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    Dundee 1-0 Motherwell

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    Manager looks ahead to Dundee

  • Women

    Rangers first in SWPL Cup

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    Next up: Dundee

  • Women

    Alliance Park our new home in SWPL1

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    Dundee cup tickets now on general sale

  • Women

    Motherwell win in final pre-season fixture

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    Manager reacts to St Johnstone draw

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    St Johnstone 1-1 Motherwell

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    Manager looks ahead to St Johnstone

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    Dundee 1-0 Motherwell

    Dundee 1-0 Motherwell

    Motherwell exited the Premier Sports Cup with a 1-0 loss at Dundee.

    Lee Ashcroft’s goal late in the second half was the difference, as the Dark Blues advanced to the quarter-final stage.

    Liam Grimshaw made his long-awaited return, after seven months out with illness, with Juhani Ojala also making his debut in defence.

    Mark O’Hara was also back on the bench for the first time this season after a knock in the summer.

    The first big chance fell to the hosts.

    Cummings got in on the right side of box, with his low drive across Kelly well saved and gathered at the second attempt by the keeper.

    Connor Shields saw a curling shot from distance drop wide, while Adam also saw a 25-yard drive go over the bar at the other end.

    Motherwell’s forward momentum started to pick up and there was almost a debut goal for Ojala on the half hour mark.

    Still up the park from a set play. Carroll’s return ball into the box from the left saw the Finn get across the front of his man but flick his header from 15 yards over.

    Then, with eight minutes left in the half, Motherwell should have taken the lead.

    A slack pass found Lawless and Shields two-on-two with the Dundee defence. Lawless squared the ball for his fellow forward who had time to engineer the space, before taking a free shot goal from 20 yards.

    With the goal at his mercy, the summer signing opted for power and saw his drive beat the ‘keeper but crash back off the crossbar and away.

    Dundee had the bulk of the play in the second half and should have opened the scoring four minutes in.

    Bursting through on goal, McGhee got one-on-one with Kelly but the goalkeeper got out quick and somehow got the touch to deny the opener.

    Cummings thought he’d opened the scoring on the hour mark, only for his goal to be ruled offside, but Relentless Dundee pressure though eventually told.

    Motherwell had absorbed most of the pressure from balls into the box but an Adam corner from the left in the 77th minute led to Ashcroft rising above the bodies and heading home.

    The visitors could have had the leveller with eight minutes left. Woolery’s brilliant floated ball into the box met the run of Watt, but his header from close range was straight at the goalkeeper.

  • First team

    Manager looks ahead to Dundee

    Graham Alexander previews the Premier Sports Cup last 16 tie with Dundee.

  • Women

    Rangers first in SWPL Cup

    Rangers first in SWPL Cup

    Motherwell’s first competitive fixture of the 2021/22 season takes place this Sunday against Rangers at Alliance Park.

    Kick off is at 4pm.

    Come and see the match

    We’re delighted to welcome fans to Alliance Park on Sunday.

    Adult entry to the stadium will cost £5. Children will get in for free. All spectators will be housed in our covered seating area.

    Tale of the Tape

    Rangers have won all five of their previous fixtures with Motherwell.

    Last time out, Rangers came away with a 6-0 victory in the penultimate game of the 2020/21 SWPL1 campaign.

    Motherwell last took points out of this fixture in April 2019, when they fought back from 3-0 down to take a point.

    Form Guide

    Motherwell go into this match off the back of a strong pre-season showing.

    The women of steel had 6-0 and 4-0 wins against Kilmarnock and Stirling University respectively in their last two games.

    Rangers’ competitive season started on Sunday with an 8-0 victory against Queen’s Park in the SWPL Cup.

    Jane Ross grabbed a hat-trick on her Rangers debut, with Sam Kerr netting a brace.

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    Next up: Dundee

    Next up: Dundee

    Motherwell are in Premier Sports Cup last 16 action on Saturday at Dundee.

    Graham Alexander’s men head to Dens Park to fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals.

    Kick-off is at 3pm.

    Tickets

    We have been given an allocation of 1,000 tickets in the main stand at Dens Park.

    Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis to all supporters.

    You can buy yours online through our ticketing platform here.

    Tickets can be collected from Fir Park from 9am to 6pm on Thursday and between 9am and 4pm on Friday.

    The game at Dens Park takes place on Saturday 14 August. Kick off is at 3pm.

    Entry information

    Turnstiles open at 1.45pm. Please arrive early.

    Masks must be worn for entry and when in enclosed areas of the stadium. Please sit in your allocated seat.

    No kiosks will be open and a five-minute holdback will be implemented to ensure surrounding streets are clear.

    Watch live

    Due to the unavailability of a video feed from Dundee, international subscribers will have an audio-only option for this match.

    In the UK, a pay-per-view option has not been allowed and live audio commentary is also the only available option.

    To listen, head to https://live.motherwellfc.co.uk.

    Tale of the tape

    Motherwell are unbeaten in their last 10 matches against Dundee, a run stretching back to mid-2017.

    The men in claret and amber have won nine of those encounters and drawn one, including six victories at Dens Park.

    Form guide

    Newly-promoted Dundee, like Motherwell, have picked up one point from their opening two cinch Premiership matches.

    An opening day 2-2 home draw with St Mirren was followed up with a 6-0 defeat at Celtic last time out.

    In the Premier Sports Cup group stage, the Dark Blues won all four matches against Brora Rangers, Ross County, Montrose and Forfar Athletic, scoring 14 and conceding two.

