Our opponents suffered a 0-3 home loss to Kilmarnock on Saturday and, to add to their woes, on-loan West Brom striker Marcus Haber snapped his cruciate ligament when he caught his studs in the wet turf. They have won once on the road (at Hamilton) in five attempts and have conceded nine in their last three outings. Will their luck turn when they play Motherwell?
St Johnstone turned us over on their only visit to Fir Park last season when our second half collapse on Boxing Day ended id a 1-3 defeat. Two days later Jim Gannon left the club and we haven’t looked back since.
He's back....
Our weekend win in Inverness saw the return of Jamie Murphy. He was on the field for only 20 minutes and must be available for selection on Wednesday. Whether Craig will change a winning team remains to be seen. Keith Lasley remains in recovery and it is likely that he will need more time to recover from his pulled hamstring.
All the form indicators suggest that this game should be a home banker but there is a long tradition of Motherwell giving hope to any team in need of a helping hand. Fortunately Brown and Knox have had little experience of such generosity and if they can ensure that we start the match with the right attitude then we could repeat the score achieved in our earlier meeting in Perth, 2-0.