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The manager reacts to a heavy defeat to Aberdeen at home.

A full guide on the match tonight against Aberdeen in the William Hill Premiership. 

Kick off is 7:45pm at Fir Park.

Tickets

You can buy tickets online by CLICKING HERE.

• Young Adults tickets are ages 13-17.
•  Concessions are classed as, Over 65, Full Time Students
• Child is 12 and Under

On Match days, the Ticket Office is open from 9am – the ticket office is open until kick-off with no pay gate facility.

Watch Live

The match will be available via our pay-per-view streaming service for £11.99. You can buy your stream by CLICKING HERE.

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

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

Food & Drink

Mrs Baillie’s Fanzone will be open from 5:30pm until kick off.

The Cooper Bar will be open from 5:30pm, and will re-open for one hour post-match.

Cash and card are accepted at the stadium.

Maggie’s Cancer Charity are collecting money via bucket collection.

Well Shop

The Well Shop will be open from 10am.

It will be open until kick-off, and will re-open for 30 minutes post-match.

Weather Forecast

There will be light rain showers with a moderate breeze. Temperatures will be around the 17 degree mark.

Joe Hodge was pleased to get trusted with playing matches from the off, as the midfielder reckons it has allowed him to get up to speed and gel with his new teammates a lot quicker than usual. 

Hodge explains how he had watched a lot of Motherwell games last year, and was pushing for a move to North Lanarkshire.

Our Manager is set for our Tennent’s Sixes team.

David Clarkson will lead our side from the sidelines.

The event returns for the first time since 1993 and will take place at Braehead Arena on Saturday 3 and 4 October 2026.

Motherwell are in Group A alongside Hibernian, Hearts and Falkirk. The winner of each group and the runner-up of each group will progress to the knockout stages.

You can buy tickets by CLICKING HERE.

The Team

• Manager- David Clarkson
• Graeme Smith
• Mark Reynolds
• Simon Ramsden
• Richard Tait
• Jim Paterson
• Keith Lasley
• John Sutton
• Ross McCormack 
• Jon Obika

Assistant Manager Max Roger was delighted to have a longer gap between fixtures that has allowed the squad to train fully for the first time ahead of Aberdeen. Following a hectic schedule, Rogers says the staff have had to come up with other ways of getting new players up to speed. 

Rogers breaks down Aberdeen, explaining how physical and difficult he is expecting the game to be.

Tawanda Maswanhise will be international action later this month with Zimbabwe. 

The Warriors are in AFCON qualifying action and will take on Sierra Leone in Morroco on Thursday 24 September. Maswanhise and his teammates will then play their second match back in Zimbabwe against DR Congo on Monday 28 September.

Equatorial Guinea are also in Group E alongside Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone and DR Congo.

• Sierra Leone v Zimbabwe 
• Thursday 24 September
• 8pm Kick Off
• Location TBC

• Zimbabwe v DR Congo
• Monday 28 September 
• 5pm Kick Off
• National Sports Stadium, Harare

The women of steel’s derby day dominance continued to shine, as they dismantled local rivals Hamilton to comfortably secure their place in the forthcoming round of the Sky Sports Cup. 

Motherwell’s dominance on the ball, and intense pressure on the Hamilton goal eventually came to fruition, with defender Ellie MacDonald brilliantly picking out the top-left corner from her whipped corner kick. Less than a minute later, Mia McArthur put the game beyond any doubt, skilfully chipping the Accies stopper to earn a comfortable two-nil victory in East Kilbride. 

Head Coach, Iain Robinson made multiple changes from the side that were defeated by Rangers in a spirited performance last weekend. Young 17-year-old goalkeeper and summer acquisition, Kayla Scott made her Motherwell debut, with the experienced backline of Shannon Leishman, Chelsie Watson, Ellie MacDonald and Leah Sidey taking shape ahead. 

Mia McArthur partnered fellow Rangers loanee, Saoirse Coyle-Morrow in midfield, with Mary Stanić-Floody positioned slightly higher. Justine Strain and Kodie Hay occupied either flank, with Morgan Anderson leading the line. 

The hosts imposed their top-flight experience from the outset, dominating the ball, and pinning the Hamilton backline deep into their own half. 

Stanic-Floody produced the first notable opportunity of the contest, curling an audacious effort from distance that narrowly evaded the far post. 

Hay soon stung the palms of goalkeeper Chloe Nicholson, as Motherwell continued the press for the opener. 

Motherwell were soon forced into an early change, as Shannon Leishman was left lying on the surface following a head knock. 

The referee had blown for a Motherwell free-kick, whilst Hamilton’s Chloe Muir continued to play on, rifling a powerful strike off of Leishman from close-range, leaving the former Hibs captain to require treatment before being replaced by Tegan Browning. 

Hamilton were able to find success on the counter-attack, with Scott quickly settling into her Motherwell debut, parrying Ava Smith’s strike over the crossbar. 

As the second-half resumed, Motherwell’s frustrations continued to mount, as the breakthrough failed to materialise. 

Robinson turned to his bench, looking to spark life into his side. Mason Clark, Sophie Rutherford, Lucy Sinclair, Eva Thomson, and top-goalscorer Carla Boyce all featuring. 

Motherwell’s tactical alterations proved successful less than 10-minutes from the full-time whistle. MacDonald’s in-swinging delivery caught Nicholson by surprise, and the Hamilton stopper could only watch, as the ball sailed over her head before nestling comfortably into the bottom-corner. 

