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  • First team

    Motherwell 2-2 Livingston

  • First team

    Celtic v Motherwell game moved

  • First team

    ‘We need to be clinical’

  • First team

    Liam Donnelly sidelined with knee injury

  • Club

    Ticket office reopen

  • First team

    UEFA Europa League draw

  • First team

    Next up: Livingston

  • First team

    ‘We need to be more ruthless’

  • First team

    Motherwell 0-1 Dundee United

  • Club

    Club update on Covid-19 testing

  • First team

    Motherwell 2-2 Livingston

    Motherwell 2-2 Livingston

    Motherwell recorded their first point of the Scottish Premiership season but failed to do enough to win in their 2-2 draw with Livingston.

    David Turnbull seemed to have given the home side the perfect start with the opening goal after only eight minutes.

    But almost immediately a penalty provided Lyndon Dykes with the chance to level things, before Allan Campbell popped up before the interval to restore the home lead.

    But the Steelmen lacked cohesion and conviction in possession and although they had chances to extend their lead, Alan Forrest knocked in a deserved equaliser for the Lions midway through the second half.

    Despite two consecutive defeats, Stephen Robinson refused to make wholesale changes. Clearly with the intention of being more potent in front of goal, Jordan White made his first start, with Christopher Long supporting him on the right.

    In a frantic opening, Campbell’s block denied Craig Sibbald before Jack Fitzwater swept the ball away from the inrushing Sherwin Seedorf.

    It didn’t take long for the opening goal and for David Turnbull to announce his return. Seedorf chased a though ball to the edge of the box before rolling the ball to Turnbull. The midfielder took one touch to give him a sight of goal before guiding his low shot inside McCrorie’s right hand post for a fine finish.

    The advantage was short lived as the West Lothian side were level within three minutes. And Ricki Lamie literally gave his former team mates a helping hand.

    Rising with Dykes to meet Aaron Taylor-Sinclair’s high lob into the six yard area, the ball dropped on to the defender’s arm, leaving referee Colin Steven no option but to point to the penalty spot. Dykes showed little sympathy, ramming the ball down the centre of the goal to make it 1-1.

    Livingston then had the majority share of possession around goal and ‘Well had a narrow escape when Forrest, in a similar style to his brother James, nipped along the byline before squeezing his cross just behind Scott Robinson at the back post.

    A toe poke from the grounded Dykes gave Carson a comfortable save before out of nothing the Fir Park men regained their lead 10 minutes before the break.

    Long chased Liam Grimshaw’s throw-in towards a packed box where the ball broke to Campbell who barged his way past a defender before driving the ball across McCrorie and just inside the ‘keeper’s right hand post.

    Just before the interval the hard working, White who was the focus of the home attack and the close marking of the Livi defenders, won a free kick 25 yards from goal. Mark O’Hara curled his effort beyond the defensive wall but also wide of the ‘keeper’s post.

    Holding a slender lead, the ‘Well boss was content to restart with the same starting team.

    Although Livingston enjoyed the early possession ‘Well might have made it three after 55 minutes. Turnbull worked a neat exchange with Liam Grimshaw before whipping in a low cross which White directed towards goal only to see it deflected wide.

    That signalled a good spell of play from the home side although Sibbald was given too much time at the edge of the box and Carson had to look lively to get down and hold his drive.

    Play immediately moved to the other end. And as McCrorie raced to the edge of his box, Seedorf lobbed the ball over the stranded ‘keeper but with Long chasing in to make sure it would cross the line, Fitzwater booted the ball away from the empty goal.

    The visitor’s, though, looked more comfortable in possession and more dangerous around goal and with 20 minutes remaining they grabbed the equaliser. Carson did well to block Sibbald’s fierce angled drive but the ball fell into Forrest’s path and he nudged it past the grounded ‘Well ‘keeper to make it 2-2.

    There were no signs of the ‘Well subs until a triple substitution, provided Jermaine Hylton, Liam Polworth and Jake Hastie, 15 minutes to come up with a much needed goal.

    In a tense finish both teams chased a winner with play moving furiously from end to end.

    The last chance came ‘Well’s way in added on time. But after cutting in from the touch line, Hylton’s ambitious drive fizzed away from goal and with it the opportunity for the home side to claim the first win of the season.

