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1240: Five minutes until kick-off. Dundee United, as the holders, won't want to let go of the Scottish Cup trophy just yet. And Accies, though a Cup run would bring some welcome additional revenue, have their Scottish Premier League survival to think about. I can only see a United win...
1238: I see Scotland manager Craig Levein is at New Douglas Park to see Accies take on the Terrors. Hmm, who will he be keeping tabs on? Do the Paixao twins have a Scottish grannie? Did they go to a primary school in Lanarkshire for at least five years? Nah, he must be there to watch United's Craig Conway, Garry Kenneth and David Goodwillie.
1237: "We did not compete well in midweek and it wasn't good enough. We played 4-4-2, which was not familiar to us we have made four changes. We knocked them out here two years ago and they are the holders, so that is a great incentive for us." Hamilton manager Billy Reid
1235: And don't forget, if you are in the UK you can see the highlights of all the Scottish Cup ties online. The best bits of today's game will be published on Sunday morning.
1233: On Radio Scotland you can follow the Scottish Cup action on Open All Mics, Sportsound's awe-inspiring tour of Scotland's football grounds for the latest news from each tie. You can listen online too, of course.
1232: Looking at the team sheets, Paul Dixon returns to Dundee United's starting line-up, taking the place of Barry Douglas at left-back. Accies make four changes following their midweek defeat by St Johnstone, with Mark McLaughlin, Lee Kilday, Marco Paixao and Jon Rougledge coming into the side.
1230: "We remember last year very, very fondly, but we know we are in for a tough game. You always get it tough at Hamilton. The last team to knock us out of the Scottish Cup was Hamilton a couple of years ago. We are an attack-minded team and will go with two strikers. We did that last year in the Cup and it served us well" Dundee United manager Peter Houston
1226: DUNDEE UNITED TEAM NEWS:
Pernis, Watson, Dillon, Kenneth, Dixon, David Robertson, Buaben, Scott Robertson, Conway, Goodwillie, Daly. Subs: Banks, Swanson, Gomis, Douglas, Russell./ps:event>1225: HAMILTON TEAM TO PLAY DUNDEE UNITED:
Cerny, Canning, Kilday, McLaughlin, Graham, Routledge, Carrington, Buchanan, Imrie, Antoine-Curier, Marco Paixao. Subs: Murdoch, Skelton, Casalinuovo, McAlister, Wildig.
1220: February...romance... It can mean only one thing. Valentine's Day? Nope. Scotland playing France in the Six Nations in Paris? Er, nope again. It's the Scottish Cup fifth round, of course, and some wee teams might beat some big teams. See? You're swooning already.
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