Stuart Kettlewell gives his thoughts as Motherwell exit the Scottish Cup after a 1-0 defeat to St Johnstone.

Full match replay from the Scottish Cup Match in Perth

Defender Kofi Balmer reflects on the successful cup run he had with his former club Ballymena United back in Northern Ireland. Balmer understands what a cup run can do for the momentum of your league campaign and hopes Motherwell can emulate their Premier Sports Cup run earlier in the season. The number five also talks about rotation within the team and what players need to do to be ready for action.

Manager Stuart Kettlewell provides a lengthy and detail update on players who are on the sidelines and he also reacts to the news that captain Paul McGinn will be missing for the rest of the season. Kettlewell touches on what a cup run can do for the club, and discusses the recruitment of new goalkeepers.

With Motherwell playing their seventh game in 21 days, the Steelmen travelled East to the capital to face an in-form Hibernian side.  The manager made six changes to cope with fatigue and injury and in the opening stages, the game lacked any real moment of quality. A misplaced pass from Andy Halliday was pounced upon by the hosts who opened the scoring through Martin Boyle. It was a quickfire double for the Hibees as pressure on the Motherwell backline paid off, with a second goal secured before the break. Stuart Kettlewell made changes that did make an impact with the Steelmen growing into the game. Callum Slattery made the most of a free kick on the edge of the box, neatly placing the ball into the bottom corner for his first goal in almost 500 days due to missing over a year of action. However, with the Hibs support and players seemingly on edge, the referee would point to the spot to aid their nervous energy after Stephen O'Donnell was adjudged to have held Miller in the area. Boyle converted down the middle to secure the points, meaning Motherwell returned to North Lanarkshire empty handed.

Stuart Kettlewell gives his thoughts as his side end a gruelling run of games with a 3-1 defeat to Hibernian in Edinburgh.

Motherwell travel to the Capital to meet Hibs in the William Hill Premiership

Motherwell are facing seven games in 21 days thanks to their postponed match against Kilmarnock being crammed in on Wednesday night. The Steelmen travelled to Ayrshire, a place where they hadn't tasted victory in almost four years. Aston Oxborough had to be at his very best keep Killie at bay, and when they did eventually get past him, VAR was on hand to rule Brad Lyons' goal out for offside. In a game where Motherwell were second-best, defenders stuck their body's on the line to hold onto their clean sheet, with the game ending goalless and the Steelmen moving to within three points of third.