  • First team

    Celtic v Motherwell game moved

    Celtic v Motherwell game moved

    Our trip to face Celtic later in August has been put back by 24 hours.

    Due to our involvement in the UEFA Europa League, the game will now be played on Sunday 30 August.

    Kick-off at Celtic Park will be at 3pm.

  • First team

    ‘We need to be clinical’

    “It’s not the start we wanted. But there’s a lot of good stuff happening. We just need to be more clinical.”

    Stephen Robinson previews the visit of Livingston on Wednesday night.

  • First team

    Liam Donnelly sidelined with knee injury

    Liam Donnelly sidelined with knee injury

    Liam Donnelly will be out for a minimum of two months with a knee injury.

    The versatile defensive player will be sidelined after sustaining the injury in training.

    He will attend an appointment with a specialist on Tuesday, before it is determined whether or not he requires surgery.

    “We’ve been told he could be out for a minimum of two months,” said manager Stephen Robinson.

    “That gives me a problem. We’ve got injury problems at the back.

    “Ricki played at left-back and played well. Bevis got his first competitive game in a long, long time.

    “We are actively looking to get somebody in in the defensive positions. We need someone to come in and hit the ground running until Nathan McGinley or Jake Carroll are fit.”

  • Club

    Ticket office reopen

    Ticket office reopen

    The ticket office at Fir Park is now reopen from 10am to 2pm, Monday to Friday.

    In line with government guidelines, there will be enhanced measures in place to keep our supporters and staff safe.

    Only one person or one household will be allowed access at any time.

    Supporters will be requested to queue outside at a two-metre distance and a hand sanitising station will be available as you enter.

    Furthermore, for the safety of our staff and yourself, the wearing of face masks is mandatory.

  • First team

    UEFA Europa League draw

    UEFA Europa League draw

    Motherwell will face Glentoran or HB Torshavn in the first qualifying round of the 2020/21 UEFA Europa League.

    We have been drawn as the home team in the fixture. The tie is due to be played on Thursday 27 August.

    We will learn which of the two opponents we will face upon the completion of their preliminary round match on 20 August.

  • First team

    Next up: Livingston

    Next up: Livingston

    Livingston are the visitors to Fir Park on Wednesday night in the Scottish Premiership.

    The match is available to watch online on a pay-per-view basis at live.motherwellfc.co.uk.

    Season ticket holders can watch for free. Kick-off is at 7.45pm BST.

    Tale of the tape

    Motherwell have won three of the last five fixtures between the two sides.

    Livi were the most recent victors, running out 1-0 winners in February.

    Before that, Motherwell won their three home matches against the Lions, with a 0-0 draw in West Lothian at the start of last season.

    Form guide

    Both sides have had slow starts to the season, losing both of their opening matches.

    Motherwell have lost 1-0 in both, first at Ross County and then at home to Dundee United.

    Livingston opened with a 1-0 loss at St Mirren, before a 4-1 home loss to Hibernian on Saturday.

    Watch live at home

    Wednesday’s match is available to stream online for fans of both clubs.

    Available for £12, buy early to secure your ticket for the game. Just head to live.motherwellfc.co.uk and choose the pay-per-view option.

    Based outside of the UK/Ireland?

    All Scottish Premiership games, home and away, are available to view on our live streaming platform to fans based abroad.

    Priced at £150 for the season, or £15 per month, sign up at live.motherwellfc.co.uk today.

  • First team

    ‘We need to be more ruthless’

    “We know we need to be more ruthless. We aren’t being streetwise enough in either box.”

    Stephen Robinson reflects on the loss to Dundee United.

  • First team

    Motherwell 0-1 Dundee United

    On a perfect summer’s day for football the attention might have been on the empty stands. But it was Motherwell who were left empty handed as United nicked all three points.

    It was a double whammy from former Fir Park favourite Mark Reynolds who marshalled a disciplined Tannadice team, before scoring the only goal at the start of the second half.

    And although there were some positives from the ‘Well performance, it was largely from back to middle as once again the Fir Park men lacked a cutting edge to overcome an organised defence.

    For the first home Premiership game of a strange new season, Stephen Robinson made changes to the line-up and the formation from the side at Dingwall on Monday evening.

    Bevis Mugabi came in at the back, with Ricki Lamie moving to the left to cover for the injured Nathan McGinley.

