Motherwell v Hibs injury news - outs and doubts for both teams as key players look to prove fitness

Hibs head to Fir Park tomorrow night eager to test themselves against an “exciting” Motherwell side, according to Easter Road boss David Gray. And the visitors will have almost a full squad to choose from as they look to build on back-to-back Scottish Premiership wins either side of the international break.

With Celtic taking on Hibs back in Leith this Sunday, Gray’s men have a real opportunity to at least consolidate their hold on third place in the table. If, of course, they can get the job done in Lanarkshire tomorrow.

Gray has been impressed with Jens Berthel Askou’s men since the new manager arrived in the summer, with the Steelmen earning rave reviews for the quality of their football. Motherwell trail Hibs by just three points with a game in hand.

“Yeah, they've done very well,” said Gray. “Obviously a new manager coming in, and got them playing in a very different style very quickly.

“So, a very good coach, you can clearly see that. Got to a semi-final, difficult to do.

“And they're an exciting team to watch. I agree, they've got a lot of threats within there as well, a lot of pace on the break, and a lot of people that can handle the ball. So they've certainly got a way of playing.

“We're ready for that. We're prepared for it. And we couldn't go in there in any better sort of form ourselves. We're feeling good about that.

“All we've done at this moment in time is put ourselves in a very good position, you know, at this stage of the season, especially compared to last year. But the league's going to be the same again, it's going to be really tight; it is about making sure you set yourselves small goals, keep moving forward all the time and keep improving all the time.”