Motherwell travelling to Hampden to face Rangers has a tinge of deja vu about it but this time, it's the big one.
It's the second Premier Sports Cup semi-final as Stuart Kettlewell looks to inflict the latest hammer blow on Philippe Clement. The two teams already faced off at the national stadium when Rangers were briefly lodging their during the Ibrox renovations and a repeat of that 2-1 win would do nicely for the Rangers boss who is hearing understandable questions asked of him after their midweek defeat to Aberdeen.
The Premiership title is already at risk of running away from them and that makes retaining the League Cup, and giving the fans some silverware to cherish, all the more important. But before they can even think about a box office final date with Celtic, they'll have to navigate their way past Motherwell who travel high in confidence after a solid start to the season and have big ambitions of their own.
It's undoubtedly the game of the day in Scotland and you can follow it with us LIVE right here.
Motherwell are a big 8/1 to put more misery at the door of Philippe Clement this afternoon with Bet365.
Rangers to win and book a date with Celtic in the final is available at just 2/7.
The draw inside 90 minutes can be backed at 17/4.
Nick Walsh is the man in charge at Hampden this afternoon.
He will have Graeme Stewart and Ross MacLeod running the lines in Mount Florida.
Alan Muir is on VAR duty and he will be assisted by Andrew McWilliam.
Stuart Kettlewell has revealed the moment he told Lennon Miller he would be skipper at Hampden.
And the Motherwell boss admits it will come as no surprise that his reaction was as cool, calm and collect as ever.
He's maybe not the loudest voice in there, but his level
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