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Motherwell will face Glasgow Women at Fir Park on Tuesday 18 April. 

Kick-off will be 7:45pm.

It will be the second time in two seasons that the women of steel will take to the Fir Park turf.

The match comes in an important week in the ‘Well calendar, as they build up to their Scottish Cup semi-final clash at Hampden against Rangers.

There will be free to entry to the stadium for the match. However, if you are able to, there will be buckets available for fans to place donations.

All profits will go towards the girls academy.

Fans will be located in the John Hunter stand for the match.

James Furlong has returned from international duty and is looking forward to the next part of the season.

The Ireland Under 21 player is enjoying his time at Motherwell and looks to continue playing football as he looks to impress his employers Brighton.

Stuart Kettlewell knows that games at this point of the season, points and games grow in importance.

The Motherwell boss believes that a one game at a time approach is one that will best suit the team and players as they look to climb the cinch Premiership table.

Motherwell face Dundee United on Sunday 2 April at K-Park. 

Kick-off is 2pm.

How to follow the game

Tickets for the match cost £8 for adults, with concessions and kids costing £3.

Cash and card are accepted at the turnstiles. There is no facility to buy tickets online before the match.

Story of the match

Motherwell continued their fine run of form with a convincing 4-1 Lanarkshire derby win over Hamilton on Sunday.

That result meant the women of steel have lost one game in their last ten in all competitions.

Dundee United are currently four points ahead of the relegation play-off space in their first season in the top-flight.

Their last win came on the road against Aberdeen at the start of February.

The two sides have met three times this season, with Motherwell winning two and draw in the other.

With Hibernian at the top of the Reserve League, a young Motherwell side travelled to Edinburgh looking to cause an upset.

With newly appointed lead development coach Archie Archibald in the dugout for the first time, Hibernian took the lead in the first half and missed a penalty to take a two goal advantage into the second period.

Motherwell started the second half in a much more positive fashion and young Mark Ferrie got his side level to earn a valuable point on the road.

We had five players on international duty in March. 

Liam Kelly was named in Steve Clarke’s Scotland squad, Lennon Miller was in Scotland’s Under 17 squad, Max Johnston was in Scot Gemmil’s Under 21 squad for Scotland, Sean Goss was back on Northern Ireland duty and James Furlong was called up to Republic of Ireland’s Under 21 squad for the first time.

Lennon Miller

Scotland and Lennon Miller were in triple header action over the March internationals.

First up was Wales, where Scotland were beaten 4-2. Miller played 87 minutes.

With all matches being played in Wales, it was Montenegro up next for the young Scots.

A turnaround in fortunes, Scotland came away with a 2-1 victory after going one down. Miller played the full match for Brian McLaughlin.

In their third and final match, Lennon Miller was once again named in the starting 11 as Scotland sealed their qualification for the 2023 UEFA Under-17 Championship in Hungary with a 0-0 draw against Iceland on Tuesday.

Brian McLaughlin’s side have now qualified for the finals in consecutive seasons.

Sean Goss

Sean Goss was named in the Northern Ireland squad for the first time in five years.

Michael O’Neil was appointed manager for the second spell and named Goss in his first squad this time round.

Northern Ireland had two matches in UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers, facing San Marino away and Finland at home.

Goss was an unused for the match against San Marino.

Max Johnston

Scotland’s Under 21 side took on Sweden and Wales in their two matches in March.

It was a 3-2 defeat against Sweden and a 3-0 loss against Wales for Scotland with Johnston playing 90 minutes in both matches.

James Furlong

It was James Furlong’s first time in the Republic of Ireland Under 21 squad, having represented at the other youth levels.

Ireland had a friendly match against Iceland in their only match over the internationals.

Furlong was an unused sub as Ireland came away with a 2-1 win.

Liam Kelly

Scotland kicked off their quest to reach Euro 2024 in Germany as they took on Cyprus and Spain in a double header at Hampden.

