This would be the first match between Motherwell and Aberdeen in the space of four days. With the first fixture taking place at Fir Park in the William Hill Premiership, the Steelmen were looking to stretch their unbeaten run to 11 games on home turf.  A refreshed Aberdeen lineup took to the field, which consisted of four players making their debuts, and both sides would have chances. Ibrahim Said, Elijah Just and Tawanda Maswanhise went close, but when Just eventually made the breakthrough midway through the first-half, many would have thought it would become a comfortable afternoon. But Aberdeen continued to fight and would count themselves unlucky not to have drawn level in the second period. But when Tom McIntyre got the final touch on the ball before it nestled in the Aberdeen net, the points were sealed for Jens Berthel Askou's side, which made it one defeat in 17 matches, thus moving onto 47 points.

Jens Berthel Askou gives his thoughts on the 2-0 win over Aberdeen at Fir Park.

Full Match Replay - Motherwell v Aberdeen

Elliot Watt was delighted to get back to the action on Wednesday night following his short spell on the sidelines and is now looking for a strong finish to the season.  The Motherwell midfielder is also questioned on his Scotland ambitions.

Jens Berthel Askou says although the progress has been exciting, he doesn't want it to stop and expects his side to continue pushing in a forward direction.  The Motherwell boss was delighted to welcome Elliot Watt back on Wednesday night, and Askou also explains the impact the supporters are having on his side.

It was an eventful night down at Fir Park, as title challengers Rangers arrived in North Lanarkshire looking to keep the momentum driving forward in their charge to lift the league title.  Motherwell, however, had their own targets as they looked to stretch their unbeaten run at Fir Park to ten matches. With over 11,000 supporters inside the stadium under the lights, the visitors got off to the perfect start in the opening stages through Nicolas Raskin, who opened the scoring. The Belgian became the first opposition player to net at Fir Park since Scott Arfield for Falkirk back in October. But that early setback didn't knock the Steelmen's confidence, and they continued to push forward and threaten in front of goal. Emmanuel Longelo, Tawanda Maswanhise and Elijah Just all had major chances in the match, but when Lukas Fadinger was shown red for his challenge, the game looked like it could get away from Motherwell. With ten players, Motherwell became even stronger in the game, and in the final minute, Celtic loanee Stephen Welsh popped up with a wonderful moment of composure to score his first Motherwell goal on his first appearance since returning to the club. Fir Park was standing up and singing as Motherwell continued to seriously impress.

Full match replay

With six goals in five matches, Tawanda Maswanhise lit up the William Hill Premiership and Scottish Cup in January. Scoring against St Mirren, Kilmarnock, Ross County, Hibernian and Livingston, the Zimbabwean is leading the way the goalscoring charts.