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Celtic come to Fir Park for the second time in 2019/20 in a Ladbrokes Premiership encounter on Wednesday.

Here’s a look at our opponents.

The story so far

Top of the league and going for nine-in-a-row, Celtic have had their toughest title challenge in years from a resurgent Rangers side.

After defeat at home to their rivals at the end of 2019, the fight looked well and truly on. But respective form in 2020 leaves Celtic seven points ahead in the race, albeit with a game in hand.

Celtic, like their rivals, are also still in Europe and will soon take on FC Copenhagen in the last 32 of the UEFA Europa League.

Form guide

Neil Lennon’s side have won all five of their competitive games in 2020, having ended the previous year with a defeat to Rangers in the derby.

Partick Thistle, Kilmarnock, Ross County, St Johnstone and Hamilton Academical have all been overcome, with a combined scoreline of 15-3.

Three to watch

Christopher Jullien

Just when it looked as if Celtic were about to drop two crucial points and the chance to put some daylight between themselves and Rangers at the top of the table, it was centre-back Christopher Jullien who grabbed the goal to put the Hoops back on track.

It wasn’t the first time this season that the Frenchman has got on the scoresheet when it mattered the most. He scored the only goal of the game in the Betfred Cup final to help Neil Lennon’s men to yet another domestic honour.

Very capable on either side of the central defence, Jullien’s strengths lie in his excellent range of passing, his abilities to read the game and superb recovery pace. His performances in his first six months in the Hoops have led to rave reviews and speculation he may follow the likes of Virgil Van Dijk in netting the club a huge transfer fee when the time comes for him to move on.

Leigh Griffiths

Having missed a large part of 2019 due to personal reasons, Leigh Griffiths looks determined to make a big impact in 2020.

The Scotland striker hadn’t been on the scoresheet since netting against Motherwell in August before he ended his barren spell when he notched the opener in the 2-1 victory against Partick Thistle in the Scottish Cup in Celtic’s first competitive fixture of the new year.

Further goals against Kilmarnock and St Johnstone have followed, providing hope for not only Celtic fans but followers of the Scottish national side that one of the most natural goal scorers in the country is on his way back to his very best.

Odsonne Edouard

In the same game that Christopher Jullien netted his second goal of the season for Celtic, Odsonne Edouard took his tally to 22 with a classy double in the 4-1 victory.

Incredibly the French striker also has 15 assists during this campaign and he demonstrated the unselfish side of his game when he cut the ball back for James Forrest to slam home the fourth Celtic goal, despite being in a strong position to complete his hat-trick.

The 22-year-old has scored four times in his last his last three appearances against Motherwell and the ‘Well defence will need to be at its very best to handle a player that continually demonstrates a killer instinct in front of goal.

Buy in advance

Tickets are available online now or from the Fir Park ticket office. There will be no cash gates on the day.

The cheaper price is for our John Hunter Stand. Celtic fans should contact their club direct for tickets.

Fans who require ambulant or wheelchair access should contact Andy Sim on 07428 225254 or email tickets@mfcdsa.com.

Can’t make it? Watch or listen live

We’ve live video of the match available to viewers outside of the UK and Ireland for just £12 a month. Kick off is at 7.45pm GMT.

To subscribe and get all Motherwell home matches – and the majority of away games – head to tv.motherwellfc.co.uk now and sign up.

If you’re in the UK or Ireland and can’t make it, don’t worry. We’ve also got live audio commentary of the match for just £5.99 a month.

Adam Livingstone will spend the second half of the season on loan with Clyde.

The defender was with Greenock Morton earlier in the campaign, making five appearances with the Championship side.

The 21-year-old youth academy product will now link up with the League One club, as they look to make a late push towards the play-offs.

Tickets are available to buy online for Wednesday night’s Ladbrokes Premiership clash with Celtic.

Supporters can buy online now, or visit the ticket office between 9am and 5pm on Tuesday, and 9am and kick-off at 7.45pm on Wednesday.

To buy online, you must have been registered on our ticket database before 20 January. If you weren’t, please visit the ticket office or call 01698 333333.

