Motherwell have an unchanged squad for the Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash against Aberdeen.

Manager Mark McGhee has used most of his first-team squad in two close matches against Rangers and Celtic and has options.

Skipper Paul Quinn is out for the season with a broken jaw.

Aberdeen manager Jimmy Calderwood is optimistic three players will recover from injury to feature.

Alan Maybury, Sone Aluko and Darren Mackie are all on the verge of a comeback for the crunch contest in the race to claim third spot.

Zander Diamond is still suspended, while Jamie Smith, Lee Mair, Richie Byrne, Derek Young and Jonathan Smith are all injured.

Teams:

Motherwell (from): G Smith, McLean, Hammell, Craigan, Reynolds, Lappin, Lasley, Hughes, Malcolm, Porter, McCormack, Clarkson, Fitzpatrick, D Smith, Murphy, Daniels, McGarry, Meechan.

Aberdeen (from): Langfield, Maybury, Considine, Bus, Touzani, Foster, Walker, Severin, Duff, De Visscher, Mackie, Lovell, Miller, Maguire, Aluko, Pawlett, Ross, Soutar.