Overview

• Motherwell travel to Aberdeen on Saturday in the Premier Sports Cup quarter-final with a semi-final place on offer.
• Jens Berthel Askou confirmed Callum Slattery and Tom Sparrow are likely out until after the October international break.
• Apostolos Stamatelopoulos is available, while Paul McGinn and Callum Hendry are set to miss the tie and Jordan McGhee, Eseosa Sule and Sam Nicholson are sidelined until next year.
• Askou highlighted a 10-match unbeaten run across competitions despite five league draws and said the team has practised penalties with extra time and spot-kicks possible.
• The manager praised Aberdeen and Jimmy Thelin, said Motherwell are not favourites, and expects strong backing from more than 1,000 travelling supporters.