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Every year, Motherwell FC Community Trust looks to help improve people’s lives in our local community. One of those excellent initiatives is the Festive Friends lunch that takes place at Fir Park. 

Delivered in partnership with the SPFL Trust, Festive Friends provides a special free Christmas lunch, entertainment, and a welcoming environment for people who may have had a tough year, are looking for social connection or who otherwise may spend the festive season alone. The event continues to grow each year, reflecting the strength of community support and the importance of positive social experiences during the holidays.

Ravenscraig Ltd, a leading sponsor for the initiative, provided a cash donation of £2,800 to cover the cost of meals for attendees. In an afternoon of laughter and socialising, the Motherwell FC squad were also on hand to help distribute the Christmas lunches and gifts to the attendees in the room before spending some time getting to know those in attendance.

Ensuring that all costs were covered, Motherwell FC Community Trust was grateful for all support received for the event and hoped that everyone that attended had a lovely afternoon.

Special thanks must go to New College Lanarkshire for the students who helped serve the meals. A special thanks also to the SPFL Trust for their involvement, as well as Kamen Brown for the entertainment provided.

Motherwell were sitting third in the table when they travelled to Falkirk on Wednesday night, playing their fourth game in ten days. 

With the astroturf surface slick and wet, the ball was zipping around and the intensity in the game was high. Chances came and went for both sides, with Motherwell arguably having the better openings.

But in the end, nobody could find the breakthrough goal, and it would be the second successive 0-0 draw for Motherwell. But it continued a seven-game unbeaten run, making it a third successive clean sheet in the Premiership.

And with Livingston coming to Fir Park on Saturday, it could prove a valuable point come the end of the season.

Motherwell draw a hectic two weeks to a close on Saturday 6 December against Livingston. 

Kick off is 3pm at Fir Park.

How to follow the game

You can buy tickets online here.

• Young Adults tickets would ages 13-17.
•  Concessions are classed as, Over 65, Full Time Students, 18-21 Year olds.
• Juveniles would be 12 and under

On Match days, the Ticket Office is open from 11am – the ticket office is open until kick-off with no pay gate facility.

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.

What else is happening?

Our beer garden is opening from 12pm until 3pm.

The Cooper Bar is open from 12pm for food and drink and will be open for one hour after full time for those wanting to avoid any traffic. Away fans are welcome.

Maggie’s Lanarkshire are collecting money via bucket collection.

We’re marking International Persons of Disabilities Day on Saturday, and as such, we’re celebrating with a range of activities.

Our players will be wearing warm-up t-shirts with our Disabled Supporters Association logo on them, showing their support on the pitch. MFC DSA flags will be distributed to fans pre-match by volunteers. Our LED advertisement will have some messaging around the club’s support.

There will be an interview at the disabled shelter at half time with John Attenborough, who is our special guest for the match. Plus much more!

Motherwell’s Fortunes

Motherwell made it seven league games unbeaten on Wednesday night against Falkirk, picking up a point against John McGlynn’s side. It was the Steelmen’s third clean sheet on the bounce in the Premiership, a feat they last achieved in May 2023.

Jens Berthel Askou’s team have picked up 15 points from a possible 21 in the league and remain third in the league.

Opposition Report

Livingston are winless in their last 13 outings, but their performances in those matches ought to have brought more points. The Lions have one win in the league, which came on the second day of the season against Falkirk at home.

Livingston and Motherwell faced each other in October in West Lothian. Although Livi opened the scoring from the spot, it was Motherwell’s day, with goals from Apostolos Stamatelopoulos and Elijah Just securing the win for the Steelmen.

Motherwell extended their unbeaten run with a hard-fought 0-0 draw against Falkirk.

There were three changes to the side that drew with league leaders Hearts four days ago, as Jens Berthel Askou utilised his full squad during this busy period. Tom Sparrow, Oscar Priestman and Ibrahim Said started, with Johnny Koutroumbis, Elliot Watt and Elijah Just making way.

On a freezing cold night at the Falkirk Stadium, the Steelmen got off to a slow start.

In the first minute, Falkirk pressed the Motherwell defence, and Calum Ward had to show quick feet to evade the onrushing Yates.

Moments later, Alfredo Agyeman broke free and saw his shot flash just wide of the post from a narrow angle.

