To the twin Cadden brothers, progression in the Betfred Cup will not be the only thing on their minds when they lock horns for the first time in their careers as players of Livingston and Motherwell next weekend.

Nicky, the Lions winger, is relishing going head-to-head with Motherwell playmaker Chris, although dad, Steve, is not so enamoured by his boys going up against each other in the last-16 tie.

The pair were team-mates together for nine years at Fir Park before Nicky embarked on a professional career with Airdrie.

However, Saturday will be the first time they line up in opposition and the Livingston forward reckons his father and mum Avril will be put through the wringer .

Cadden, who came on in Saturday’s goal-less draw with Kilmarnock as the West Lothian side collected their first top-flight point in 12 years, said: “I can't wait. My dad's a wee bit nervous and didn't want it to happen, but I can't wait and Chris is buzzing too. We will just need to wait and see what happens.

“My folks will just sit on the fence. They will be hoping both of us have a good game and will probably hope for a draw.

“Me and my dad were laughing about it the other day and saying that at least half the family will be happy.

“I've not played against him yet so it will be great. Probably the last time was in the back garden - it will be a first for both of us.

“I'll need to see if I can get some extra tickets because our whole family is coming and all my mates want to come too.

“There's a few times we could have played against each other when I was at Airdrie, but it just never happened and then last season I got injured before we played them in a pre-season friendly and it never happened either.”

While Chris, who has two Scotland caps, has established himself as a Premiership player as he edges closer to a century of league appearances for Well, Nicky served his apprenticeship in the lower leagues before helping the Lions earn promotion via the play-offs last term.

However, the Livingston player insists he is thrilled by how his brother’s career has panned out.

He added: “Chris has done really well. He's won two caps, but he's had to work really hard for it and he deserves everything he gets. I'm proud of him.

“I played at Motherwell together with him for nine years and then he went full time and I went to Airdrie. Obviously, I am now in the Premiership and will get to play against him.”

Livingston earned a hard-fought point at the weekend in a drab draw with the Rugby Park outfit.

The only chance of note in the game fell to Chris Burke after 29 minutes but the Kilmarnock’s winger’s effort from Jordan Jones’ cross come back off the post.

Despite Killie boss Steve Clarke being relatively quiet in the transfer window to date, former Rangers winger Burke reckons the Ayrshire side are more than capable of replicating last season's fifth place finish.

Burke, who played in last weekend’s win over St Johnstone, said: “It’s the same ambitions and we’ll try to maintain what we did last year - keep our same standard individually and collectively as a team.

“I think we’re a strong group together and our team spirit is great. We’ve got quality within that and I think we’ve carried that on.

“We’re happy with what we’ve got whether more people come or go.”