Goalkeepers don't seem to want to hold the ball and maybe rightly so in the wet conditions. This time, it is Well's Connor Ripley who pushes the ball away from a corner from Billy Mckay's low drive.

United defender Coll Donaldson picks up a needless booking after booting the ball into the crowd. Could that prove costly later?

Marvin Johnson shows some twinkle toes on the by-line to take him past Callum Morris, but the Motherwell winger's finish was not as good as his build up and fires into the side netting.

Motherwell make a substitution, with injury prone Stephen Pearson being replaced in midfield with Morgaro Gomis.

Motherwell goalkeeper Connor Ripley has to look lively as he gets down low to push away a fine low drive from Paul Dixon.

Going back to that Scott McDonald chance, it looked initially like Michal Szromnik had skidded over the line after saving.

However, television replays showed that the referee and assistant got it right.

Henri Anier has the ball in the net at the third attempt after being found at the back post by Paul Dixon's chip. The striker's first effort was saved by Connor Ripley, his second was off the post, then his third crossed the line, but he had been offside all the time anyway!

Marvin Johnson comes in from wide unchallenged and unleashes a shot that is spilled by Michal Szromnik and the United goalkeeper recovers to block from Scott McDonald as the striker looks to pounce.

McDonald's blushes are spared as he lashes his second attempt against the post as the flag was up for offside in any case.

Maybe the conditions are becoming a bit slippery and explains why Paul Dixon lashed the ball aimlessly into the stand behind the Well goal when he had plenty of time to either shoot or cross. Amateur antics from the United wide man.

John Rankin's low cross has Connor Ripley in all sorts of problems as the Well goalkeeper spills it and is thankful for a hoof clear from Ben Hall.

Michal Szromnik was called in late after an injury to Luis Zwick but is a United hero when a fine low pass across the face of goal is turned towards goal by Scott McDonald. The goalkeeper manages to get a hand to it and then gather on the line as the Well striker looked to pounce on the loose ball. 

United are quickly into the attack and, after a Henri Anier shot is blocked, it spins into the path of Paul Dixon, but the defender lashes the ball into the side netting from a difficult angle.

Dundee United kick-off in their change strip looking to give their Premiership survival bid another shot in the arm.

The teams are out at a wet Fir Park and we are seconds from the kick-off.

"Yesterday in training Luis Zwick got a knock in his knee, so he misses tonight.

"Michal is an excellent goalkeeper, so there is no problem.

"We want to freshen things up a bit at the back and we need to defend really solidly and nullify their strengths.

"The performances have been good and hopefully we can keep it going."