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Midfielder Milly Boughton has completed a loan deal from defending champions Hibernian until the end of the season.

The 20-year-old Australian youth international spent her formative years close to the Australian capital, Sydney, with the youngster breaking through at the Football New South Wales Institute.

The London-born central midfielder returned to the English capital at 16-years-old, joining West Ham United’s academy, and after a successful trial, Boughton began training with the first-team. Her first season within the club’s academy proved to be a productive one, with Boughton scoring eight-goals in 12-appearances for the Irons.

In 2023, Boughton departed West Ham for the academy of close-rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Boughton soon made her competitive first-team debut for Spurs, after being substituted in a three-nil victory over Bristol City in the English Women’s League Cup.

“I’m really excited to be at Motherwell,” Boughton said.

“The squad have been so welcoming, and it is an opportunity for myself to gain experience in the Scottish top-flight.

“I’m looking forward to getting started.”

After a brief loan-spell with Ipswich Town, the then 18-year-old traded Spurs for North-London rivals, Arsenal, with Boughton becoming the fourth Australian at the club – featuring alongside Matilda’s, Steph Catley, Kyra Cooney-Cross and Caitlin Foord.

In her only season at the Emirates, Boughton picked up the PGA under-21 League One Division and PGA Under-21 South Division titles with the young Gunners.

Last September, Boughton made the full transition into professional football, signing her first professional contract with defending champions, Hibernian.

Boughton has represented her national team throughout various age categories, after first being selected for the 2024 AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers, before making the 25-player squad representing Australia at the tournament in Uzbekistan, with the Matilda’s finishing third.

“We’re really pleased to welcome Milly to the club,” Robinson noted.

“Milly is an exciting young player, who can really add competition to our midfield.

“We are looking forward to seeing her on the pitch.”

Forward Keri Halliday has completed a loan deal from Heart of Midlothian until the end of the season.

The 21-year-old spent her formative years in the Northern Irish footballing pyramid, making 85-appearances for Linfield. The pacey winger scored 53-goals, and assisted 26 throughout her time in South Belfast, with Halliday supporting the side to a third-place finish before crossing the Irish sea to the Scottish capital.

The Balleymoney-born striker made her senior debut for Northern Ireland in a four-nil victory over Albania in 2023, and has since been capped 13-times for her national team.

“I’m really pleased to have joined Motherwell,” Halliday said.

“When Iain spoke to me about coming to the club, I was really excited by the opportunity, and I felt that I could really add to the already talented squad here.

“I’m really looking forward to this weekend.”

Following a successful spell at Linfield, Halliday was named the Northern Ireland Young Player of the Year in 2024.

“We’re excited to add Keri to the club,” Robinson noted.

“Keri is a natural goalscorer, who could really add a new dimension to the attacking players we already have at the club.

“We can’t wait to see her on the pitch for the rest of the season.”

Head Coach – Scott Booth

Sat precariously towards the foot of the Scottish Power Women’s Premier League table, Aberdeen are fiercely battling to preserve their top-flight status.

The Dons kickstarted 2026 in style, defeating Motherwell by two-goals to one at Balmoral Stadium. A frustrating 2-2 stalemate against Hamilton Accies followed, denying Scott Booth’s side the opportunity to evade the relegation playoff position.

Successive defeats to both halves of the Edinburgh divide have compounded their desire to start the post-split campaign on a high, after a six-nil defeat to Hearts preceded a three-nil defeat to defending champions, Hibernian.

Midfielder Darcie Miller added to her goalscoring tally for the campaign in their 2-2 stalemate in Lanarkshire. The 19-year-old twice netted the equaliser for the Dons, with the latter finding the target in the 80^th minute.

Team line-up

English shot stopper and Chelsea loanee, Katie Cox is the preferred option in the Aberdeen goal, with the 19-year-old featuring throughout the season ahead of Anna Prawer. The goalkeeper spent the international break representing the young Lionesses squad, after being selected for the England Under 23-side ahead of a double-header of friendlies, with both France and the Netherlands.

Midfielder, Abi Tobin was the Dons only other international player representing their respective nation over the international break. Tobin featured alongside Motherwell’s Sophie Townsley, and Mia McArthur, as the Scotland Under-19 squad faced a double-header of friendlies against Belgium.

Former Motherwell midfielder, Brodie Greenwood has also become a mainstay regular in the Dons midfield, after departing Hearts on a short-term deal.

Strike Darcie Miller may return to the starting line-up after netting twice against Hamilton Accies. Captain and former interim Head Coach, Hannah Stewart is the likely number nine.

League position

Despite currently occupying the relegation playoff position, Aberdeen could overtake Motherwell if they were to secure victory in the Granite City. Aberdeen sit level on points with the women of steel, but trail Iain Robinson’s side on goal-difference.

Following the conclusion of the regular season, the Dons found out their route to potential survival, with the announcement of the post-split fixtures. After facing the women of steel on the opening weekend, Scott Booth’s side will face successive games on the road against both Hamilton and Montrose.

Aberdeen will then face the reverse fixture against the Gable Endies before facing Hamilton at home. The Dons will finish how they started by concluding their 2025/26 Scottish Power Women’s Premier League campaign against Motherwell in East Kilbride.

Matchday 19 of the 2025/26 SWPL campaign, and the first of the post-split awaits the women of steel this weekend, as they travel North to face Aberdeen at Balmoral Stadium.

Redemption will be on the mind of the visitors, who will return to competitive action this weekend following a fortnight-long international break.

Motherwell will seek to right the wrongs from their previous meeting with the Dons, with the hosts striking in the latter stages to complete a narrow 2-1 victory.

