Aberdeen won the latest knock-out meeting with Rovers - 3-0 in the League Cup at Pittodrie in 2022, with goals coming from Bojan Miovski, Ross McCrorie and Jonny Hayes.

But the Kirkcaldy side won on their last Scottish Cup meeting in February 2010, also in Aberdeen.

Gregory Tade, the striker who would go on to play for Inverness Caledonian Thistle, St Johnstone, Cluj, Steau Bucharest, Dinamo Bucharest, Clyde and Cumbernauld Colts in a colourful career, would score the winning goal in 58 minutes.

A repeat of that result would certainly make headlines.

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Here come the teams out the tunnel as the Aberdeen fans greet their troubled Scottish Cup holders.

Aberdeen interim manager Peter Leven tells BBC Scotland: “Attitude and application are the biggest things today and then it’s about bringing our quality.

"We need to match the fight and the tempo of the game early on.

"We’ve seen a couple of big teams go out, but application is key and we hope we get a good performance today.

"We’re the holders and we want to win it again. It starts today."

There is likely to be the unusual sight of Aberdeen sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel sitting in the dugout beside interim boss Peter Leven.

The German insists it is not an unknown scenario in other parts of the world.

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Dougie Imrie certainly brought the new manager bounce after taking charge in November after leaving Morton.

They have since overtaken his former club to six sixth in the Championship amid a run of only two defeats in nine outings.

However, both of them have come in the latest four.

And they have won once in five - and that was at home to third-tier Queen of the South in the Challenge Cup - and lost 3-2 at home to Arbroath last weekend.

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Raith Rovers manager Dougie Imrie tells BBC Scotland: "We’re certainly looking to spring a surprise.

"It’ll be a very tough game. They’re a very good team and cup holder, looking to defend their trophy.

"We’re here to have a go, for sure, and we’ll see what happens after 90 minutes.

"You look at the Dunfermline v Hibs game with a last-minute winner. You have to stay in these ties for as long as you can.

"With Aberdeen being at home, they’ll be looking to get the support right behind them. We know they’ve not been on a good run and Jimmy Thelin has left, Peter’s taken over and their form hasn’t been great."

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Live coverage of the match at Pittodrie has just started on BBC One Scotland and iPlayer.

Former Rovers manager Ian Murray and ex-Scotland forward James McFadden join host Jonathan Sutherland.

Click the button at the top of the page to watch.

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Peter Leven's third spell as Aberdeen's interim manager has got off to a difficult start.

Successive 2-0 defeats, albeit by a resurgent Rangers, away and at home have done little to lift the mood at Pittodrie following Scottish Cup-winning manager Jimmy Thelin's departure earlier this month.

The Dons are on a seven-match winless streak in all competitions, with only one draw picked up during that sequence.

Leven had a more than 50% win rate in his previous two spell - winning six, drawing four and losing just twice - and will fancy his side's chances of adding to the win rate again today.

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Former Aberdeen captain on BBC Sportsound

You can’t just keep picking the same players when they’re not performing. Unfortunately for Peter Leven, that’s been the case.

Lyall Cameron coming in gives a fresh face and he’s a player Peter will be hoping can ignite something in the midfield area.

Stuart Armstrong back and I think he’s been playing at a very high level. He is a quality player.

You can watch the highlights from all those Scottish Cup fourth-round ties so far on Sportsound via iPlayer.

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So what was the biggest shock result of the fourth round so far?

Second-tier Dunfermline Athletic edging out Premiership visitors Hibernian?

League leaders Heart of Midlothian losing at home to top-flight rivals Falkirk?

League 2 leaders Spartans' win over an Inverness Caledonian Thistle side sitting second in the division above?

Or, more likely, League 1 leaders Stenhousemuir thumping Championship side Greenock Morton 4-0?

Will there be another today?

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The draw for the last 16 takes place after this evening's game between Auchinleck Talbot and Celtic - and it will be live on BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound.

There are six top-flight sides already through, three from the Championship and two each from Leagues 1 & 2.

The final fourth-round game is not until Tuesday, when fourth-tier Stranraer host Championship side Queen's Park.

Scottish Premiership

Dundee, Dundee United, Falkirk, Motherwell, Rangers, St Mirren

Scottish Championship

Airdrieonians, Dunfermline Athletic, Partick Thistle

Scottish League 1

Kelty Hearts, Stenhousemuir

Scottish League 2

Elgin City, Spartans

One wonders what reception Lyall Cameron will get from the Aberdeen fans.

There is no doubt he is a quality player.

However, the midfielder arrives on loan from Rangers, for whom there is no love lost, and having chosen Ibrox instead of Pittodrie when moving from Dundee last summer.

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The build-up to kick-off at Pittodrie is just starting on BBC Radio Scotland.

Former Aberdeen player and manager Willie Miller and ex-St Johnstone and Queen's Park boss Callum Davidson, former Hearts midfielder Ryan Stevenson and ex-Celtic defender Jackie McNamara join host Richard Gordon.

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Midfielder Josh Mullin returns to Rovers' starting line-up in place of forward Paul McMullan.

The latter drops to the bench, where he is beside fit-again striker Lewis Vaughan.

But defender Richard Chin misses out from the squad through illness.

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Aberdeen interim boss Peter Leven makes four changes from the 2-0 defeat by Rangers last time out - and new signing Lyall Cameron goes straight into the starting line-up.

The 23-year-old on loan from Rangers is joined in midfield by Stuart Armstrong, with Topi Keskinen on the wing and Kevin Nisbet up front.

On-loan Bologna forward Jesper Karlsson drops to the bench along with captain Graeme Shinnie and Marko Lazetic, while defender Mats Knoester misses out completely through illness.

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Aberdeen: Mitov, Devlin, Polvara, Milne, Gyamfi, Clarkson, Armstrong, Cameron, Milanovic, Keskinen, Nisbet.

Substitutes: Vitols, Frame, Shinnie, Heltne Nilsen, Auchiche, Bilalovic, Karlsson, Lazetic, Lobban.

Raith Rovers: Rae, Rowe, Wilson, Hanlon, O'Connor, Hamilton, Mullin, Winter, Brown, Doherty, Easton.

Substitutes: Glavin, Matthews, Vaughan, Gibson, McMullan, Montagu, Hannah, Nsio, Raeside.

Let's get straight to the team news from Pittodrie...

The Scottish Cup fifth round line-up is taking shape, but we have three places still up for grabs - and two to be filled this afternoon.

Holders Aberdeen host Raith Rovers (14:30 GMT) before favourites Celtic travel to Ayrshire to take on sixth-tier Auchinleck Talbot (17:30) in a tie full of the romance of the cup.

Stay with us for the build-up, live action and post-match reaction from both.

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