Aberdeen's Ryan Jack is confident his team can make amends against Queen of the South second time around after being held to a shock draw in their cup encounter on Saturday.
The Dons had to come from behind to earn a replay at Palmerston after the 1-1 stalemate in their William Hill Scottish Cup tie at Pittodrie.
Craig Brown's men were booed off the park by the home support, who saw their team knocked out of the Scottish Communities League Cup by Second Division outfit East Fife earlier this season.
Jack said: "There is obviously a certain level of expectation with the fans up here and we should be beating Queen of the South at home.
"But they were never going to come here and lay down - they came here with a gameplan and it never went for us on the day."
However the 19-year-old believes the Dons can avoid another cup shock when the sides meet again a week on Tuesday.
He added: "It will be a tough game to go down there for a replay. We are still in the cup and we have the next round to look forward to if we can go and put it right for drawing up here.
"It was frustrating that they put everyone behind the ball and made it hard to break them down but sometimes that is what you come up against. It is up to us to create things and score and hopefully we can put it right down there."
Queen of the South's goalscoring hero Scott McLaughlin admits his club's cup adventure is just a welcome break away from their struggles in the Irn Bru First Division.
The former Ayr United man said he was pleased with the result but insists his primary focus is on seeing Queens move up the table from second-bottom position.
He said: "I thought we played well. We shut up shop in the first half and the main thing was we were hard to beat. When you nick a goal you are hoping you can hang onto it. Aberdeen are a great side and we were expecting them to come back. I was happy with the way we played.
"The main thing is we are still in the draw for the cup and we have another crack at them down at our place. I see the cup run as a bonus as our main aim is to try to get the team up the league."
And the midfielder hopes the Palmerston faithful can be a 12th man for the Doonhamers when the Clydesdale Bank Premier League side visit for the replay later this month.
He added: "I'm sure it will be a great atmosphere. I just hope the fans turn out and back us as we had a great support up at Pittodrie and I hope they come out for the replay. It makes a massive difference to any team when you see the supporters on your side.
"It's going to be a hard game but our form has been good of late and we just want to keep that up."
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