Celtic fans should contact their club direct for ticket information.

There will be no cash gates on the day.

The cheaper price is for our John Hunter Stand. Celtic fans should contact their club direct for tickets.

Fans who require ambulant or wheelchair access should contact Andy Sim on 07428 225254 or email tickets@mfcdsa.com.

There’s a live stream and live audio available from Motherwell v Celtic on Wednesday night.

We’ve live video of the match available to viewers outside of the UK and Ireland for just £12 a month. Kick off is at 7.45pm GMT.

To subscribe and get all Motherwell home matches – and the majority of away games – head to tv.motherwellfc.co.uk now and sign up.

If you’re in the UK or Ireland and can’t make it, don’t worry. We’ve also got live audio commentary of the match for just £5.99 a month.

Head to tv.motherwellfc.co.uk to sign up. Just choose the UK/Ireland commentary option.

2019/20 Motherwell streaming service matches

Motherwell are back in action on Wednesday at home to Celtic in the Ladbrokes Premiership.

Kick-off at Fir Park is at 7.45pm.

Tale of the tape

Third host first in the league in the midweek fixture.

Motherwell fell to a 1-0 loss at Livingston at the weekend, in what was a rare lacklustre performance from Stephen Robinson’s side.

Prior to that, the Steelmen had gone three unbeaten with wins at Dundee and Aberdeen, and a home draw with Hibernian.

Celtic were a goal down to Hamilton on Sunday – and sitting at 1-1 against 10 men late on – before blowing away their opponents to win 4-1.

Neil Lennon’s team are seven points clear of Rangers in the league, having played a game more, and have won all five of their last competitive fixtures.

Head to head

Celtic have won all of the last four encounters between the pair, but three have been in the east end of Glasgow.

At Fir Park, August’s 5-2 defeat followed three successive home draws for Motherwell against the champions.

Buy in advance

Tickets are available online now or from the Fir Park ticket office. There will be no cash gates on the day.

The cheaper price is for our John Hunter Stand. Celtic fans should contact their club direct for tickets.

Fans who require ambulant or wheelchair access should contact Andy Sim on 07428 225254 or email tickets@mfcdsa.com.

Can’t make it? Watch or listen live

We’ve live video of the match available to viewers outside of the UK and Ireland for just £12 a month. Kick off is at 7.45pm GMT.

To subscribe and get all Motherwell home matches – and the majority of away games – head to tv.motherwellfc.co.uk now and sign up.

If you’re in the UK or Ireland and can’t make it, don’t worry. We’ve also got live audio commentary of the match for just £5.99 a month.

Join us before the match

The Cooper Bar is open from 5pm for food and drink ahead of Motherwell v Celtic.

Our special this week is a breaded chicken baguette in an arrabbiata sauce. With a soft drink included, our deal costs £4.

We’ve still got limited space left on one of our supporters’ buses to our William Hill Scottish Cup match with St Mirren on Saturday, 8 February.

Tickets are sold out for the match but it’s not too late to secure your transport directly from our Cooper Bar direct to the stadium.

To book, buy your bus ticket online right now or call 01698 333333.

Our bar will be open from 12pm for all fans to enjoy some pre-match food and drinks, whether or not you’re heading on one of our buses.

The action as Motherwell go down 1-0 in West Lothian.

“We got what we deserved. We were unrecognisable with our performance.”

Stephen Robinson reflects on Motherwell’s loss to Livingston.

Livingston closed the gap on third-placed Motherwell to seven points with a thoroughly deserved win over a lacklustre Fir Park side.

It took a goal from former ‘Well man Aaron Taylor-Sinclair midway through the second half to separate the sides.

In truth, though, only some terrific goalkeeping from Mark Gillespie, prevented the West Lothian side from recording a much more comfortable win.

With James Scott departed for Hull City, Stephen Robinson made three changes to the side for this third versus fifth clash at the Tony Macaroni Arena.

Fit again Jermaine Hylton and Christopher Long were paired in attack while Richard Tait took Liam Grimshaw’s place at the back.

Only ten points separated the sides before kick-off and, on the back of five consecutive home wins, the West Lothian side were looking to reduce the leeway.

