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The SPFL yesterday announced ticket prices and allocations for the final of the 2017 Betfred Cup, which will take place at Hampden Park on Sunday, November 26.

The club has agreed an allocation of an initial 13,500 tickets for the match, with the ability to get more (approximately another 1,500) should they be required.

Both clubs enquired about the possibility of concession tickets in the South Stand, but were told this was not possible by the SPFL.

So ticket prices are as follows:

West Stand Sections A1 – A7 & B1 – B5

Adults: £30
Concessions: £15

South Section Lower Section P1 – P6

Adults: £35

South Section Lower Section O1 – O2

Adults: £40

South Stand Wheelchair: £15 Adult / £5 for Concession
West Stand Wheelchair: £10 Adult / £5 for Concession

Concessions are listed as Under 16s and Over 65s.

Details on when tickets will be available along with distribution information and priority, opening times and other details will be announced shortly.

Hospitality

Make sure you don’t miss out on our Centenary Suite, Millennium Suite and Joe Wark Lounge hospitality packages, all available at the cost of £95pp.

• Pay Bar available pre and post-match (bars open from 11am)
• Breakfast Roll served at 11.45am
• South Stand matchday ticket
• Official matchday programme
• Hospitality coach to and from Hampden with official parking
• Glass of sparkling wine on return
• 2-course meal – warming hot stovies and dessert (vegetarian option available)
• Motherwell legend Stevie Kirk as matchday host
• Raffle

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Get ready to show your scary side this Halloween at our ‘Afraid in Motherwell’ party, here at Fir Park!

As the Steelmen host Hibernian on Saturday, October 28, the home of the ‘Well will play host to a number of fun Halloween themed activities.

A children’s fancy dress party, games and prizes will take place in the Cooper Bar from 11am ’til 12:30pm, and a competition will take place to pick the best 10 costumes on show.

The child, who will be entitled to a free match ticket, will also get the chance to be a mascot that afternoon for the clash with the Hibees. At half time, there will be a Thriller dance for the kids to take part in too.

Places are limited and entry is strictly by ticket only. Tickets collection arrangements will be sent with confirmations.

Parents/guardians will collect the youngsters from the Cooper Suite at 12:30pm. Food and drinks are served in the suite, which is a family area, from 12:30pm. There will be fun activities, a signing zone and face painting taking place from 12:30 until kick-off at 3pm.

The referee for Saturday’s Ladbrokes Premiership clash with Hibernian at Fir Park is Bobby Madden.

The match will be Bobby’s third in charge of the Steelmen this campaign – after the 39-year-old, who celebrated his birthday on Wednesday, took charge of the 2-1 loss against Rangers on the opening day and the 2-0 win over Kilmarnock, both at Fir Park and both in the Ladbrokes Premiership.

However, the official has not refereed a Hibs match since their return to the top-flight.

His overall record in charge of the Steelmen reads eight wins; fourteen defeats and one draw from twenty-three games. The Fir Parkers have netted 31 times, and conceded 44. In those games, he has booked 68 players, 37 of those cautions flashed at players wearing Claret and Amber.

Three players have been sent for an early shower, Anthony Stokes for a lunging tackle on Keith Lasley at Celtic Park last season, Stuart Carswell – who came off the bench against Partick and picked up two yellows – and Keith Lasley after the now-assistant manager picked up a red card for a late challenge on Kenny McLean.

Bobby will be ably assisted by David McGeachie and Alan Mulvanny, with David Lowe on fourth official duties.

Highlights from Dens Park where Craig Tanner’s early goal gave the Steelmen all three points against Dundee.

Images from tonight’s win over Dundee at Dens Park.

Snaps courtesy of SNSPix

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‘Well boss Stephen Robinson admitted his side looked a little jaded but hailed a hugely important win against Dundee.

The Northern Irishman has now led his side to 13 wins in 17 games this term following a semi-final league cup victory over Rangers.

But there were no signs of a cup hangover in terms of results – with the Steelmen now on a four game winning streak domestically.

“We started really brightly for the first 20-minutes and I thought we dominated possession, we could have been two up and Tanner takes his goal great.

“Dundee came in to the game and I thought we looked a little bit jaded. The boys that came in did ok but I think you could tell they haven’t played regular football.”

He added: “But we hung in, we were organised and we’ll play better than that I assure you but to get the three points is massive for us.”

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Lewis Irons at Dens Park

Motherwell moved up to third in the Ladbrokes Premiership with a clinical 1-0 win over Dundee.

An early goal from Craig Tanner was enough at Den’s Park as the Steelmen made it four wins on the bounce whilst recording their eighth clean sheet of the season in the process.

Stephen Robinson rang the changes following his sides efforts at Hampden on Sunday, giving Chris Cadden, Allan Campbell, Andy Rose and Louis Moult well earned rests, whilst giving Elliott Frear, Gaël Bigirimana, Craig Tanner and Alex Fisher well-earned starts.

And the fresh faces made an immediate impact, with Tanner firing the Fir Parkers ahead inside the first five minutes.

