Aberdeen manager Jimmy Calderwood is optimistic three players will recover from injury to feature in the SPL match at Motherwell.Alan Maybury, Sone Aluko and Darren Mackie are all on the verge of a comeback for the crunch contest in the race to claim third spot.

Zander Diamond is still suspended, while Jamie Smith, Lee Mair, Richie Byrne, Derek Young and Jonathan Smith are all injured.

Aberdeen (from): Langfield, Maybury, Considine, Bus, Touzani, Foster, Walker, Severin, Duff, De Visscher, Mackie, Lovell, Miller, Maguire, Aluko, Pawlett, Ross, Soutar.

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