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Hirst has made 20 appearances for the Premier League club this season, only three of them starts, but he timed his third goal of the season perfectly when Clarke scouted him in their FA Cup penalty shoot-out defeat by Nottingham Forest two weeks ago.

That is easier said than done on Saturday as they visit a steadily improving Aberdeen side under interim manager Peter Leven who have not lost over 90 minutes in six games - their Scottish Cup penalty shoot-out loss to Celtic being the one blip - and are unbeaten in four at home.

Wales' bid to reach their fourth major tournament in eight years ended in tears at Cardiff City Stadium last night as Poland's penalty shoot-out success took the final place in Germany.

Although Nigeria won that tie, they were beaten in the final by neighbours Cameroon, who lifted the trophy after a penalty shoot-out.

It was left to a penalty shoot-out to determine whether Senegal - the only side at this Nations Cup to have won all three of their group games - or Ivory Coast, who had never lost three matches in a row at a single tournament, would progress to the quarter-finals.