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Motherwell’s bid to make it three consecutive wins ended with a 3-0 defeat to Hearts at Tynecastle. 

After the Steelmen secured their place in the top-flight for a 41st consecutive season last weekend, the focus swiftly turned to sealing a seventh-placed spot in the Premiership table.

Motherwell started brightly, with Callum Slattery drilling the most enticing opportunity of the half narrowly over the Hearts crossbar. 

The hosts soon took the lead shortly after the half-hour mark. Shankland was afforded far too much space in the outskirts of the Motherwell penalty area, and the Scottish talisman drove forward and capitalised with a powerful low shot beyond the reach of Aston Oxborough.

The Steelmen then found themselves level after an excellent interchange of play fell kindly to Callum Slattery at the edge of the box, with the Englishman rifling a brilliant half-volley into the bottom-left corner. The visitors celebrations were short-lived, as a seemingly never-ending VAR check eventually came to the conclusion that Dan Casey blocked the view of Ryan Fulton, despite the goalkeeper having a full unobstructed view as Slattery stuck the ball.

Heading into the second-half one-behind instead of level, Motherwell were forced to chase the game, and Hearts took full advantage. Just as you began to wonder if Michael Wimmer’s side could come from behind for a third successive game, all hope was gone on the hour mark when the home side added a quick-fire double.

An inviting delivery across the face of goal was prodded in by Lawrence Shankland for his second of the game and moments later, Alan Forrest drilled home the rebound following a decent stop from Aston Oxborough.

Motherwell will return to action midweek, when they welcome Kilmarnock in the final matchday at Fir Park of the 2024/25 Premiership season.

Michael Wimmer reacts to the 3-0 defeat to Hearts at Tynecastle.

As we enter the final three games, manager Michael Wimmer has praised the connection that has been built between the fans and club.

After nine games in charge, Wimmer boasts a record of four wins and two defeats. In that time, only four sides have collected more points.

Last week against Dundee, the team were greeted by a group of supporters off the bus at Fir Park to celebrate securing Scottish top-flight football for the 41st consecutive season.

“It’s always a good moment if you come back and fans are happy,” Michael Wimmer said at Thursday’s press conference.

“We’re also proud to get out of the coach, and the fans are waiting. It shows that we’re going in the right direction. I’m very happy.

“It’s very important at smaller clubs to have a togetherness. The fans, team and management. If you work hard together and fight and speak but stay together, it’s good. If we finish the season as strong as possible, we will have energy we can bring to pre-season.

“It’s clear what we need. I now understand the expectations from the fans, and now I’m better prepared for next season.”

There are a very limited tickets available for penultimate away day of the season to Tynecastle.

Supporters are able to buy tickets online here or visit the ticket office at Fir Park. The Ticket Office will open tomorrow from 9:30am until 10:30am for anyone wanting to purchase last-minute. 

Any tickets not uplifted will be distributed by our SLO at the turnstiles tomorrow.

Season tickets for the 2025/26 season are now on sale.

You are able to renew or purchase your season ticket for the upcoming campaign here.

We’re once again offering you the opportunity to get your season ticket at a discounted price, with this offer running until 30th May 2025.

Season ticket holders have until the 1st of July to secure their current seat.

Paul McGinn will remain at Fir Park until the end of the 2025/26 season.

Having been named club captain at the start of the 2024/25 season, game time has been limited in the last 12 months. The defender sustained a serious injury during pre-season, ruling him out for crucial weeks before the competitive action started.

He returned to the action at the end of July and made nine appearances before suffering another injury setback. McGinn is now fully fit and looking forward to the 2025/26 campaign.

“This season has been disappointing from a personal perspective given the injury setbacks,” McGinn said.

“Missing a large portion of pre-season had a big impact on my season as a whole, but the club and all the staff have looked after me, and I’m feeling great at present.

“The plan now is to repay them for their trust and effort in getting me back fit by getting a good pre-season under my belt. The support we’ve had throughout the season from all the supporters has been incredible, and I want to personally thank them for their continued support.

“The squad are wanting to finish the season as strongly as possible ahead of the new campaign.”

McGinn is closing in on the 100-game mark for the club, which has allowed manager Michael Wimmer to look at the captain’s impact here over recent seasons.

“Paul and I have had lots of chats since I arrived,” Wimmer added.

“He is a great guy and a top professional. I may not have seen him play since I’ve been here, but I’ve watched lots of videos of him in action. There is no doubt in my mind that he will improve the team by being in it.

“Paul is a very important figure in the dressing room and has lots of experience. We will need that going forward.”

Aston Oxborough was pleased to given his first start since January at the weekend against Dundee. Oxborough has been pleased with his contribution pre-injury but is now fully focused going into the remaining games. 

The Motherwell number one has clarity having signed a new deal earlier in the season, which allows him to focus on the football.

