Martin Dowden
BBC Sport Scotland at Fir Park

The surface may prove an issue as this game develops. It looks quite muddy all over and the rain has been battering down persistently for quite some time.

Motherwell are taking the early initiative, though, with a couple of early chances testing Aberdeen's backline.

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It's Kilmarnock's turn to cause themselves some problems by failing to clear inside the penalty box.

It falls to Daizen Maeda, but the winger's drive from just 12 yards is blocked by a home body in front of goal.

Kilmarnock again look to capitalise on some Celtic slackness.

Brad Lyons pounces and tries a first-time shot, but it is not high enough to evade the hands of goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.

Nearly a breakthrough for Motherwell!

The ball breaks to Oscar Priestman on the edge and he leathers it sweetly, but it's straight at the Aberdeen keeper.

So close to one back for Celtic.

Yang Hyun-jun prods towards goal at the back post, but goalkeeper Kelle Roos just manages to palm it clear off the line to deny the winger.

Under way at Fir Park.

Aberdeen interim manager Peter Leven tells BBC Scotland: "The players have come in to help us and make us stronger, and [the team] needed a little freshen up. It's a chance for them to come in and show their capabilities.

"We have to win every game we go into. We know it will be difficult. But when the boys turn up, we can beat anybody.

"It's just consistency. In the Livi game we were brilliant and dominant, then we had the Killie game.

"A lot of the new players who came in were a wee bit short [of fitness]. It was a good time to get more fitness and training into them."

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Cammy Bell
Former Kilmarnock goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound

Kilmarnock are in dreamland!

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Another scramble inside the Kilmarnock six-yard box.

However, goalkeeper Kelle Roos eventually dives on the ball in sea of legs and the situation is resolved.

Cammy Bell
Former Kilmarnock goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound

John-Jules is so confident at the moment.

That was such a difficult angle to curl the ball around Kasper Schmeichel.

Motherwell: Ward, Sparrow, McGinn, Welsh, Longelo, Priestman, Watt, Slattery, Just, Said, Maswanhise.

Substitutes: Connelly, O'Donnelly, Gordon, McGhee, Bjorgolfsson, Nicholson, Ross, McColm, Charles-Cook.

Aberdeen: Bratveit, Jenson, Morrison, McIntyre, Frame, Geiger, Cameron, Aremu, Olusanya, Keskinen, Nisbet.

Substitutes: Mitov, Devlin, Heltne Nilsen, Milanovic, Bilalovic, Palaversa, Molloy, Lazetic, Kjartansson.

Cammy Bell
Former Kilmarnock goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound

Wow!

He made a mess of the first one, but John-Jules certainly didn't on this second attempt.

A tremendous start for Killie.

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A fair bit of pressure from Celtic is sparked by snap shot from Daizen Maeda that is pushed away by the home goalkeeper.

Cammy Bell
Former Kilmarnock goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound

I've been really impressed with Kilmarnock so far.

They're playing their shape really positively by pressing Celtic high.

Pat Bonner
Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound

I don't know why Kasper Schmeichel does that side volley punt.

He's trying to be smart and it puts Celtic under pressure.

Findlay Curtis threatens again for the hosts.

The winger gathers the ball on his head before charging towards the edge of the area, but his powerful effort is straight at goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.

Kilmarnock win a corner and Tyreece John-Jules fires again straight at the Dane.

Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou tells BBC Scotland: "We need to get the performance at the same level, we're playing a team with many good players and they've added some extra quality.

"Some of the guys who've come in don't have the weight on their shoulders from the start of the season, so they can play more freely. They are probably very hungry to take a place in the team.

"It's a cultural thing that we push on, every single day. Not just on the pitch, but off it. Everything is related to what we do - how we conduct ourselves, how we work in the gym, how we talk and treat each other."

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