It’s time to vote for your G4 Claims player of the month for July.
Callum Slattery, Blair Spittal, Paul McGinn and Lennon Miller are all up for nomination.
To vote, head over to the Motherwell Facebook page.
Games in July
- Elgin City 0-2 Motherwell
- Queen of the South 3-3 Motherwell (Won 5-4 on penalties)
- Motherwell 1-0 Queen’s Park
- Motherwell 3-0 East Fife
Callum Slattery
Having won the goal of the season award for the last two seasons running, Callum Slattery said he wanted to add more goals and assists to his game. It’s fair to say, he has delivered thus far.
The number eight played 78 minutes against Elgin City, and almost got his first assist of the season when he set up Jon Obika in the first half, however the striker was ruled out for offside.
He setup Blair Spittal for his first goal against Queen of the South, taking on the defender at the byline before cutting back to the midfielder to get the game level.
Slattery then went on a darting run at the start of the second half before lashing home to give us the lead, for his first goal of the season.
He cooly stepped up the penalty shootout, dispatching his penalty with ease.
In the first game at Fir Park this season, Slattery’s deft pass through for Obika set the striker up for the only goal of the game against Queen’s Park, although Slattery did rattle the crossbar in the first half.
In our most recent game against East Fife, Slattery worked with Harry Paton on halfway before feeding Lennon Miller for the first goal of the game. Slattery then got himself on the scoresheet, with a driving finish into the bottom corner to make it 3-0.
At the heart of everything so far this season, Slattery has already recorded two goals and three assists in four games.
Blair Spittal
Blair Spittal was beginning to find the back of the net more regularly at the end of last season, he has began this season in similar fashion.
It was Spittal who found the back of the net twice against Queen of the South, one in either half.
He also scored from the spot in our shootout down in Dumfries.
Spittal has played all but 12 minutes so far this season, and has continued to impress the Motherwell support with his darting runs and chance creations.
Going close on three occasions against East Fife,
Paul McGinn
He may still be waiting for that elusive first Motherwell goal, but Paul McGinn has continually performed in each match he has bene involved in.
Against Queen of the South, he was involved in the build up for Blair Spittal’s first goal, where he began the move.
The Scotland international did all the hard work for Spittal again, when he darted towards the byline before rounding the defender and squaring to Spittal.
He didn’t shy away from a big pressure moment in the shootout, stepping up and dispatching despite the keeper going the right way.
90 minutes against Queen’s Park and clean sheet later, McGinn looked certain to have found the net for the first time in Motherwell colours when he headed down into the bottom corner from a Spittal free-kick. However, the keeper pulled off a stunning save to keep the defender waiting.
A month of showing professionalism to slot into anywhere in the backline and also taking the armband, McGinn remained consistent and helped us onto our way to three clean sheets out of a possible four.
Lennon Miller
If you hadn’t heard the name Lennon Miller prior to July, then most likely have now.
The 16-year-old began his 23/24 season with a bang, scoring from 25-yards on the half volley against Elgin City to become Motherwell’s youngest ever goalscorer. A man of the match performance against Elgin City included the young midfielder going close on a couple of occasions, having controlled the game from the middle of the pitch.
Another 90 minutes for Miller three days later against Queen of the South came next, where he forced the keeper into two good saves in the first half. A few heavy tackles were planted on Miller due to his fast feet and quick change of direction, but the future star came through the game unscathed and found himself starting for the third game of the row against Queen’s Park.
In his fourth start on the bounce, Miller broke the deadlock against East Fife. He lead the counter charge and latched onto Slattery’s through, before scoring his first goal at Fir Park.
Just minutes later, he intercepted the East Fife pass and played to Conor Wilkinson, who banged the ball into the back of the net to give the Steelmen some breathing space.
He may be tipped as ‘one for the future’, but Miller is proving he is one for the now with two goals and assist in the first four matches of the season.
