Aberdeen manager Stephen Glass has no fresh injury worries to contend with for the cinch Premiership encounter with Motherwell at Pittodrie.
Declan Gallagher, Jack MacKenzie, Calvin Ramsay, Andrew Considine, Mikey Devlin and Matty Kennedy are all still absent.
Midfielders Dylan McGeouch and Dean Campbell will be hoping to keep their places after their recent return to the starting line-up coincided with good results against Rangers and Hearts.
Motherwell captain Stephen O’Donnell is suspended following his red card against Rangers.
Robbie Crawford (ankle) is out but Juhani Ojala has trained all week after missing the defeat by the champions with a groin problem.
The Finnish defender will be assessed along with a couple of other unnamed players who have been troubled by minor issues this week.
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