A clipped ball towards the ‘Well front men was nodded down neatly by Bowman in to the path of Tanner, who’s clever touch kept away the surrounding Dee defence and afforded the Englishman the time to finish high past the helpless Scott Bain.

Motherwell’s number 27 nearly had his second of the game just five minutes later when a clever, low corner found the peeling run of the goalscorer, who struck it low and hard on target, only for Bain to palm away from danger.

Fisher and Frear looked lively all evening and the latter sent in a terrific cross in the 16th minute which fizzed across the six-yard box, whilst the former struck a terrific low effort on target from the edge of the box which Bain did well to keep out.

Shortly after the half hour mark, the hosts were handed a golden opportunity to grab an equaliser despite barely laying a glove on the Steelmen for the opening 30 minutes.

A clear tackle from Carl McHugh trundled all the way back towards Trevor Carson who had time to think before picking the ball up, which referee Stephen Finnie deemed to be a pass back – resulting in an indirect freekick for Neil McCann’s side.

Kevin Holt laid it off for Roarie Deacon but the Dee man fluffed his chance and dragged his effort well wide of the mark.

The home side had the ball in the back of the net in the 41st minute but it was disallowed due to Sofien Moussa’s clear push on Peter Hartley as the striker nodded the ball home.

Dundee started to drag themselves back in to the fixture but half time arrived at a good time for the ‘Well, who had started to let their hold on the match slip following a superb start.

Chris Cadden was introduced to the action early in the second half before goal scorer Tanner made way on the hour mark to be replaced by Louis Moult.

Just seconds after the change, the Fir Parkers were inches from doubling their lead when Frear’s delightful cross curled between Bain and his backtracking defence and just narrowly ahead of the onrushing Tait, who was the only one who read the cross but couldn’t quite prod it home.

Nine minutes from time, Bigirimana should have made it two and with it, all but confirmed the three points when he linked up brilliantly with Moult.

The Burundian played it in to the substitute, who flicked a neat back-heel in to the midfielders run, but his touch took the last Dee man out of the game to leave him with just Bain to beat, but his finish was straight at the stopper.

Moult went close with a freekick in the final few minutes, but a slight deflection off the top of the wall took it away from goal and kept the deficit to one with just stoppage time remaining.

The Steelmen saw the game out well, keeping the ball and keeping the hosts pegged back in their own half, with one tame Marcus Haber header the only real threat on Carson’s goal in the final stages of the match as some crucial clearing headers from Tait, Kipré, Dunne, McHugh and Frear quelled any long hopeful long balls from the home side.

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 Alastair Reilly at Dens Park

FT: Dundee 0 – 1 Motherwell.

The Steelmen leave Dens park with their first three points since 2013. COYW!!!!!!

FULL TIME!!!

90′ | 0-1
There will be three minutes added on

86′ | 0-1
Decent chance there for Haber but again it’s a routine stop for Carson from the header

83′ | 0-1
Chance here as Cadden wins a free-kick 25 yards out…Moult’s shot is deflected over the bar.

81′ | 0-1
What a chance for Bigirimana as he gets on the end of Moult’s backheel but Bain makes a sensational save to deny him!

70′ | 0-1
Cadden booked for kicking the ball away as Dundee had a free-kick

Motherwell also make a change, Grimshaw on for Hartley

65′ | 0-1
Dundee make their final change, Moussa off for Leitch-Smith

60′ | 0-1
Great ball across the face of goal from Frear which is read by Tait but he is inches away from making contact

59′ | 0-1
Motherwell sub, Tanner off for Moult

56′ | 0-1

And a Dundee change, Deacon off for McGowan.

53′ | 0-1
Motherwell sub, Bowman makes way for Cadden

52′ | 0-1
Great wing play by Frear cutting in off the left but he can’t quite find a man with his cut-back.

Kamara gets the second 45 underway. COYW!!

HT: Dundee 0 – 1 Motherwell

The Steelmen with a goal advantage going into the break.

45′ | 0-1
There will be two minutes added on.

43′ | 0-1
Great chance for Moussa to level but he fires harmlessly at Carson from 12 yards.

41′ | 0-1
Dundee have the ball in the net but it’s disallowed. Not entirely sure why….

39′ | 0-1
Close. Corner is sent looping into the air at the front post then headed over the bar by Hartley.

35′ | 0-1
Deacon fires the free-kick well wide of the post.

33′ | 0-1
Indirect free-kick to Dundee inside the box. McHugh hits the ball but was never an intentional pass back which Carson picked up

31′ | 0-1
Dundee sub, O’Dea off for Waddell

30′ | 0-1
O’Dea booked for a clear shoulder charge on Tanner as he broke away.

27′ | 0-1
Deacon booked for a high tackle on Tanner inside the Motherwell half.

24′ | 0-1
‘Well have a free-kick wide on the left which Tait whips in but Bain punches to safety.

18′ | 0-1
Nice turn and low shot from distance by Fisher is well saved by Bain, low to his right. Great effort.

16′ | 0-1
Close! Frear fizzes a ball across goal and somehow the Dundee defence manage to clear!

