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    Choose your Player of the Month for August

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    Aberdeen game moved

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    UEFA Europa League third qualifying draw

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    Coleraine next in UEFA Europa League qualifying

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    UEFA Europa League draw on Tuesday

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    Stephen Robinson reacts to Celtic defeat

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    Celtic 3-0 Motherwell

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    Harry Robinson called up by Northern Ireland Under 21s

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    Next up: Celtic

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    ‘Our quality shone through’

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    Choose your Player of the Month for August

    Choose your Player of the Month for August

    It’s time to pick your Motherwell Player of the Month for August, in association with Paycare.

    There are four players for you to choose from on our Facebook page.

    Bevis Mugabi has made a solid impact since returning to the heart of the defence, lining up alongside Declan Gallagher in central defence and making six appearances.

    Returning to first team action, Trevor Carson has also impressed between the sticks after a lengthy absence from the side.

    Allan Campbell has been his usual dependable self in midfield, dictating play and finding the net against Livingston.

    And summer recruit Stephen O’Donnell has also made an impact since his arrival, scoring a brilliant 30-yard effort in our UEFA Europa League win over Glentoran.

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    Aberdeen game moved

    Aberdeen game moved

    Our Scottish Premiership fixture with Aberdeen will now be played on Sunday, 20 September 2020.

    The game has been pushed back by 24 hours due to both clubs’ involvement in the UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds.

    Kick-off will be at 3pm BST.

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    UEFA Europa League third qualifying draw

    UEFA Europa League third qualifying draw

    KF Laci or Hapoel Beer-Sheva potentially lie in wait for us in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

    The winners of the Coleraine v Motherwell second qualifying round match will travel to Albania or Israel.

    The third qualifying round tie will be played on Thursday 24 September 2020, a week after the Coleraine v Motherwell game.

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    Coleraine next in UEFA Europa League qualifying

    Coleraine next in UEFA Europa League qualifying

    Motherwell will face Coleraine in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

    The Steelmen will travel to the Northern Irish side in a one-legged tie on Thursday, 17 September 2020.

    Stephen Robinson’s side overcame Glentoran to reach the second stage, while Coleraine recorded a famous win on penalties at Maribor.

    The draw for the third qualifying round will be made on Tuesday afternoon.

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    UEFA Europa League draw on Tuesday

    UEFA Europa League draw on Tuesday

    We’ll learn our potential UEFA Europa League third qualifying round opponents on Tuesday.

    Having been paired with Coleraine in the second qualifying round, the next stage will be drawn to lay out the possible path.

    The winners of the tie will face one of the following:

    • FK TSC Backa Topola (Serbia) or Fotbal Club FCSB (Romania)
    • NK Osijek (Croatia) or FC Basel (Switzerland)
    • KF Laci (Albania) or Hapoel Beer-Sheva (Israel)
    • IFK Goteborg (Sweden) or FC Copenhagen (Denmark)

    The draw is at 12pm. A one-legged third qualifying round match would be played on Thursday, 24 September 2020.

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    Stephen Robinson reacts to Celtic defeat

    “Ultimately we lost the game to a better side. We tried to play but they punished us.”

    Stephen Robinson reacts to the defeat to Celtic.

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    Celtic 3-0 Motherwell

    Celtic 3-0 Motherwell

    A dogged performance from Motherwell wasn’t enough as Celtic’s clinical edge gave them all three points.

    James Forrest, Albian Ajeti and Christopher Jullien were all on target to secure the victory for Neil Lennon’s men.

    Manager Stephen Robinson made one change from the starting team which advanced in the UEFA Europa League in midweek. Out from the 5-1 win over Glentoran was Callum Lang, who swapped places on the bench with Tony Watt.

    In the face of constant Celtic pressure, the visitors absorbed much of it for large spells in the first half and had the better of the chances on the counter.

    The first fell to the unlikely source of Liam Grimshaw. Thriving in a left wing-back role, the Englishman cut inside and sent a low shot bound for the bottom left corner from 25 yards.

    Goalkeeper Barkas had to scramble to get across to keep it out, and Long was just short of capitalising on the rebound.

    The Steelmen’s resilience would come on the counter attack. After a free-kick was cleared, Celtic roared up the park. With numbers over, Forrest found room facing up against Lamie on the edge of the box, before clipping a shot into the far left corner of the net.

    Motherwell continued on undeterred. Watt then had a big chance to level in stoppage time after being picked out at the back post. But his effort went back across the face of goal and was nodded behind for a corner which came to nothing.

    The visitors started the second half bright, getting in behind twice early on, but Celtic soon settled into their rhythm.

    Chances were kept at a premium, with manager Robinson changing his shape to 4-4-2 with 20 minutes left to try and grab the equaliser.

    But it would be Celtic who would get the second goal. A ball in from the left suddenly found Ajeti with too much room in the area, with the substitute powering home into the top left corner despite the last-gasp diving tackle from Grimshaw.

    Celtic continued to come in waves. First, Klimala found himself one-on-one with Carson, but the goalkeeper made himself big and saved well with his feet.

    Forrest then hit the bar with a dipping shot from outside the box, having cut inside off the left to fire in with his right boot.

    Motherwell’s final chance fell to Grimshaw from 25 yards as the game wore to its conclusion. But his placed side-footer was straight at Barkas.

    Celtic would make it three in stoppage time. Jullien found himself up the pitch to arrive at the back post and steer home the clincher.

    Motherwell: Carson, O’Donnell, Gallagher, Mugabi, Lamie (White 69), Grimshaw, O’Hara, Campbell, Polworth, Watt (Lang 59), Long (Hylton 80).

    Subs not used: Morrison, Maguire, Cornelius, Robinson, Seedorf, Hastie.

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    Harry Robinson called up by Northern Ireland Under 21s

    Harry Robinson called up by Northern Ireland Under 21s

    Harry Robinson is in the Northern Ireland Under 21 squad for their forthcoming qualifiers.

    The forward is in line to face Malta and Denmark in qualification matches for the UEFA European Under 21 Championships.

    Northern Ireland have drawn three and lost two from their opening games.

    They face Malta away on September 4, before a home match against the unbeaten Denmark on September 8.

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    Next up: Celtic

    Next up: Celtic

    Motherwell return to league action on Sunday with a trip to face Celtic.

    After success in the UEFA Europa League in midweek, the Steelmen head to face the champions in Glasgow. Kick-off is at 3pm.

    Tale of the tape

    Celtic have won the last five encounters between the two sides. The most recent was a 4-0 victory at Fir Park in February, which followed a 2-0 win at home last November.

    The last positive result for Stephen Robinson’s side came in December 2018, with Danny Johnson netting in a 1-1 draw in ML1.

    Form guide

    Celtic exited the UEFA Champions League at the second qualifying round stage in midweek, losing at home to Hungarian side Ferencvaros.

    Neil Lennon’s side have played three Premiership matches, winning at home to Hamilton, drawing at Kilmarnock and then emerging victorious 1-0 at Dundee United last weekend.

    Viewing options

    The match is not available to watch in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Celtic are not offering a pay-per-view option.

    Fans outside of the UK and Ireland can watch through our international subscription option at live.motherwellfc.co.uk.

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    ‘Our quality shone through’

    “We wore them down and our quality shone through.”

    Stephen Robinson on the 5-1 UEFA Europa League win over Glentoran.