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  • Club

    Sensory bags available for Hearts fixture

  • First team

    Ross Tierney is your April player of the month

  • Reserves & Under 18s

    Brian Kerr // Shaping Motherwell’s future stars

  • First team

    Pick your April Player of the Month

  • Women

    Hearts next in SWPL1

  • First team

    Next up: Ross County

  • Women

    Motherwell almost cause upset in SWPL1

  • First team

    Graham Alexander reacts to loss at Dundee United

  • First team

    Dundee United 1-0 Motherwell

  • First team

    Manager looks ahead to Dundee United game

  • Club

    Sensory bags available for Hearts fixture

    Sensory bags available for Hearts fixture

    Sensory bags will be available for Motherwell’s fixture with Hearts on Wednesday 11 May at Fir Park. 

    Bags must be pre-ordered before collection.

    Each bag contains a lanyard, fidget spinner, ear defenders, stadium map and a sensory fan.

    If interested, the bags can be collected from outside the Davie Cooper stand between 1845 and 1915. They must returned after the match to the same point.

    These bags, which are aimed at under 16s, are only available if pre-ordered here.

  • First team

    Ross Tierney is your April player of the month

    Ross Tierney is your April player of the month

    Ross Tierney is your Paycare player of the month for April.

    Beating Ricki Lamie, Callum Slattery and Connor Shields in the public vote, Tierney picks up his first player of the month trophy at Motherwell.

    The attacking midfielder capped off a string of good performances by scoring his first home goal, against Rangers a fortnight ago.

  • Reserves & Under 18s

    Brian Kerr // Shaping Motherwell’s future stars

    Former Motherwell midfielder Brian Kerr is enjoying a successful season with the Under 18s as they work on the final stages of their academy tuition.

    The head coach oversees the oldest and most promising talent in the club’s youth set up, with the aim of pushing as many as possible towards first team football in the near future.

    The boys have been consistently sitting around the third place spot in the league table and recently enjoyed the chance to play on the Fir Park pitch for the first time.

    With the season drawing to a close, Kerr reviews how the players have been progressing, and his hopes for the new campaign.

  • First team

    Pick your April Player of the Month

    Pick your April Player of the Month

    It’s time to pick your Paycare Motherwell FC player of the month for April.

    To vote, head to our Facebook page and pick your favourite.

    Connor Shields, Ricki Lamie, Ross Tierney and Callum Slattery are all in contention.

  • Women

    Hearts next in SWPL1

    Hearts next in SWPL1

    Motherwell play Hearts on Sunday 8 May at Alliance Park in SWPL1.

    Kick off is 2:30pm.

    Come and Watch

    It will be pay at the gate only for the match. Entry will be £5 for adults while kids go free.

    Tale of the Tape

    The two sides have faced each other twice this season, with each side picking up a win. Last time out, Hearts took the three points with a 1-0 win in the capital.

    The last time the sides faced at Alliance Park, it would be Motherwell who claimed the victory with a 2-0 victory. Motherwell have had eight wins out of the last 11 meetings with Hearts.

    Form Guide

    Motherwell were narrowly beaten by Rangers 2-1 last weekend where they ran the title chasers close. Katie Rice got on the scoresheet with a superb free kick.

    Prior to that, the women of steel beat Spartans 1-0 in Edinburgh to move within three points of sixth place.

    Hearts were in Scottish Cup action where they went to extra time against Celtic, before falling to a 2-0 defeat.

    Since their win against Motherwell in February, Hearts have claimed four points out of a possible 24.

  • First team

    Next up: Ross County

    Next up: Ross County

    Ross County are the opposition in the our penultimate away match of the cinch Premiership on Saturday.

    Kick-off is at 3pm at the Global Energy Stadium.

    Ticket information

    Tickets for Motherwell fans can be purchased online now or visit the Fir Park ticket office.

    Prices are:

    • Adults: £25
    • Over 65s / 18-21 year olds / Disabled Ambulant: £10
    • Under 18: £5
    • Wheelchair & carer £10
    Watch live online

    The match is available to buy on pay-per-view from Ross County in the UK and Ireland for £15.

    To buy, head to ppv.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk

    Form guide

    The home side have been in good form, with two losses in their last eight games, both at the hands of league leaders Celtic.

    Motherwell suffered a dent to their European hopes, starting their post-split fixtures with defeats to Rangers and Dundee United.

    Tale of the tape

    County currently sit a point above the Steelmen in the cinch Premiership.

    A win for Motherwell would push them into fifth place, which would be a European spot for next season, with two games left to play.

  • Women

    Motherwell almost cause upset in SWPL1

    Motherwell almost cause upset in SWPL1

    Motherwell were narrowly beaten 2-1 by  Rangers on Sunday in a game where they were unlucky not to get any points. 

    Goals from Kirsten Reilly and Lizzie Arnott for Rangers secured all three points for the visitors, while Katie Rice scored a screamer to get ‘Well back in the game.

    Motherwell were looking for a similar performance to the one against Rangers last month, where they were narrowly beaten 0-1 but Rangers started on the front foot on this occasion. 

