Second placed Motherwell are keen to extend the gap between them and third placed Celtic who will be calling round to Fir Park tomorrow. Manager Stuart McCall has injury worries over left-back Stevie Hammell (ankle) but Steve Jennings has recovered from the back spasm that forced him out of the victory at Inverness. McCall still has a couple of decisions over the squad which he will make nearer kick-off.
Celtic counterpart, Neil Lennon wants his side to to be on their guard when they return to Fir Park for the first time since February when they lost 2-0. A John Sutton brace put a dent in Celtic's title hopes. the Hoops got their revenge with a 4-0 thrashing at Parkhead before a comfortable 3-0 win over the Lanarkshire side in the Scottish Cup final at Hampden. Celtic recorded another 4-0 win over the Steelmen in September but go into tomorrow's encounter three points behind their hosts, albeit with a game in hand. The Parkhead manager is hoping there is no adverse reaction to Thursday night's morale-boosting 3-1 Europa League Group I win over Rennes at Parkhead.
Lennon said: "I think that 2-0 defeat at Fir Park hurt the players and it was off the back of a good win against Rangers. We had a good win on Thursday night but we have to be very careful that we don't slip into the same level of performance that we had at Fir Park that day. I think the pitch will be in better state this time, which might suit us better, but with Motherwell being at home it will be a tough game. Stuart McCall has done a fabulous job there. They still have the same personnel which got them to the cup final last season. They lost John Sutton, who could have been a big loss, but (Michael) Higdon has come in and done very well. They have been very consistent and their results home and away they have been excellent. There is obviously a good collective spirit there and they are a good football team as well.''