Motherwell v St Mirren: Saints hold the key to top six place, but will be raging about Killie hammering, says Well boss

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Stuart Kettlewell reckons St Mirren will be raging about their 5-2 defeat to Kilmarnock a fortnight ago – and his Motherwell side could be in the firing line.But Kettlewell says St Mirren are one of three games that can hold the key to his side grabbing a Premiership top-six slot.Saints were 2-0 up and seemingly cruising at Rugby Park on March 16, only for Killie to come roaring back, scoring five goals in an 18-minute spell.Kettlewell says while his side will go into the game with a good chance of picking up three points, he says there will be a backlash from the Paisley side.He said: “I think that the 5-2 result becomes a wee bit false for St Mirren in their last outing, in comparison to where they’ve been all season, so we brace ourselves for the best version of St Mirren, and we know it’s going to be a difficult game.“We played them in the cup, so that will be us going into the fourth game of the season and they’ve been incredibly close.“You’re splitting hairs between the two teams, it’s two teams that play a similar kind of way.“It’s two teams that I believe are pretty well drilled and well organised, and in the games over the course of the season you could make arguments for and against who should come out on top.“It is really tight, really close, I don’t think there’s much that split us.“I think the last game here we felt that we played the better football on the day, we were the team that was really on the ascendency.“St Mirren won it 1-0, which was a disappointment for us, but when you look at the games at St Mirren Park as well, they’ve been incredibly close.“On that basis, I think that probably gives you an indication of what we’re looking at on Saturday.”Following this afternoon’s clash, Motherwell travel to