10′ | 0-1
‘Well work a short corner which gives Tanner some space inside the box but his shot is palmed away by Bain.

5′ | 0-1
Ball is clipped into Fisher, which was nodded on to the path of TANNER who poked the ball past Bain!!

GGOOOAAALLLL!!!

Tanner gets the action underway. COYW!!

Out come both sides, it’s a cold one up here in Dundee. Usual colours for each team.

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Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson:

Dundee manager Neil McCann

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Andy Rose hailed the team spirit of the Motherwell squad ahead of their second match in four days.

The midfielder looked ahead to tonight’s clash with Dundee and reflected on a hard-fought semi-final victory over Rangers on Sunday.

And the Australian admitted he hopes good things will continue to follow the hard work put in by all of the players and staff at Fir Park.

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He said: “A big strength of ours is that we know what we are as a team and I think we understand that our strength is the fact that we are such a close unit and a real team, we have great mentality – everybody pushes and works for each other.

“It doesn’t matter who scores the goals on any given day, everybody is just as excited for the next person to step up and get the headlines.”

He added: “Those sorts of little things for us aren’t important we just want to continue to push each other every day, work hard, and hopefully good things follow that.”

Motherwell return to Ladbrokes Premiership action tomorrow night with a trip to Den’s Park on the cards for Robinson’s men.

And in what is the third consecutive fixture away from Fir Park, the Steelmen will be looking to maintain their fine run of form on the road – having lost just once away from home this season.

However, the encounter will be a difficult one for the ‘Well, who are set for their second fixture in four days following the semi-final victory over Rangers.

And with Hibernian awaiting Robinson’s men on Saturday, tomorrow nights clash falls in the middle of a busy run of three games in a week.

Hosts Dundee are without a win in their last two matches but have not lost at Den’s Park in the league since the opening day defeat to Ross County.

Neil McCann’s men will prove to be formidable opposition for Motherwell, even in the sort of form the Fir Parkers are in at the moment.

But with a well-drilled attitude among the squad, Robinson admitted his side will be fully focussed and hungry to notch their 13^th domestic win of the season.

The Northern Irishman admitted his side are “very happy” but also “focussed on playing football”.

He said: “We’ve beaten the team second in the table, we’ve beaten the side third in the table, so now we deserve the right to play the team top of the table in the final. We’re all very, very happy but also cautious not to get too carried away with things and our focus now very much turns to Dundee.”

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He added: “The passion on Alan MacDonald’s face, the kit man who has been here a lot longer than me and anybody else, when he came in to that dressing room was priceless, and that’s what I try and focus on.

“We’ll have bad days, we’ll have bad games and bad periods but when we lose we lose together and everyone sticks together, and when we win we certainly enjoy it.”

The Fir Park boss hailed the attitude of his players following that League Cup win and ahead of another important Premiership fixture.

– From the Vault: ‘Well 3 – 1 Dundee

“I said to them that they could come back here and have a beer if they wanted to because I was certainly coming back to have one, but they said no.

“They wanted to show their face, acknowledge the crowd and get home to prepare for Dundee.”

He added: “We asked them about suits for the final because you obviously need to prepare that stuff and get things cut, but they don’t want suits – they’ll go in their tracksuits because they want to focus solely on playing football.

“In our next month there are a lot of big, big games to play and that’s our sole focus and Dundee is very much where we’re heading now.”

Despite the bumps and bruises of a hard-fought semi-final, Robinson revealed his players are all hungry to play and that his squad is near fully fit, with George Newell, Ellis Plummer and Deimantas Petravičius all nearing returns from injury.

	Dundee V Motherwell
	Wednesday 25th October 2017
	7.45pm
	Dens Park, Dundee
	On sale now from the Fir Park ticket office. Also available on the gate.

Admission prices are as follows:

• Fans who require ambulant or wheelchair access should contact Brian Davidson on 07725 917161

If you can’t make it tomorrow, don’t miss the action by tuning in to mixlr.com/motherwellfc for live commentary or follow the match on Twitter @MotherwellFC

You can see the match highlights on MFC TV’s YouTube channel, as well as full reaction and a match report right here on the official website.

‘Well boss Stephen Robinson turned his attentions to Dundee following Sunday’s semi-final win over Rangers.

The Northern Irishman admitted his side are “very happy” but also “focussed on playing football”.

And ahead of the club’s second game of three in the space of a week, Robinson looked ahead to his side’s tenth league encounter of the season.

[pullquote]We’re all very, very happy but also cautious not to get too carried away with things and our focus now very much turns to Dundee.[/pullquote]

He said: “We’ve beaten the team second in the table, we’ve beaten the side third in the table, so now we deserve the right to play the team top of the table in the final. We’re all very, very happy but also cautious not to get too carried away with things and our focus now very much turns to Dundee.”

He added: “The passion on Alan MacDonald’s face, the kitman who has been here a lot longer than me and anybody else, when he came in to that dressing room was priceless, and that’s what I try and focus on.

“We’ll have bad days, we’ll have bad games and bad periods but when we lose we lose together and everyone sticks together, and when we win we certainly enjoy it.”