Fletcher Hoping Motherwell Can Build On Pittodrie Performance

Motherwell striker Wes Fletcher is confident a tough training regime can prepare him for his debut on artificial grass.

Motherwell take on Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on Saturday buoyed by their comeback draw at Aberdeen last weekend.

The trip to Ayrshire offers a chance for Motherwell to close the gap on a team just above them in the Premiership and Fletcher hopes they can replicate their Pittodrie display on the plastic pitch.

The former Burnley and York forward said: "I've never played on 3G before so it will be a new experience for me. We just have to go there and get the job done.

"I've heard it's not the best of surfaces but if we play the way we did last Saturday I'm sure we can come away with something."

Fletcher has been handed two starts by new boss Mark McGhee, his first since suffering an ankle injury in the second game of the season.

And he feels McGhee's attitude to fitness has helped him regain his sharpness quickly.

"He likes to work hard," the 24-year-old said. "We have had two heavy weeks and I think it showed on Saturday. The boys kept on going and got the goal back and we nearly nicked it.

"The tempo of training is high and we do a bit of running on Tuesday. That has helped my fitness get back to where it was.

"When we played Celtic I was struggling a bit for fitness. That game helped me and a hard week's training helped me a lot. I think I'm nearly there, I felt a lot better against Aberdeen."