    Allan Campbell was restored to a three man midfield and after his impact from the bench against County, Sherwin Seedorf retained his place on the left wing. Jake Hastie, making his return to Fir Park, started on the right, with Christopher Long ploughing the middle channel on his own.

    Amazingly, this was United’s first visit to Fir Park since March 2016, when goals from Marvin Johnson and Louis Moult left them on the wrong end of a 2-1 defeat and a step nearer their four year exile from the top flight.

    With United changing in the South Stand, they were led down the staircase and on to the pitch by their captain Reynolds.

    For both teams and those inside Fir Park this was still a surreal experience. United kicked off facing the Davie Cooper Stand adorned with a couple of hundred cardboard cutouts of Well fans.

    The first loud shout came from the United players after four minutes when Ian Harkes tumbled in the box under Declan Gallagher. But their penalty appeals were ignored by referee Steven McLean.

    The first action that elicited any appreciation from the 200 or so sitting socially distanced and masked in the Phil O’Donnell stand came after 14 minutes. In a sweeping move started by Trevor Carson the ball was moved through Lamie, David Turnbull and Long before Seedorf’s cross was glanced wide of goal by Campbell.

    While there was little between the side’s in terms of pressure on either goal, the United players held the upper hand in terms of noise level as they vocally encouraged to press the ‘Well players every time they had possession.

    Seedorf was again the provider after 21 minutes when his pass found Long 12 yards in front of goal but as the striker was about to drive Jamie Robson stepped in with a last gasp block.

    United’s best move and chance came in the 28th minute. But after being played in by Harkes, Luke Bolton should have at least tested Carson instead of driving the ball into the side netting.

    There was plenty of energy and grunting in the opening half hour but the best sight from a Motherwell perspective was the amount of time David Turnbull had on the ball.

    In the 35th minute the ‘Well midfielder was provided with his first shooting opportunity but from 35 yards his free kick was smothered low in front of his right hand post by Benjamin Siegrist.

    Four minutes later, Turnbull’s quickly taken free kick released Long, who dragged the ball back across the box only to see his thumping drive rebound off Mark Connolly.

    Hastie had been provided with plenty of the ball in the first 45 but got little joy out of the United defence and it was little surprise when the on loan winger was replaced with Tony Watt at the interval.

    After taking 40 minutes to test the ‘Well ‘keeper, United looked much more positive from the start of the second half as a couple of attempts whizzed across Carson’s goal.

    However, it was almost a perfect introduction for Watt when he stretched inside the six yard to connect with Lamie’s cross but could only direct the ball into Siegrist’s gloves.

    The Tannadice men’s early threat was rewarded after 52 minutes when they nicked the only goal of the game.

    Liam Smith’s inviting ball towards the six yard box looked to have gone begging until Reynolds sneaked in at the back to slip the ball past a helpless Carson.

    That played perfectly into United’s game plan to sit tight and protect their lead.

    ‘Well spurned an early chance to level when Seedorf’s cross found Lamie who nodded the ball onto Long but from eight yards he steered his header over the bar. That was the last action for the former Blackpool striker as he was replaced by Jordan White, giving the tall hit man 35 minutes to impress on his home debut.

    With 12 minutes remaining and still no signs of unlocking a tight and organised United, Jermaine Hylton and Harry Robinson were given the task of helping the home side take something from the game.

    Instead it was the visitors who came within a few inches of wrapping up the points when Dillon Powers’ screamer from 18 yards got the merest of touches from Carson to send the ball crashing off the face of the crossbar.

    Three minutes from time, ‘Well looked to have snatched the equaliser when White headed home Hylton’s cross. But the celebrations were short lived as the referee ruled the striker had been pushing in the six-yard box.

    Despite finishing the game in the United box and forcing a string of corners, Motherwell drew a blank for the second consecutive game.

  • Club

    Club update on Covid-19 testing

    Club update on Covid-19 testing

    We can confirm that a first team player tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this week, as part of our regular testing procedures.

    However following two further tests – one through the NHS and another through our private testing facility – he has returned negative results.

    The player has not shown any symptoms at any point.

    Despite this ‘false positive’, the player will be in self-isolation for 10 days as a precaution. He will be tested again prior to his return to training.