With Cyprus up first, Angus Gunn was given his first cap for Scotland in his first squad with Scotland coming away with a comfortable 3-0 win over the Cypriots. Liam Kelly was named on the bench along with Zander Clark.

Spain were in town for the second match as Scotland swept aside the Spaniards with a convincing 2-0 win. Liam Kelly was an unused substitute.

We return from the international break to take on Hibernian at Easter Road on Saturday 1 April.

Kick-off is 3pm

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How to follow game online

If you are outside the UK, you can watch the game via Motherwell TV.

Should you be in the UK, it will be live commentary only.

The Story of the Match

Lee Johnston has navigated his was through a sticky patch, winning four and drawing one before defeats to Rangers and Celtic which propelled them up the table to within five points of third.

Motherwell tasted defeat for the first time under Stuart Kettlewell, losing to Rangers at Fir Park but it’s still been a positive start to the new manager’s reign with ten points gained from a possible fifteen.

The Steelmen lost on their last visit to Easter Road. Ten-man Motherwell were defeated by a second-half header from the now departed Ryan Porteous.

Match Officials

• Referee: Graham Grainger
• AR1: Daniel McFarlane
• AR2: David Dunne
• Fourth Official: Dan McFarlane
• VAR: Chris Graham
• AVAR: Graeme Stewart

“Our young side showed great character against an experienced team.

“I’ve only been in the door a couple of days so I just asked them to go out and enjoy it.”

Motherwell Development team took a point from Hibernian in the Reserve League on Tuesday.

Mark Ferrie’s second-half header cancelled out Josh O’Connor goal to earn Alan Archibald a point in his first match in charge.

Josh Bogan was the busiest of the two goalkeepers, pulling off a fine 1v1 save as the Hibs attacker raced through from the half-way line but he was eventually beaten on the half-hour mark.

A corner into the box was cleared off the line by Ferrie but Josh O’Connor was on hand to fire in from close range.

Hibs had a great chance to double their lead ten minutes later when Shay Nevans brought down McCulloch in the box.

Laidlaw stepped up but he blazed his shot well over the bar.

The youthful Motherwell side came out with more attacking intent in the second half and the were level on the hour.

Dylan Wells liked up well with Robbie Garcia down the wing and the stand-in left back’s pinpoint cross into the box was headed into the net by Mark Ferrie.

With ten to go Hibs were reduced to ten-men after Blaney received his second booking for a foul on Bone.

The extra man advantage proved too late and Motherwell will be happy with the point against an experienced Hibs side.

Alan Archibald has been appointed lead development coach. 

The 45-year-old will be begin working specifically with our Development and Under 18s teams after leaving his role as assistant manager at Partick Thistle in February.

Archibald takes up the role that was vacated by manager Stuart Kettlewell last month.

“I’m delighted to be here” Alan Archibald said.

“I spoke with the manager last week and it made this a very easy decision to make.

“When I was manager, one of the best parts of the job was being able to give youngsters their debuts and time on the pitch.

“I started off coaching at youth level so I’m well aware of the challenges that await.

“This is a great football club and I’m looking forward to being a part of it.”

With almost 500 appearances in his career, Archibald spent his playing career at Partick Thistle and Dundee United.

He retired in 2013 and became interim manager in January of that year before being given the job on a permanent basis.

Under his guidance, Thistle won the First Division, the second tier, to get the Jags back in the top flight.

Archibald would keep Thistle in the top flight, securing a top-six finish in the 16/17 season and a record amount of top-flight wins in the process, until the 2017/18 season when they lost the play-off final to Livingston.

He left Thistle in 2018 before returning less than 12 months later as Ian McCall’s assistant manager.

“I think getting someone of Alan’s calibre is a massive positive for the club,” manager Stuart Kettlewell added.

“He’s a premiership manager who has lots of experience at the top level.

“The young players here will benefit massively from him.

“I know how important the lead development role is at Motherwell so to get Alan in means I can trust and rely on that role being executed well.”