    After four minutes, Amy Anderson lost the ball in the middle of the park and Reilly nicked in to claim possession before rifling a low stinging effort into the bottom corner past Ciara Duff. 

    Rangers had most of the possession in the first half as they looked to add to their advantage. 

    A resilient Motherwell backline managed to keep the Rangers attackers quiet for large portions of the first half. Reilly was looking for her brace and on 39 minutes, unleashed an effort from 25 yards out which came crashing off the crossbar. 

    Just a minute later, on 40 minutes, Sam Kerr was looking to get on the scoresheet when she got on the end of Brogan Hay’s cross but her header was comfortably saved by Duff.

    Rangers however did get their second of the match. Demi Vance burst down the left hand side before drilling a low cross which found Arnott in space, she took a touch and placed an effort into the top corner.

    2-0 Rangers at the break.

    Motherwell had plenty to work to do to get back into the game and came out and put a sensational second half performance in. 

    After a flurry of set pieces for the side, Motherwell were awarded a free kick 35 yards out. Rice stepped up and fired a remarkable left foot strike towards goal which landed in the top corner to half the deficit. 1-2 Rangers. 

    Motherwell limited Rangers to many chances in the second half, with Kerr coming closest on 69 minutes with a shot from the edge of the box which was saved by Duff.

    Controversy would strike the match on 71 minutes when Kaela McDonald-Nguah got on the end of a long ball. The ball bounced in the Rangers penalty area as keeper Jenna Fife came off her line and misjudged the bounce. She held onto McDonald-Nguah to prevent the striker from an easy finish but the referee seen nothing wrong and no penalty was awarded.

    Motherwell continued to push and came close once again on 82 minutes. A Rice delivery from a corner caused all sorts of problems from Rangers and Chelsie Watson directed an effort towards goal which was deflected and struck the crossbar.

    Despite continued pressure from the home side, Rangers hung on to take the win and continue their unbeaten run.

  • First team

    Graham Alexander reacts to loss at Dundee United

    “On another day, we win that game. I can’t ask any more of the players.”

  • First team

    Dundee United 1-0 Motherwell

    Dundee United 1-0 Motherwell

    Motherwell had plenty chances but lost ground in the race for Europe as Dundee United ran out 1-0 winners.

    Kaiyne Woolery came in up top for Joe Efford, with Mark O’Hara taking Dean Cornelius’ place in midfield in two changes from the side which lost to Rangers last time out.

    Both sides went into the Tannadice fixture with aspirations of claiming a UEFA Europa Conference League place and both were on the front foot from the off.

    While United had most of the early ball, it was Motherwell who arguably should have been out of sight within 20 minutes

    Ten minutes in, a United corner found its way into Kelly’s hands. The goalkeeper saw the determined sprint forward of Tierney and the long kick went over the United defence and got the Irish youngster in behind.

    Taken slightly wide, Tierney drove towards goal and saw the space open on Siegrist’s left side, but saw hit shot agonisingly bounce clear off the post.

    Another golden chance would follow 10 minutes later.

    A swift Motherwell attack saw Tierney hacked down on the edge of the box but the advantage was played as Woolery gathered.

    The forward took a touch to set himself, before firing a rocket towards goal which smashed off the crossbar and away.

    Motherwell continued with wave after wave of attack, with United leading a charmed life as they got in the way of a number of final balls which looked set to gift further opportunities to the visitors.

    As has too often been the case in recent months, however, the sucker punch wasn’t far away.

    Eight minutes from the interval, Levitt started a good and quick interchange on the edge of the area and, via Watt and McNulty, the ball was returned to him in the middle.

    His shot took a wicked deflection off the grounded Goss, catching Kelly by surprise and looping over him into the net.

    Motherwell kept at it, with Tierney and Woolery in particular looking dangerous, but a shot at a leveller just wouldn’t fall before the interval.

    ‘Well started the second half in similar positive vein.

    Woolery’s pace was a persistent danger and that endeavour produced the first chance of the half early on.

    Siegrist was panicked enough to rush out of his area to try and intervene as Woolery chased down the loose ball and his clearance fell to Tierney 30 yards out.

    The United goalkeeper scrambled back and as Tierney looked to chip him, he couldn’t get the elevation on the shot and Siegrist could gather.

    Motherwell continued to flood forward and a tactical change with 25 minutes to go saw the team shift to a 4-2-3-1 shape, with Ojala replaced by Efford and O’Hara moving to right back.

    Mugabi was then sent up top for the last 10 as Alexander went all out for the game-changing moment.

    It came agonisingly close with eight minutes left. Slattery’s free-kick from the left met Lamie in the area, but the defender could only steer his header wide.

    Tierney saw a header from close range brilliantly saved by Siegrist with five minutes to go as Motherwell kept pressing and O’Hara would also head wide from another Slattery free-kick.

    But the goal just wouldn’t come, with ‘Well leaving Tannadice empty handed.

  • First team

    Manager looks ahead to Dundee United game

    Graham Alexander says all games with Dundee United this season have been highly competitive and expects the same again this time round.

    The manager believes his side will be able to cope with the pressure of picking up enough points in the cinch Premiership to clinch a spot for Europe next season.