Preview Motherwell

This will be the 109th league meeting between these sides and Motherwell are well ahead having won 46 so far to Dunfermline`s 36.

After the shock Scottish Communities League Cup exit at New Bayview on Tuesday night, the Pars will be desperate to put that behind them. If defeat by a side near the bottom of the Second Division is followed by a home win over Motherwell that would, in the absence of Old Firm games, take Dunfermline to the top of the SPL!

Motherwell return to East End Park for the first time since May 2007.  Stuart McCall`s side have been the early league leaders but suffered a serious setback with the 3-0 defeat at home to Rangers on Sunday. That said the Steelmen gave a good account of themselves and are bound to be a difficult hurdle between the Pars and their first home win of the season.

After 28 Premier League games at East End Park the Pars are ahead 10 - 9 on wins and nine have been drawn so its a fairly even chance. Saturday though will bring together virtually totally different sides; Stephen Craigan and Gary Mason are the sole survivors from the last meeting at the end of 2006-07.

This will be the 109th league meeting between these sides and Motherwell are well ahead having won 46 so far to Dunfermline`s 36.  In the last twelve league meetings, Dunfermline have won only three, Motherwell have won six with three matches drawn.

Motherwell have started the season well only being toppled off top spot by Rangers on Sunday.  Their three wins have been over Inverness Caley Thistle, Hearts and St Mirren. Their match against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park was drawn.

Dunfermline have drawn both their opening SPL games but wins at McDiarmid Park and Tannadice have help bring the points tally to eight.

In midweek both clubs turned out away to lower league teams in the Scottish Communities League Cup.  Motherwell overcame Clyde 4-0 on Wednesday night while everybody knows what happened when Dunfermline came up against East Fife.

Last Time Out in SPL

DUNFERMLINE (v Dundee United): Paul Gallacher, Jason Thomson, Andy Dowie, Alex Keddie, Austin McCann (c); David Graham, Paul Burns, Gary Mason, Martin Hardie, Joe Cardle; Andy Kirk (Andy Barrowman 57)
SUBS: Chris Smith (GK), Ryan Thomson, Paul Willis, John Potter, Liam Buchanan, Kerr Young.

MOTHERWELL (v Rangers): Darren Randolph; Stephen Craigan, Steven Hammell, Tom Hateley, Shaun Hutchinson, Steven Jennings, Nicky Law, Chris Humphrey, Keith Lasley, Michael Higdon, Jamie Murphy
SUBS: Stuart Carswell, Jonathan Page, Robert McHugh, Steven Lawless, Ross Forbes, Jordan Halsman, Lee Hollis (GK).

Referee will be Euan Norris who last officiated a Pars match in the Co-operative Insurance Cup at Ibrox where Dunfermline scored twice.

C`mon ye Pars!