Motherwell began to settle into it, with Priestman and Callum Slattery taking more control in midfield areas, although they failed to muster an attempt that troubled Scott Bain.

Emmanuel Longelo created the best chance as he collected a deep cross and burst past his man, but his shot from a narrow angle struck the woodwork and went out for a goal kick, although the full-back did have options inside the penalty area to square the ball.

On the whole, the first-half had little in terms of clear-cut chances, and at the half-time interval, there was no breakthrough. But the half-time team talk seemed to spark the Steelmen into life.

They came out the traps flying, and it didn’t take long for the first chance to arrive. Goalkeeper Ward went long and found Tawanda Maswanhise; he brought the ball down, flicked it over the defender and lashed towards goal, but keeper Scott Bain was a match.

Motherwell continued on the front foot; Sparrow was involved this time. The Welshman cut the ball back to Said, but the Nigerian couldn’t make clean contact with the ball, and the chance disappeared.

Sparrow was again involved down the right-hand side. He was slipped through, and he drilled a teasing ball across the six-yard box, but it was Falkirk’s Lissah who got on the end of it, and had it not been for his teammate Bain between the sticks, it would have been an own goal.

Slattery had a half-chance midway through the second period. He made some room on the edge of the box, but the midfielder’s effort was never on target and didn’t cause Bain any concern.

Between substitutions and stoppages, the game fizzled out to its conclusion with neither side creating much in the way of chances. A point for both sides as Motherwell make it 15 points from a possible 21, and it’s also the first time the Steelmen have kept three consecutive clean sheets in the Premiership since May 2023.

Motherwell Team: Ward, Sparrow, McGinn, Welsh, Longelo, Priestman, Fadinger, Slattery, Maswanhise, Hendry, Said.

Motherwell Subs: Oxborough, O’Donnell, Gordon, Just, Sparrow, Ross, Charles-Cook, Stamatelopoulos, Osong.

The manager gives his thoughts on the goalless draw with Falkirk at the Falkirk Stadium.

Assistant manager Max Rogers has thoroughly enjoyed working with manager Jens Berthel Askou, and believes the team will remain humble throughout the season.

Rogers has been impressed with Falkirk this season, and also discusses the importance of Stephen O’Donnell to the team too after the defender played his 200th game for the club.

The last line of defence. The fine margins between victory and defeat. Goalkeeper Chloe Logan has already made those principles clear in her brief stint in ML1.

Stricken with injuries amongst their goalkeeping department, summer acquisition Emma Thomson returned to the Scottish capital one-month into her loan spell from parent club Hearts, leaving Motherwell with one senior goalkeeper following the conclusion of the summer transfer window.

Following the 17-year-old’s departure, Head Coach Paul Brownlie sought to implement an experienced top-flight shot-stopper within the ranks. Step forward Chloe Logan – the 29-year-old Scottish international, who completed a season-long loan deal from Celtic.

“I’ve loved my time at Motherwell so far,” Logan said.

“The team have been really welcoming and have made the process of settling in very easy. Becky [Cameron] has been brilliant to have alongside me as a goalkeeper. Becky keeps me right and the fresh environment is something that I’ve really loved since joining the club.

“It makes the transition so much easier when there is a strong relationship between the two goalkeepers. We’re both competing to play, but it’s really healthy, and we both continually push each others standards.”

Logan etched her name into the history books of Celtic, with the SWPL and Scottish Cup title winner becoming the first player in the history of the club to graduate and play through every age group of the Celtic youth academy before making her professional debut for the Glasgow-side in the Old Firm derby.

Logan soon established herself as the number one in Glasgow, before earning a place in then Scotland National Team Manager, Pedro Martinez Losa’s 26-player first-team squad at the Pinatar Cup.

However, a serious knee injury left her sidelined until 2023. The prospect of earning regular competitive action attracted Logan to North Lanarkshire.

“One of the main attractions of coming to Motherwell was to compete for the chance to earn regular game time.

“Injury setbacks have prevented me from receiving consistent match action in recent years, but I felt that I could contribute to the squad. Before coming to Motherwell, I had only played around 10-league matches since the start of 2022.

“Motherwell gave me that opportunity to return to the pitch, compete, and to contribute in any way I could.

“When you’re on the sidelines, you really miss that feeing and that excitement of playing. I’ve missed that feeling of supporting the players ahead of me, and I’m really grateful to have that opportunity.

