Joe Lewis earns Derek McInnes' Aberdeen support as boss refuses to point fingers following St Mirren clanger

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CORONATION Street actress Rebecca Ryan has given a glimpse inside her stunning Manchester flat where she relaxes away from the Cobbles. The Lydia Chambers star, 30, who arrived in Weatherfield in December, lives in a gorgeous pad complete with its own music room.

YESTERDAY's trip to Albert Square kick-started Gray Atkins' downfall after years of impunity. However, EastEnders fans couldn't help but notice a funny nod to the soap's new set in a scene involving Sharon Watts.

Newcastle United have reportedly opened talks with Real Madrid over a possible loan move for former Chelsea star Eden Hazard.The Belgian has had an absolutely torrid two-and-a-half year spell in Madrid and the Spanish giants are desperate to offload him at the end of the season, having decided to cut their losses.Chelsea are also considering a move, according to Spanish news outlet Defensa Central, but they are yet to make any kind of formal approach to Los Blancos, who are looking to get the bulk of Hazard's wages off their books to help fund an ambitious summer transfer window.Newcastle will be keen boost their profile in the coming window too and landing Hazard would make a serious statement, given his magnificent Premier League pedigree.The 31-year-old is reportedly earning £400,000-a-week at the Bernabeu, and getting the winger off the books could open the door for Madrid to pursue a move for Erling Haaland this summer.Kylian Mbappe is expected to join from PSG when his contract expires in a few months, but a move for Haaland likely won't be financially viable until next season, unless they can free some space on the wage bill.While any move away will only be temporary, Hazard's fate at Madrid appears to be sealed.

Derek McInnes is concerned it’s the stopper’s wife Madeleine who deserves a five-star rating. The Aberdeen defender’s wife gave birth to son Arthur yesterday meaning the proud dad will be free to face St Mirren on Saturday.

Derek McInnes has confirmed Scott Wright will be out for six weeks. The playmaker has been sidelined with a groin problem which has now been confirmed as a double hernia.It means that Wright will get surgery next week and won’t be available until mid-January.McInnes confirmed: “Scott went to see a specialist in Manchester on Thursday and unfortunately our fears were confirmed that he has a double hernia that requires surgery.“It is keyhole surgery now and different to back in the day.“Scott will get that operation next week and will be out for four to five weeks from then.“So six weeks from now.”Aberdeen are already without Marley Watkins for the same length of time with a hamstring injury.

Aberdeen where it hurts after admitting the injury-crisis ravaging the Dons does give St Mirren a better chance of League Cup progression. The Saints face the Dons in round two of the competition tomorrow afternoon, with Derek McInnes’ side set to travel to Paisley minus a host of key players.

Aberdeen skipper reckons it doesn’t make sense that some areas down south will allow up to 4000 supporters to return to stadiums from December 2 while the majority of fans here are locked out.SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster has made a public plea for the Scottish government to follow England’s lead to avert a financial disaster which could kill clubs. That view is echoed by Lewis who believes the cash crisis has reached critical mass.The keeper said: “Clubs are wanting to get the ball rolling.

Derek McInnes admits he'll still have to deal with a threadbare squad when his side take on St Mirren in the Betfred Cup. None of the eight players who sat out of Wednesday's 1-1 draw will be available, although Niall McGinn made it back on the bench for that clash after missing the heavy defeat to Rangers.

Derek McInnes admitted he ended up glad to take a point against bottom-placed Hamilton Accies. Aberdeen were bailed out by a brilliant stop from Joe Lewis to deny David Moyo at the death as they dropped points in Lanarkshire.

Rice insisted his tactics paid off against Derek McInnes' men, with a gameplan to soak up pressure in the first half and be more expansive after the break.Accies failed to register a single attempt on goal in the first forty-five, but they netted with their first effort on goal four minutes into the second half when Ogkmpoe headed home from Scott McMann's free-kick.Rice added: "The game plan was to play deep first half, let Aberdeen come on top of us, because too many times when we've been open and the games have been done at half-time."So I decided not to go as open to begin with and see if we can keep ourselves in the game until half-time and then take it from there."To be 1-0 down at half-time to Aberdeen was respectable for us."We knew

who lost to Dundee United on Saturday, with Hakeem Odoffin utilised in central midfield once again and Marios Ogkmpoe leading the line as the sole striker.

Aberdeen have the strength in depth to deliver without a band of big names. The Dons were missing eight players for Sunday’s 4-0 defeat to Rangers with Niall McGinn, Jonny Hayes, Dylan McGeouch, Scott Wright and Marley Watkins out through injury.

SFA instructions to the letter during the trip to Greece which has sparked club fury towards Hampden hierarchy. The Hibs stopper was one of Scot Gemmill’s Under-21 squad who were plunged into controversy over positive Covid tests and orders to self isolate on their return.

Derek McInnes wants the Scottish Football Association to cough up for mandatory COVID-19 testing to make sure all their internationalists are clear before they are sent back to their clubs. The Aberdeen manager believes that would help avoid the fall-out and chaos that a lot of clubs have had to deal with from the positive returns of Dons midfielder Ross McCrorie, Livingston’s Robby McCrorie and Celtic’s Davd Turnbull after their involvement with the Scotland under-21s in Greece.

Derek McInnes doubled down on demanding better from the SFA after losing two Aberdeen stars for a bruising defeat to Rangers. A Scotland U21s virus outbreak ruled out Lewis Ferguson and Connor McLennan and the Dons were hammered 4-0 at Ibrox on Sunday.

Steven Gerrard has revealed the Premiership league leaders will be without Nathan Patterson for the next fortnight. The 19-year-old right-back has been identified as one of eight close contacts after three positive tests while Scotland U21s were away on international duty.

Rangers look to extend their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership table. Steven Gerrard 's team will have played two games more by the close of play on Sunday but an 11-point gap at any stage of the season would border on the unassailable for Neil Lennon's charges.

Ryan Hedges it might just have saved his Aberdeen career – and kept alive his Euro 2020 dream. The Welshman was a bit-part player for the Dons before the season was prematurely ended back in March due to coronavirus.He was off-form and at that point his future at Pittodrie was in serious doubt.

Derek McInnes has blasted the SFA’s Covid protocols after three of his players were forced into self isolation after returning from Under-21 duty. Aberdeen have been rocked by the news that Ross McCrorie, Lewis Ferguson and Connor McLennan will miss the next three games after being caught up in the Scotland Under-21s Covid outbreak.

It’s one of Scottish football’s enduring rivalries and Rangers vs Aberdeen has certainly captured the imagination of Steven Gerrard. His side are top of the tree in the Scottish Premiership and remain unbeaten in the Europa League but the manager still took the time out to describe Sunday’s game as ‘mouthwatering’.