Tom Sparrow is delighted to be back in action following eight weeks on the sidelines. Sparrow is excited about using his versatility in Jens Berthel Askou's system, saying he just wants to play as many minutes as possible. Sparrow talks about how he dealt with his longest spell on the sidelines in his career, and now wants to make an impact on the pitch.

Jens Berthel Askou explains his approach to picking his players up from their defeat to St Mirren last weekend, as well as giving his opinion on an Aberdeen side he believes are getting stronger every week.  The Motherwell manager gives an update on Stephen O'Donnell's fitness also.

The build up had been long and exciting going into the Premier Sports Cup semi-final match against St Mirren at Hampden for Motherwell fans, with over 9000 supporters making their way to Glasgow in the hope of seeing their side reach a final for the first time since 2018.  But on the pitch, things didn't go according to plan as St Mirren raced away into a two-goal lead, leaving a mountain to climb for Motherwell. In the second-half, the Steelmen held onto the ball for large periods in the St Mirren half but were limited to few openings. Callum Hendry did find the back of the net with seven minutes to go, offering a crumb of encouragement to the fans that a comeback could be on. But that feeling was short-lived, as St Mirren added a third and a fourth before the full-time whistle as Motherwell went all out for an equaliser. A thoroughly disappointing day on the big stage, but the Steelmen have an opportunity to go out on a high ahead of the next international break when they face Aberdeen for the third time this season next weekend.

Full Match Replay - Motherwell v St Mirren

Arianna Corrieri is ten years old. She is in primary school. However, she is a young woman who is living far beyond her years.  Her mum, Louise, was diagnosed with a rare condition called Addison's Disease. Following this diagnosis, it was also confirmed she had gastroparesis. In her own words, steroids keep Louise alive. And with her partner working the night shift, ten-year-old Arianna has had to step up to look after her mum. Arriana ensures her mum takes her medication, gets her younger brothers ready for school whilst feeding them, walks the dogs and keeps everything in order in the house. On top of all this, she is ready for a worst-case scenario. Prepared to administer emergency aid and having phoned ambulances when necessary previously, she is a true inspiration in our community. Winning the BBC Young Hero Award, an accolade given to someone under 16 who has made a positive impact in their community or achieved something exceptional, there was only one person we wanted to lead our team out onto the Hampden Park turf on Saturday against Saturday. Upon learning Arianna's story, Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou wanted to surprise Arianna ahead of the match and articulate his appreciation for everything Arianna does.

Chairman Kyrk Macmillan speaks ahead of St Mirren semi-final, offering an update to supporters in a number of areas across the club.

Despite a late winner against Livingston four days ago, manager Jens Berthel Askou wanted his side to have far greater control in the match and asked his players to up their levels against Dundee United.  Heading into a semi-final match this weekend, the Steelmen were looking to take as much momentum as possible into the match against St Mirren. And right from the start, Motherwell dominated possession and limited Dundee United to very little. They were rewarded for their dominance before the half time interval thanks to Tawanda Maswanhise's ninth goal of the campaign. Barring a ten minute period, Motherwell continued to be on top in the second-half and Elliot Watt made sure of the points with just over ten minutes left to play, scoring his first goal for the club and setting up a blockbuster Saturday at Hampden Park.

Captain Paul McGinn is delighted the team have picked up back-to-back wins coming into the semi-final against St Mirren, but believes when the games come round, none of that matters and that the team need to remain focused on the task at hand.  McGinn was also full of praise for St Mirren and the problems they will cause the defensive line on Saturday.