Overview

• Motherwell host Aberdeen on Saturday evening, a week after a 1-0 cup win at Pittodrie sent the Steelmen into the semi-finals.
• Aberdeen sit bottom of the Premiership after five league games without a win or a goal, including a 2-0 defeat to Dundee United in midweek.
• Askou says Motherwell will need to perform better than in the cup tie, noting his team needed moments of luck in that match.
• The manager stresses sticking to Motherwell’s style while staying especially sharp defensively against Dons attackers he still rates highly.
• Defender Stephen Welsh expects Aberdeen to arrive with a point to prove and says Motherwell must be more clinical with chances.