Well boss Robinson upbeat over Moult fitness

Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson is optimistic top goalscorer Louis Moult will be fit for their "huge" game against Inverness.

Moult went off with an ankle injury after scoring in the 1-1 draw with Rangers on April 1 and Motherwell have failed to find the net in two games since.

Robinson said on Thursday morning: "Moulty's joining in today, which is good news. We will have a look at him and see where he is, and obviously it would be a big bonus to have him back. I'm optimistic.

"We have mollycoddled him through it a little bit knowing this game was in mind, but he will join in fully in training today and see what the reaction is."

Motherwell are looking for their first home win since November against the team sitting four points below them at the foot of the Premiership.

Robinson said: "It's a huge game, there is no bones about it. We can put a little bit of distance between ourselves and Inverness and could end up being eighth in the league by the end of the game, which psychologically for players and fans and everybody around the football club is massive.

"We have not under-egged it at all, we have told the boys how important it is. We have got a calmness about us as well, it's not panic stations. We know what we need to do and we know the importance of the game."

Motherwell have generally performed well in Robinson's six games in charge, but a poor first-half performance in last weekend's 1-0 defeat by Partick Thistle saw them slump into the bottom two.

But Robinson, who will also make a late decision on right-back Richard Tait (groin), insists they will not be derailed by panic.

"We were in the play-off position when I got the job so it hasn't been a massive drop," he said. "There is so little points between it, I don't think it's a huge problem. I think it's more a problem for people on the outside world.

"We just need to win football matches and make sure we're not in there come the last game of the season, that's all that matters."