After four years at the helm, Head of Women & Girls, Paul Brownlie took to the K-Park dugout for the final time to mark the end of an illustrious era in Lanarkshire.

The highest recorded league position in the history of the club, two Scottish Cup Semi-Final appearances, and the foundation of the Motherwell FC Girls academy are few of the many accolades achieved in the experienced Scotsman’s tenure at the club.

Despite Brownlie’s forthcoming departure, Logan insists the squad are determined to replicate their recent successes.

“We just simply have to focus on our job on the pitch,” Logan added.

“I have a lot of appreciation or Paul after supporting my development, and giving me the opportunity to play at the club. Ultimately, we have to perform regardless of who is in the dugout, and we have a huge cup tie on the horizon.

“It’s vitally important for us to use the international break to recharge and get ready for the game against Glasgow City.

“The cup draws this season haven’t been the most favourable, playing the SWPL champions Hibs in the Sky Sports Cup before being drawn against Glasgow City in the Scottish Cup, but we’ll be doing everything we can to try and cause an early upset.

“City have been brilliant this season, but we have to head to Springburn with the belief and confidence that if we work and support each other collectively as a group, we can achieve a very positive result.

Logan instantly impressed in ML1, recording several player of the match performances in only her first two months at the club, but the experienced shot-stopper insists that she still has more to deliver.

“I’m really pleased with my performances so far but I still feel like I’ve a few levels to build up to,” Logan explained.

“I still feel that slight bit of rustiness, with the lack of regular match action before this loan spell and don’t feel near my best, but recent performances have given me confidence and belief that I’m working and heading in the right direction.

“The collective performance of the team have together given me some belief that I can continue to improve here and hopefully help the team as much as possible.

The women of steel are at the halfway stage of the SWPL campaign, with sights set on restoring their status as a top-six club, but individually Logan isn’t setting targets for herself.

“Goal setting for me has been really simple. Improve each week and enjoy every minute on the pitch, Logan emphasised.”

“I’ve been so short of time on the pitch over recent years that I am just embracing any moment I have with my boots on.

“That being said, I hate conceding goals and although I’m here to enjoy my football, I’m also here to perform and win each week.

“This is a goal shared in the dressing room, we all want to win and finish as high up the table as possible, and compete in the cup competitions. We have that opportunity next month to try and cause an upset. I can’t wait to see you all there.”

League leaders Hearts arrived at Fir Park looking to bounce back from their first league defeat of the season last weekend against Aberdeen. 

But they were coming up against a Motherwell side who were in good form. Adopting their usual style of play, Motherwell controlled possession and limited Hearts to very few attacking openings.

Callum Hendry would find the back of the net, but a VAR check concluded he was marginally offside. The chances kept coming for the Steelmen, Tawanda Maswanhise also scored but offside again would get in the way.

Elijah Just, Lukas Fadinger and Callum Slattery all had good chances but the Hearts keeper would stand in their way, with the shot-stopper also picking up the man of the match award.

In the end, it was points earned for Motherwell, although the performance deserved more. With a trip to Falkirk up next, Motherwell move up to third in the standings.

Motherwell travel to Falkirk on Wednesday 3 December in the William Hill Premiership. 

Kick off is 7:45pm.

How to follow the game

You can buy tickets online now by clicking here.

We have very limited availability in the away end.

Motherwell’s Fortunes

This is Motherwell’s first trip to Falkirk since January 2010, and the Steelmen are in top form heading into the match.

Saturday’s draw with league leaders Hearts has meant Motherwell have now picked up 14 points from a possible 18 and are six games unbeaten in the league.

Jens Berthel Askou’s men travel to the Falkirk Stadium looking to keep hold of third place in the table.

Opposition Report

Falkirk picked up the win in the first match between these two sides earlier in the season. Despite Tawanda Maswanhise putting the Steelmen ahead in the first half, John McGlynn’s side scored twice in the second period to pick up the win.

McGlynn’s side has also been on a strong run recently. Falkirk have only lost one of their last seven matches, with that defeat coming against Celtic at Parkhead.

Calvin Miller continues to impress for Falkirk. The forward has stepped up to the Premiership seamlessly and is Falkirk’s joint top goalscorer in all competitions on five goals.