Michael Wimmer was pleased to secure Motherwell’s Premiership status last weekend against Dundee, but believes motivation will not be low for the players going into the final three games of the season. 

The Motherwell boss has been pleased with the connection he has built with the supporters so far, and believes it will be hugely important that that remains intact going into next season.

Lennon Miller has been nominated for yet another award, this time for the SFWA Young Player of the Year award. 

Having already won the Motherwell Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year and Coaches’ Player of the Year, he also picked up the PFA Young Player of the Year award at the start of May.

Miller has now been nominated alongside Bobby Wales, David Watson and James Wilson for the Scottish Football Writers’ Association Young Player of the Year award.

James McFadden picked up this award in the 2001/02 season, with David Turnbull being next Motherwell starlet to win it in 2019. Max Johnston became the third player to win it 2023, with Lennon Miller now aiming to becoming the fourth Motherwell Academy Graduate to win it this year.

Fresh from a week without competitive midweek action, Motherwell will seek to build upon a disappointing series of strong performances that unfortunately secured no points. 

The women of steel were defeated in the Scottish Cup Semi-Final by nine-time champions Glasgow City before enduring successive defeats to league leaders Hibernian and Rangers, as a week of relentless competitive action taking its toll in the latter stages of the game at Broadwood Stadium.

Paul Brownlie’s side will seek to replicate their previous performance over Hearts in East Kilbride, with Motherwell dominating much of the 90-minutes – earning a goalless draw at K-Park.

The Tale of the Tape 

Motherwell 

Motherwell head to K-Park, ready to earn their first top-six points of the season, after a well-earned week of rest follows a demanding week of three successive matches on the road.

Paul Brownlie’s side started brightly against title-chasers Rangers, trailing by one-goal at the break, but the fatigue of the previous two matches clearly impacted in the second-half, as Rangers netted five-goals in the latter stages to compile an unreflective scoreline at full-time.

The women of steel will be without midfielder Brodie Greenwood, as the Scottish youth international remains unavailable to play against their parent club.

Hearts 

The Jambos will be focused on returning to a winning run of form spll after a frustrating defeat to their fierce Edinburgh rivals Hibernian at the Oriam last weekend.

Ticket Information 

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

• Adult – £8.
• Concession – £3.
• Under-11s – FREE TO ENTER.

Callum Slattery is your G4 Claims player of the month for April. 

The box-to-box midfielder has returned to action with a bang, scoring five goals since returning in January. April was another successful month for Slattery, as he scored the leveller against St Johnstone, making him the joint-top goalscorer at the time.

Against Hearts and Kilmarnock, he also continued to be a threat in the middle of the pitch, as he looked to provide the creative spark for the side.

Well done, Callum.

Motherwell travel to the capital to face Hearts on Saturday 10 May in the William Hill Premiership. 

Kick off is 3pm at Tynecastle.

How to follow the game

Due to the limited allocation given, this will be one ticket per season ticket holder and will be first come, first served.

PLEASE NOTE, THE LOWER SECTION IS NOW SOLD OUT.

Supporters are able to buy tickets online here or visit the ticket office at Fir Park.

Ticket Office 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.

Kit Watch

We will be wearing our third kit for this match.

Squad Update

There are no new injury concerns.

Johnny Koutroumbis is suspended.

Motherwell’s Fortunes

Motherwell ensured they would be playing top-flight thanks to a last-gasp 2-1 win over Dundee last Saturday. Tom Sparrow and Tawanda Maswanhise both reach six goals for the season, and both are currently the joint top goalscorers for the season.

That result meant it was back-to-back wins for Michael Wimmer, who will be without Johnny Koutroumbis this weekend, due to the Aussie seeing red in the second-half at Dens Park.

Motherwell are in pole position to finish seventh at present but will face stiff competition from Hearts in the final three matches. With only two points separating both teams, the winner of Saturday’s match will fancy their chances at finishing seventh.

These two sides met only a couple of weeks ago in the final round of fixtures before the split. With both sides looking to finish in the top-six, the match ended 0-0, and both sides were left disappointed at missing out on the top-six. Hearts won the match in January in a narrow 1-0 win, with the Steelmen winning the first match between the sides earlier in the season 3-1.

Opposition Report

Neil Critchley departed his role as manager at the end of April following a 1-0 defeat to Dundee. Liam Fox has taken interim charge and got a tune out of the squad in his first match, winning 3-1 against The Staggies.

That result all but assures Hearts will be nowhere near the relegation playoff spot come the end of the campaign and keeps them two points behind Motherwell with three games to go.

Lawrence Shankland has had a quieter season by his standards but notched two goals in the most recent win against Ross County in the Highlands. That took his tally up to seven for the season, but January signing Elton Kabangu is the Jambos’ current top scorer with eight for the season.