MARTIN CANNING insists there is no need to push the panic button at Hamilton as they look to find that winning feeling once more against Aberdeen this weekend.

After a stunning start to the season that took them top of the Premiership standings, Accies have suffered a blip in recent weeks as their form in the league and knockout competitions has faltered.

Alex Neil's side head to Pittodrie on the back of a disappointing showing against Partick Thistle last weekend as they slipped to a 2-0 defeat and crashed out of the Scottish Cup.

Accies recorded a superb Premiership triumph over the Dons at New Douglas Park earlier this season before losing to Derek McInnes's side on League Cup duty a few weeks later.

But Canning is confident they can get back on track sooner rather than later as they look to go five points clear of their hosts tomorrow in the top flight standings.

He said: "It has not been the best few weeks for us, although we did beat St Mirren at home with a decent performance.

"We have fallen from the standards that we have set ourselves so it would be good to get a win at Pittodrie to get back on track.

"Over the time that Alex has been the manager, we have made sure we don't get too high when we win and we don't get too low when we lose.

"We know that we are going to win and lose games, that is football, so it is important that you take each game individually.

"The Aberdeen game becomes the most important one for the season for us and we are looking to go out and win it. We were going to have a spell like this, we were never going to have it all our own way and it is important that you stay calm in times like this.

"We will keep doing what we have been doing because we have proven that it works. We have the quality to win games and we will win more games sooner rather than later.

"It is a huge challenge for us tomorrow. Aberdeen are one of the biggest clubs in the league in terms of fans and their squad so it is a hard game for us going up there.

"But we have proven that if we work hard and do what we are good at then we can beat them."

Boss Neil was left frustrated with his side last time out as they never got going against the Jags, with a late red card for Dougie Imrie summing of a day to forget at Firhill.

Midfielder Tony Andreu missed the cup clash due to injury, but could return to the team in the North East after Neil decided not to risk him against Thistle.

Canning said: "Tony's record this season speaks for itself and shows just how important he is for the team.

"He gives great support to the striker, whether it is Jason Scotland or Mickael Antoine-Curier, but he gets beyond them as well and to get the number of goals he has done so far is fantastic.

"When you don't have a player like him in the team, you are going to miss him and we did against Thistle so when he is back fit again that is certainly going to be a positive for us."