Motherwell boss accepts one-match ban

Motherwell have challenged the red card Keith Lasley received against Aberdeen - but manager Mark McGhee has accepted a one-match ban for his reaction to the incident.

Lasley and assistant manager Stephen Robinson were both dismissed during Motherwell's 4-1 Premiership defeat on Saturday, and both will fight their corner at Hampden on May 12.

Referee Bobby Madden flashed a straight red at the 36-year-old following his slide-tackle on Kenny McLean but only after changing his mind after first pulling a yellow card from his pocket.

McGhee and his assistant have both been charged with misconduct by the Scottish Football Association, with the notice of complaint claiming that they "adopted aggressive behaviour" towards the fourth official and used "offensive, abusing and insulting language".

The Motherwell boss will sit in the stands for Saturday's visit of St Johnstone while Robinson and Lasley will both be available pending their hearings.

Lasley was sent off after his tackle sparked an animated reaction from Dons player Graeme Shinnie, who had earlier been booked for a strong, late tackle on Marvin Johnson.

McGhee said: "Having watched it back several times, I thought it was more of a tired, mistimed tackle, rather than one that was reckless, violent or with intent to hurt the opponent.

"There was another tackle earlier in the game that was fairly similar in many ways, that resulted in a booking, which is why I was surprised at the red card.

"Obviously Bobby, who I thought had a good game overall, had the yellow in his hand and he's changed his mind, which he's perfectly entitled to do, but I think his initial gut reaction to the challenge was the correct one."