Aberdeen v Motherwell postponed after heavy rain

Aberdeen's Scottish Cup fifth-round tie with Motherwell on Saturday evening has been postponed until Wednesday, 18 February because of a waterlogged pitch.

Motherwell said: "All match tickets purchased will be valid for the rearranged fixture." Aberdeen said: "Ticket information will be communicated in due course."

The cup tie is the second evening fixture at Pittodrie this week to be called off, with the Dons' midweek Premiership game against Celtic also falling victim to heavy rain. That match has been rearranged for Wednesday, 4 March.

Seven other Scottish Cup ties are scheduled across Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with no current weather concerns over those matches.

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Airdrieonians host St Mirren on Friday (19:45 GMT), with that game live on BBC Scotland, iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.

Three games kick-off at 15:00 on Saturday before Celtic v Dundee at 17:30.

Then, on Sunday, Rangers host Queen's Park at 14:00 before the live BBC Scotland TV match, Stenhousemuir v Falkirk, at 19:30, with that match also shown on iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.

All of Saturday and Sunday's afternoon games will be covered on BBC Radio Scotland and Sounds, with Saturday's 15:00 games on FM and Sounds and Celtic v Dundee on Extra and Sounds and Sunday's Rangers v Queen's Park tie on all frequencies.

Aberdeen said: "A match official carried out an assessment at 2pm today and given the current condition of the pitch, and with no prospect of improved weather in the next 24 hours, an early decision has been taken to postpone tomorrow's Scottish Cup tie.

"Following the postponement of the Celtic match earlier this week, the ground staff and maintenance teams at Pittodrie have been working tirelessly to get the pitch in playable condition, however, the unprecedented and continuous rainfall has made it an almost impossible task to repair the problem area in front of the Merkland goal."

Motherwell said: "A match official inspected the Pittodrie surface and deemed the pitch not playable at this time.

"With continued rainfall expected between now and kick off in Aberdeen, an early decision has been made to ensure the 1,100 Motherwell supporters do not begin travel to Aberdeen, as well as the Motherwell squad.

"Whilst we remain disappointed at the match not taking place tomorrow night, we appreciate the transparency and proactiveness of all parties during this process."