Dundee United last day target set by Hamilton Accies Women boss

Hamilton Accies Women boss Gary Doctor wants his side to be able to avoid the play-off when they travel to Dundee United on the final day of the SWPL1 season.

And Doctor has targeted a derby win over Motherwell at Airdrie’s New Broomfield this evening as a point of pride for this season.

Accies sit second-bottom of Group B, five points behind United and in the play-off slot, following Sunday’s 1-1 draw at New Douglas Park, with a Fiona McNicoll own-goal cancelling out Dannielle McGinley’s ninth-minute opener for the visitors.

Following tonight’s game, Accies travel to basement side Glasgow Girls’s Budhill Park for what is simply a must-win game.

Doctor said: “They’re massive games. We’re going into the final five games still sitting five points behind, so we’ve got a bit of work to do.

“All we can do is try to get results, starting tonight, to give ourselves a chance, and see how the other results go.

“Our target is to give ourselves something to play for on that final day away to Dundee United, and potentially be in a position, come that game, to get that place away from the play-off.”

With three defeats against Motherwell this season, Doctor is hoping for a morale-boosting win this evening.

He said: “There’s a point of pride at stake.

“Last time out it was a poor day for us [4-1 defeat in March] but the last time we played against them away from home [2-1 defeat] it was definitely a result we threw away that we had in our hands, were leading, and had big chances to win the game.

“We then lost it at the death to a penalty, so from that point of view we are capable, but we just need to have everything coming together on the day.

“We haven’t been ab;e to do that consistently, and that’s the challenge, the players know