Almost immediately from the restart, Motherwell capitalised again. MacDonald’s delivery again causing Hamilton problems, and the rebound fell comfortably to the feet of McArthur, who calmly placed her strike past Nicholson to confirm Motherwell’s place in the next round of the Sky Sports Cup. 

Former Women’s Player of the Year, Louisa Boyes has returned to the club after completing a permanent move following her recent departure from Glasgow City. 

The 25-year-old central midfielder was a vital component in the Motherwell midfield under former Head Coach, Paul Brownlie. The Scotland Under-23 International scored 15-times in the Scottish Power Women’s Premier League, whilst simultaneously guiding Motherwell to the Scottish Cup Semi-Final on two separate occasions. 

““It feels good to be back,” Boyes said. 

“I had so many incredible memories from my first spell here, so when the opportunity to return to the club came my way, I knew that Fir Park felt like the right place to be. 

“I recognise and understand the culture of what this club is about, the standards that are expected, and the environment they’ve tried to develop.” 

After impressing in claret and amber, Boyes signed a professional contract with Glasgow City in the summer of 2025 after securing back-to-back Women’s Player of the Year awards in North Lanarkshire. 

Boyes soon added silverware to her impressive CV, being part of the 2025/26 Sky Sports Cup winning squad. 

“We are delighted to welcome Louisa back to the club,” head Coach, Iain Robinson added. 

“She is an incredibly talented and technical footballer, who produced really strong numbers in her last spell here. 

“We can’t wait to see her back in claret and amber.” 

Boyes will wear the number. 11. 

Sky Sports Cup action is on the horizon for Motherwell this weekend, as they welcome local rivals Hamilton in the Lanarkshire derby 

Despite defeat to league leaders Rangers last weekend, Iain Robinson’s side held their own against the full-time side, and will be seeking to replicate their exceptional performance this afternoon. 

It’ll be the first Lanarkshire derby of the 2026/27 campaign. 

The Tale of the Tape

Motherwell 

Motherwell head into this afternoon’s contest with firm belief that they can maintain their recent derby day dominance. 

The women of steel have secured victory in their last seven meeting’s against Hamilton, with both four-nil and a three-nil post-split victories relegating Accies last season. 

Striker Carla Boyce has shown her goalscoring ability in this fixture, netting four-times across the last three meeting’s with Hamilton. 

Hamilton

Three consecutive victories in the Sky Sports Cup group stage had Accies sitting firmly at the top of the table, but a crushing nine-nil defeat to Montrose shattered the visitors confidence. 

Ticket Information 

Tickets can be purchased through the matchday turnstiles at the Ross Commercial Finance Stadium at K-Park. Both cash and card payments are accepted. 

• Adult – £10.
• Concession (Over-65s and Under-17s) – £5.
• Under-11 – FREE TO ENTER. 

Additional Information – no pets allowed within The Bumblebee Stadium – previously named The Ross Commercial Finance Stadium at K-Park. 

Matchday Travel 

• Sunday 13th September 2026, kick-off 4PM. 

• The Bumblebee Stadium at K-Park, Calderglen Country Park, East Kilbride, G75 0QZ. 

• First Glasgow service No.21 stops at Jura Slip Road, a 10-minute walk from the stadium. East Kilbride railway station is approx. 20 mins away on foot. 

• Free on-site parking is available, with overflow parking signposted at the park entrance. Please follow the one-way system upon your exit. 

• Selection of hot food, baking, confectionary and both hot and cold drinks available at the kiosk before and during the match. 

Follow our live matchday coverage on the Motherwell Women X (formerly Twitter) account. 

Introducing our attacking force for our Tennent’s Sixes team.

The event returns for the first time since 1993 and will take place at Braehead Arena on Saturday 3 and 4 October 2026.

Motherwell are in Group A alongside Hibernian, Hearts and Falkirk. The winner of each group and the runner-up of each group will progress to the knockout stages.

You can buy tickets by CLICKING HERE.

Ross McCormack

Ross McCormack was brought in from Rangers in July 2006, having had a good loan spell at Doncaster Rovers. Maurice Malpas recruited the forward, and although illness impacted his minutes in his first season at Fir Park, he still featured 56 times across the two campaigns in North Lanarkshire and helped the team qualify for Europe.

Scoring 14 goals and assisting eight times, he caught the eye of a number of clubs south of the border and made the move to Cardiff City in 2008.

McCormack briefly returned for a second stint in 2019, but an injury ruled him out for the majority of his time under Stephen Robinson.

Jon Obika

Known as the ‘nicest man in football’ by his colleagues, Jon Obika’s relationship with Motherwell started in January 2023, when he arrived on loan from Morecambe on deadline day.

His arrival coincided with an upturn in form, as Motherwell moved from the relegation shown to the cusp of top-six football. He scored his first goal for the club against Hearts in a 2-0 win in February. His move to the claret and amber was made permanent in the summer, and he would go on to play a further 14 games for the club, scoring three goals in his first full season.

He retired at the end of the 23/24 season and remained at the club, transitioning into the dugout, becoming a first-team coach. During his time in the dugout, he has been a part of the coaching staff that has achieved European football and reached two Premier Sports Cup semi-finals.

John Sutton

John Sutton arrived from Wycombe Wanderers in 2008 and went to become a productive and memorable forward for the club. Featuring 209 times across two spells, scoring 78 goals, Sutton topped our scoring charts for four of the five seasons he was at Fir Park.

He helped the club achieve European football, scored in the semi-final against St Johnstone to secure a spot in the final and scored in the relegation playoff against Rangers in 2015. He joined the small club of strikers who scored more than 20 goals in a season and was able to be a consistent and reliable goalscorer for the five seasons he was with the Steelmen.