Paul McGinn hopes Motherwell can bounce back from just their second defeat under boss Stuart Kettlewell to spring a surprise on Celtic this weekend - and reckons they have a chance with Kevin van Veen on an impressive scoring streak.
The Steelmen suffered a 2-1 defeat to Dundee United on Saturday after the visitors came back from van Veen's first half opener to claim the points through an Ilmari Niskanen strike and a Jamie McGrath penalty.
Before the match, 'Well had a long shot at a top six spot, knowing that wins over United and Celtic plus other results going for them had to all fall into place.
An Edinburgh derby win for Hibs over Hearts, however, put paid to that before the game had even kicked off, so seventh spot is now their goal ahead of their final pre-split clash this weekend when they visit the Hoops.