And the Lions will be wondering how all three points were not tied up before half-time as they completely dominated the first 45 against a labouring ‘Well.

Livingston’s leading scorer Lyndon Dykes posted his intent within seven minutes with a low drive which Mark Gillespie pushed away, Declan Gallagher clearing before Dykes could latch on to the loose ball.

‘Well replied immediately with what turned out their only threat of the half. Hylton won a tussle with former ‘Well man Steven Lawless before slipping the ball behind Ciaron Brown. But with Long chasing in Robby McCrorie came racing out of his box to clear the danger.

After that all the play was towards the visitor’s goal where Gillespie produced a handful of saves to keep the scores level.

The first of those came after 13 minutes when a deep cross was headed back by Jon Guthrie to set up Dykes but his net bound volley was brilliantly saved by Gillespie.

A minute later Livingston should have been ahead. Craig Sibbald nicked the ball off Liam Donnelly to set up the overlapping Scott Pittman. But from a great position he allowed Gillespie to block his low drive.

In their all-white strip the Fir Park side looked decidedly off colour, too often caught in possession and hopeful with long passes intended for Christian Ilic and Long.

Meantime the ‘Well ‘keeper was alert to a couple of low crosses as Livi seemed certain to make the breakthrough.

Just after the half hour Gillespie leapt fully to his right to comfortably catch Pittman’s long range drive.

However, before the break Gillespie produced a stunning reflex save to punch away Scott Robinson’s snapshot from just beyond the six-yard box.

Not surprisingly the ‘Well boss made two changes at the interval. Bevis Mugabi replaced Ilic to form a central back three and Christy Mazinga was given the chance to support Long up front.

It had an effect within the first couple of minutes when Long’s drive across goal caused a rare bit of anxiety in the home defence before the ball was booted clear.

Ten minutes into the half Marvin Bartley’s hefty challenged on Donnelly raised tempers on and off the field. With the home fans still airing their anger Liam Polworth’s long free kick found Gallagher and his downward header forced McCrorie into his first save of the game.

In a well-rehearsed free kick Sibbald slid the ball across the box to Dykes but Hartley bravely stepped in to block the striker.

When Bartley was sent through it took another brave stop, this time from Gillespie to deny the Livi midfielder.

After 66 minutes ‘Well made their third substitution, Mark O’Hara replacing Polworth. But he could only watch as Livingston finally made the breakthrough.

A long throw into the box bounced to the far post where former ‘Well player Aaron Taylor-Sinclair headed it powerfully towards goal.

The helpless Gillespie was a touch unlucky only to palm the ball onto the underside of his crossbar and into the net.

It could have been all over four minutes later but for Gillespie’s double save. Firstly the ‘Well stopper parried Pittman’s low header before racing across his goal to beat the ball away as Dykes waited to force the ball over the line.

With 15 minutes remaining and nothing to lose, Mugabi was moved forward to add his considerable height and presence to the attack.

It made little difference to the pattern of the game.

Remarkably in added-on time, the Steelmen almost snatched a late equaliser. With everyone pressing forward, Hartley forced his volley into the ground, requiring McCrorie to produce a great save to claw the ball away from inside his post and deny ‘Well a point.

Motherwell: Gillespie, Tait, Gallagher, Hartley, Carroll, Donnelly, Campbell, Polworth (O’Hara), Ilic (Manzinga), Hylton (Mugabi), Long.

Subs not used: Carson, MacIver, Grimshaw, Seedorf.

Fans can buy online on Saturday to save queues at the stadium ahead of Livingston v Motherwell.

Digital tickets on your phone, or a printed at home version of your ticket, is available if you want to avoid having to wait to pay for a ticket on the day.

Head to Livingston’s ticket site and choose Block L on the map to buy.

Alternatively, fans can buy from a signposted, dedicated ticket booth at the stadium before heading to the turnstiles.

Kick off at the Tony Macaroni Arena is at 3pm.

Fans who require ambulant or wheelchair access should contact Andy Sim on 07428 225254 or email tickets@mfcdsa.com.