battle it out at the top of the league.

Aberdeen remain unbeaten this season under Jimmy Thelin and are flying with confidence off the back of their comeback draw against Celtic last weekend.

The Dons remain level on points with Celtic and could go three clear on Saturday night with victory over Jim Goodwin’s men at Pittodrie.

Dundee United have also enjoyed a great start to the season after promotion from the Championship. They moved to within a point of Rangers last time out after a dramatic victory over Hibs.

Victory for the Arabs would see Rangers drop down to fourth but given Aberdeen’s start to the campaign, that should be considered a miraculous feat.

Below, Not The Old Firm has everything you need to know about Aberdeen vs Dundee United including how to watch live on TV, the latest team news, the appointed officials and more.

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Aberdeen vs Dundee United kick-off time

Aberdeen host Dundee United on Saturday, October 26 at Pittodrie in the Scottish Premiership. Kick-off is at the later time of 5:30pm BST.

Aberdeen vs Dundee United TV channel

Aberdeen vs Dundee United will be broadcast live on TV. You can watch the clash on Premier Sports 1 provided you have a streaming subscription or through Sky, Virgin Media or Amazon. Coverage begins at 5pm BST which is 30 minutes before kick-off.

Aberdeen and United fans living outside the UK and Ireland can watch the game live through either RedTV or DUTV provided they have an international subscription.

If you are out and about, you can listen to live BBC Sportsound radio commentary of the game.

Team news

Manager Jimmy Thelin will definitely be without star striker Pape Habib Gueye while midfielder Dante Polvara is nearing a return for the Dons.

For Dundee United, Kristijan Trapanovski remains out with a hamstring injury. He may return against Motherwell on Wednesday night.

Referee & VAR

The officials for Aberdeen vs Dundee United were confirmed by the SFA this week. The on-field referee will be Steven McLean and he will be assisted by Graeme Stewart and Gordon Crawford.

Gavin Duncan will be the VAR while Graeme Leslie has been confirmed as the AVAR.