Motherwell v St Mirren: Scottish Cup replay set to beat the weather, says Alan Burrows

Motherwell's league game against St Mirren on Saturday was postponed

Motherwell chief executive Alan Burrows expects Tuesday's Scottish Cup replay against St Mirren to go ahead, unless the weather deteriorates significantly.

Manager Stephen Robinson rated the tie "touch and go" on Monday due to continued poor conditions.

The sides were due to meet at Fir Park in the Premiership on Saturday but the game was postponed after heavy rain.

There are no plans for an inspection, with the pitch "wet but playable at the moment," according to Burrows.

He added on Twitter: "The forecast is bitty in that there are intermittent showers throughout the day. As long as that doesn't materially move, we should be good to go."

Robinson is "desperate" for the game to take place and said: "We have a superb groundsman and groundstaff and they will do everything in their power to get it on."

The sides drew 1-1 in the cup earlier this month and no new date has yet been announced for Saturday's postponed league game.

The Fir Park side are looking to overturn a poor run of form during which they have failed to win any of their past five games.

That includes three consecutive defeats in the Scottish Premiership, which Robinson puts down to losing strikers James Scott, sold to Hull City, and Devante Cole, who moved to Doncaster Rovers in January at the end of his loan from Wigan Athletic.

"For the first part of the season, we played with one out-and-out winger and we had James or Devante on the right," Robinson said.

"It gave us a physical outlet, both boys are six foot. It allowed us to play the ball a little bit longer at times and not be too predictable."

Mikael Ndjoli was signed on loan from Bournemouth, while winger Rolando Aarons has arrived from Newcastle United until the summer.

"We have put different people in different positions," Robinson added. "Rolando has come in and done really well - I think there is more to come from him.

"And it's up to other people to step up. We are looking for consistency from our front three. It's the hardest part of the game."

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