The Tale of the Tape

Motherwell

Iain Robinson’s side will face a daunting fight to preserve their top-flight status, with the women of steel ahead of Aberdeen in the relegation playoff position on goal difference. Motherwell sit four-points adrift of Montrose, who narrowly missed out on the top-six, after closest-rivals Partick Thistle netted a decisive 94^th-minute winner.

The women of steel must reverse their recent misfortunes, with the Lanarkshire side without a victory in their last seven. Victory this weekend could open up a three-point advantage over Aberdeen, and a 12-point lead over Hamilton, who sit at the foot of the SPWPL table.

Four players were involved in international action, with Jenna Penman representing the Scotland under-23 squad alongside Sophie Townsley and Mia McArthur, who both featured for the Scotland under-19s. Recent addition, Keri Halliday also added to her caps for the Northern Ireland senior team.

Aberdeen

The Dons remain the women of steel’s closest-rivals in this closely-fought Scottish Power Women’s Premier League campaign. Aberdeen’s last league victory came against Motherwell in January, with the hosts netting a decisive late winner to earn a narrow 2-1 victory.

Scott Booth’s side have since picked up one-point after being held to a 2-2 draw against Hamilton Accies before successive defeats to both halves of the Edinburgh divide. A six-nil defeat to hearts preceded a three-nil defeat to Hibernian.

Ticket Information 

Tickets can be purchased through the matchday turnstiles at Balmoral Stadium or through Aberdeen’s ticketing platform HERE. Both cash and card payments are accepted.

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

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

Aston Oxborough has returned to the club following a training injury to Matty Connelly. 

Connelly suffered the injury during a training session this week.

As a result, we have exercised the option to emergency recall Oxborough from his loan spell at Dunfermline.

We anticipate this recall to only be temporary, and should Connelly’s recovery go according to plan, Oxborough will be able to rejoin Dunfermline on loan at some stage.

Oxborough has kept three clean sheets in his four appearances for the Pars, which included a 3-0 win over Premiership side Aberdeen, which saw Neil Lennon’s side reach Hampden and the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup.

Speedy recovery, Matty, and welcome back, Aston.

The wait is almost over. 28 years of heartache and missed opportunities are now behind us. Scotland are heading to the World Cup this summer, and those who aren’t heading to the USA can join us in ML1 for our ‘Scotland’s Home Party’ at Fir Park. 

You can join us in the Cooper Bar to watch all three matches against Haiti, Morocco and Brazil as Steve Clarke’s team look to make the country proud.

Tickets are restricted and can be purchased online now for our ‘Scotland’s Home Party’. Cost is £5 to secure your seat and includes an arrival drink.

Book your ticket online here.

Our World Cup campaign begins on Sunday 14 June, against Haiti, with the match kicking off at 2am UK Time. We then face Morocco on Friday 19 June at 11pm before a blockbuster finale against former world champions Brazil on Wednesday 24 June at 11pm.

• Haiti v Scotland // Sun 14 June, 2am
• Scotland v Morocco // Fri 19 June, 11pm
• Scotland v Brazil // Wed 24 June, 11pm

Come and cheer on Steve Clarke’s men from Fir Park at our Home Party!

*Strictly over 18’s only

*The suite will close 30 mins after the final whistle

It was nine games unbeaten for Motherwell as they headed back to Dens Park to play their rearranged match against Dundee. 

Near 1400 Motherwell fans made the trip in the sunshine to see if the Steelmen could extend their run to ten games unbeaten.

But facing off against a Dundee side on the up under Stephen Pressley, it was never going to be an easy afternoon. Tawanda Maswanhise and Lukas Fadinger went close to opening the scoring, but it was the hosts who opened the scoring in the first-half.

Now with something to hang onto, Dundee defended their penalty box robustly, and it would take some magic from Callum Slattery to level the game as we entered the latter stages.

But being level didn’t last long, with Dundee scoring minutes later to retake the advantage and eventually inflict Motherwell’s fourth league defeat of the season.

The travelling crowd were full of life at full time, giving the players and staff plenty of encouragement despite the defeat. And with a trip to Celtic up next, the stakes couldn’t be higher.

Motherwell are on the road again on Saturday 14 March against Celtic in the William Hill Premiership. 

Kick off is 3pm.

How to follow the game

TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT FOR THIS MATCH! 

Tickets for this fixture are physical so therefore must be collected prior to the game or posted out. Postage will be available up until 10^th March. There will be no on the day sales at Celtic Park.

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.

Motherwell’s Fortunes

Motherwell suffered their fourth defeat in the Premiership this season against Dundee last weekend, ending a nine-game unbeaten run.

The match against Dundee was a game in hand, meaning there was no change to the Premiership standings going into this weekend. Tawanda Maswanhise remains the league’s top scorer with 16 goals in 26 games.

Calum Ward also leads the way in Premiership clean sheets, with the Motherwell number one on 16 for the season. The Steelmen will be looking to replicate the performance levels of the previous meeting between the two sides at Fir Park. Goals from Ibrahim Said and Elliot Watt earned Motherwell their first win over Celtic in 11 years.

Opposition Report

Celtic moved past their rivals Rangers in the Scottish Cup last time out, winning on penalties at Ibrox to advance to the semi-finals.

It’s now four games unbeaten for Martin O’Neill’s side as they look to close the gap to Hearts at the top of the table. Benjamin Nygren is second in the top scoring charts in the Premiership with 15 goals so far, but has 19 in all competitions.

Callum McGregor and Kieran Tierney both missed Celtic’s last match, with the latter expected to return for Saturday. Auston Trusty will be suspended for the game, with Engels, Carter-Vickers, Jota, Johnston and Osmand all out also.

Jens Berthel Askou reacts to Dundee defeat.