A draw at Dens Park was a creditable result for Saints in September, but they have now gone four games against Dundee without winning.

Indeed, the Dark Blues have won on their latest three visits to McDiarmid Park and are unbeaten in five since Saints enjoyed a 3-1 victory in October 2021.

Dundee United: Walton, Rawlins, Esselink, Forbes, Ciubotaru, Tait, Iqbal, Randall, Cameron, Bennie, Sapsford.

Substitutes: Amissah, Iovu, Graham, Merghem, Camara, Rose, Naamo, Yoro, Metsoko.

Motherwell: Paulsen, Sparrow, Girdwood-Reich, Moormann, Longelo, Hodge, Fadinger, Maswanhise, Said, Kanga, Palmer-Houlden.

Substitutes: Connelly, Knight-Lebel, McGhee, Priestman, Hendry, Bjorgolfsson, McGinn, Charles-Cook, Levitt.