It’s the battle of two out-of-form Premiership sides this afternoon at Fir Park as Motherwell host Aberdeen.
The Steelmen were sitting pretty in 4th for a number of weeks before Christmas but a challenging festive period has saw them slip down to 6th.
Stuart Kettlewell’s men have picked up just two points out of a possible 12 but will fancy themselves against an out of sorts Aberdeen.
The Dons’ drop-off is quite remarkable given they were touted as potential title challengers to Celtic as recently as November.
Aberdeen have lost their last four games – most recently to an impressive Ross County at Pittodrie – and haven’t tasted victory since November 9 versus Dundee.
Can they end their torrid run this afternoon or will Motherwell inflict even more pain on Jimmy Thelin in Lanarkshire?
Below, Not The Old Firm has the confirmed Motherwell vs Aberdeen team news.
Motherwell starting XI
- Oxborough, Kaleta, Balmer, Gordon, Casey, Wilson, Zdravkowski, Halliday, Maswanhise, Ebiye, Watt
Substitutes
- Hegyi, O’Donnell, Sparrow, Slattery, McGinn, Nicholson, Blaney, Koutroumbis, Vale
Aberdeen starting XI
- Doohan, Devlin, MacDonald, Rubezic, MacKenzie, Shinnie, Heltne Nilsen, Palaversa, Keskinen, Duk, Nisbet
Substitutes
- Ritchie, McGrath, Polvara, Clarkson, McGarry, Morris, Boyd, Ambrose, Enem