    Motherwell opened the season with a 3-2 home loss to Hibernian, before the 1-1 draw at St Johnstone on Sunday.

    The Steelmen topped their group with three wins from four.

  • Women

    Alliance Park our new home in SWPL1

    Alliance Park our new home in SWPL1

    Our women’s team will play their home matches at Alliance Park in the 2021/22 season.

    Paul Brownlie’s side will be hosts at the venue in Strathclyde Park, starting with the SWPL Cup match against Rangers on Sunday.

    Adult entry to the stadium will cost £5. Children will get in for free. All spectators will be housed in our covered seating area.

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    Dundee cup tickets now on general sale

    Dundee cup tickets now on general sale

    We have been given an allocation of 1,000 tickets for our Premier Sports Cup match away to Dundee.

    Tickets are now available to all fans on a first-come, first-served basis.

    You can buy yours online through our ticketing platform here.

    Adult prices are £20. Over 65s, under 18s and ambulant tickets are £10. and under 12s go for £5.

    Tickets can be collected from Fir Park from 9am to 6pm on Thursday and between 9am and 4pm on Friday.

    The game at Dens Park takes place on Saturday 14 August. Kick off is at 3pm.

    Dundee have informed us that there are no wheelchair spaces available for away supporters.

    Supporters are asked to read Dundee’s code of conduct before purchasing and attending.

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    Motherwell win in final pre-season fixture

    Motherwell win in final pre-season fixture

    Motherwell ran out eventual and comfortable 4-0 winners in their third and final friendly match of pre-season against Stirling University.

    A double from Leanne Crichton, and further goals from Gill Inglis and Nicole Cairney, wrapped up the win for the claret and amber.

    It was an evenly contested first half with neither team really grabbing a hold of the game.

    Head coach Paul Brownlie then made seven changes at half-time to rotate his team and in the second half, Motherwell showed their dominance.

    Crichton broke the deadlock for the ’Well with a fine effort from a free-kick from 25 yards out.

    Motherwell made it 2-0 soon after. Some excellent build-up play down the right-hand side led to Inglis being found in space and she finished past the Stirling keeper to double the advantage.

    The win would be all but wrapped up when Crichton scored her second free-kick of the match.

    Cairney then got her name on the scoresheet near the end of the match when she finished from close range after Stirling failed to clear a set-piece.

    Motherwell’s competitive season gets underway next Sunday when they face Rangers in the SWPL Cup.

  • First team

    Manager reacts to St Johnstone draw

    “We’re content with a point, but not overly happy. But we showed mental strength and got what we deserved.”

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    St Johnstone 1-1 Motherwell

    St Johnstone 1-1 Motherwell

    Motherwell rescued a point as Tony Watt’s equaliser secured a 1-1 league draw at St Johnstone.

    Stephen O’Donnell’s own goal late in the first half put the hosts ahead, but Tony Watt rescued a point with 10 minutes to go.

    Manager Graham Alexander made one change to his starting side from that which lost 3-2 to Hibernian on the opening day.

    Tony Watt dropped to the bench, with Connor Shields coming into the team to make his first appearance in claret and amber.

    Motherwell had the first clear chance of the match after five minutes.

    A lovely threaded ball from Slattery to Van Veen inside the box on the right set up the Dutchman for a shot at goal.

    Picking his spot in the bottom-right corner, Clark got down brilliantly with a strong hand to turn it away.

    Disaster almost struck at the other end two minutes later.

    Donnelly was caught in possession 30 yards from his own goal and May was immediately presented with a one-on-one opportunity.

    Advancing on the penalty spot, he pulled the trigger but an excellent recovery from Mugabi to slide in and stop the shot saved a near-certain opener for the Saints.

    With 17 minutes gone, Motherwell were certain they’d taken the lead.

    Slattery’s delivery from the right on a short corner was met perfectly by Woolery, who steered his close-range header towards goal.

    Goalkeeper Clark was alive to the situation, however, and managed to get down incredibly to tip the ball away on the line.

    St Johnstone grew in stature thereafter, controlling large spells with the ball, and got their reward with 10 minutes left in the half.

    Wotherspoon cut inside on the left and sent a bending ball into the box.

    It sailed through everyone, taking a nick off of O’Donnell at the back post before finding the net.

    Motherwell started the second half brighter and were scratching their heads as to how they didn’t have the equaliser five minutes in.

    O’Donnell’s long throw from the right was flicked on by the head of Mugabi, leaving Clark stranded.

    The ball cannoned back off the left post and bounced down where Van Veen was on hand to pounce, but Clark reacted quicker to smother.

    The chances kept coming. Lamie’s close-range header from Carroll’s free-kick was turned away by Clark on the hour mark, while Woolery’s attempt to thread Van Veen on a three v three breakaway was thwarted.

    Then the breakthrough came with 10 to go, with Slattery feeding Watt, who moved it wide for Lawless.

    Lawless did brilliantly on the right to stand up a cross into the box to find the run of Watt, who showed great composure to volley home from 12 yards and get Motherwell level.

    The visitors went in search of the winner. The ever-positive Slattery saw an opportunity open up from 30 yards, with his low drive sliding off the slick surface and just going wide of the left-hand post.

    Watt then thought he’d won it with six to go. O’Donnell put in a great ball from the right and the striker peeled away, but couldn’t get a connection to score from point-blank range.

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    Manager looks ahead to St Johnstone

    “We have to look at the positives from the Hibs game and also what we can improve on.”