Motherwell will have to be at their best to beat St Johnstone, says Hammell

Motherwell caretaker boss Stevie Hammell has warned his side will need to be at their “absolute best” to beat St Johnstone at Fir Park tomorrow.

Callum Davidson’s side travel to Lanarkshire looking to bounce back from a 1-0 defeat against Hibs last weekend, while Hammell looks to grab back-to-back wins, having downed St Mirren in Paisley on Sunday, thanks to Kevin van Veen’s penalty strike.

Hammell says the Steelmen have been preparing all week for the game, and will do everything they can to deliver three points for their fans.

But he admits there has to be improvement on their performance in Paisley last time out.

He said: “It’s huge to get back-to-back wins and to get points on the board early, but every game is difficult, there’s not an easy game in this league, home or away.

“We’re under no illusions how difficult this is going to be tomorrow, but it’s a home game.

“We’re going into it on the back of a very good result last week, we need to take positives and build on that.

“They’re a good team. It’s another game that we’re going to have to be at our absolute best to get something from.

“That’s where the focus is, it’s not anywhere near me or what’s going to happen with me, and that doesn’t bother me.

“Are we as prepared as we can be to face a very difficult team, to try and get a positive result and performance – that’s it.”

Hammell added: “I know Callum well, we did the pro licence together a few years ago and I’ve kept in touch with him.

“He’s a fantastic coach, he’s a very impressive individual, and I know they’ll be well coached, well drilled, and they’ve got threats that can hurt you on the pitch, which we need to be aware of.

“I can’t emphasis enough how much of a difficult game it’s going to be.

“We need to