| 6 | Dundee | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | -10 | 39 |
| 7 | Hibernian | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | -7 | 38 |
| 8 | Motherwell | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | -5 | 36 |
| 9 | Aberdeen | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 34 |
| 10 | St Johnstone | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -20 | 31 |
Tony Watt is our Paycare Motherwell FC Player of the Month for October.
The forward was instrumental in the two wins picked up from two matches across the month, netting both in wins against Ross County and Livingston.
Watt beat off competition from fellow forward Callum Lang, as well as defensive duo Declan Gallagher and Mark O’Hara, who contributed to two clean sheets in the month.
“We have to be at the top of our game. But there’s no reason we can’t get a result.”
Stephen Robinson looks ahead to Sunday’s Scottish Premiership encounter with Celtic.
There are a number of ways to watch Motherwell v Celtic on Sunday,
Season ticket holders and international-based fans can watch as part of their package at live.motherwellfc.co.uk.
Subscriptions are also available for supporters based outside of the UK and Republic of Ireland for £15 a month, allowing you to watch all games home and away.
To subscribe, head to live.motherwellfc.co.uk.
No pay-per-view option will be available at the weekend. In the UK/Ireland, Sky Sports are showing the game live.
Celtic make their first visit to Motherwell since February when they come calling in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday.
Here are the storylines going into the fixture.
The last 10 matches at Fir Park between the two sides have seen four draws and six wins for Celtic.
‘Well’s last home wins in the fixture came back-to-back in 2013.
A 2-1 February win, with goals from Chris Humphrey and Michael Higdon, was followed by a 3-1 victory two months later. Henrik Ojamaa, Higdon and a Fraser Forster own goal contributed the goals to seal it.
Neil Lennon’s side will arrive in ML1 on Sunday having played in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday night for the third week in succession.
Sunday’s match will be their 20th competitive match of the 2020/21 campaign, while it will be Motherwell’s 15th.
Having left Fir Park as the club’s record transfer in the summer, David Turnbull has gradually eased himself into life at Celtic.
The talented midfielder has clocked up 131 minutes in six appearances since his move to Glasgow, with five of his six outings coming from the bench.
The two teams have slightly different league form going into the match.
Motherwell have won four of their last five Premiership games, keeping four clean sheets.
Celtic meanwhile have won three, drawn one and lost one, keeping two clean sheets on the way.
It’s time to choose your Motherwell FC player of the month, in association with Paycare.
Tony Watt, Mark O’Hara, Declan Gallagher and Callum Lang are in the running for the prize.
To choose your favourite, just head to our Facebook page to vote.
Declan Gallagher and Stephen O’Donnell are in the Scotland squad for a history-defining week with the national team.
The trip to face Serbia on Thursday 12 November in the UEFA Euro 2020 play-off final will give the nation the chance to reach a major competition for the first time since 1998.
The one-off tie was earned through a penalty shootout victory over Israel at Hampden last month.
After that, Scotland have two UEFA Nations League group games on the road, facing Slovakia on Sunday 15 November and Israel on Wednesday 18 November.
The pair join Allan Campbell and Barry Maguire in being called for national duty by Scotland, with the young duo in the Under 21 squad for their vital qualification double header with Croatia and Greece.
Celtic are the visitors to Fir Park on Sunday 8 November.
Season ticket holders and international-based fans can watch at live.motherwellfc.co.uk. In the UK/Ireland, Sky Sports are showing the game live.
Kick-off is at 12pm.
Celtic have won the last six encounters between the two teams, a run dating back to December 2018.
The champions emerged victorious on their last two visits to Fir Park, but before that they had been held to three consecutive draws in ML1.
‘Well have won four of their last five league games, putting Livingston, Ross County, Aberdeen and St Johnstone to the sword.
In those four games, the Steelmen also kept four clean sheets, netting 10 goals.
Celtic picked up their first win in five matches with a resounding 2-0 win over Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup semi-final on Sunday.
Before that, home defeats to Rangers and AC Milan came before draws against Aberdeen and Lille.
Prior to that, Neil Lennon’s team had won eight on the bounce, starting with a 3-0 home victory over Motherwell in late August.
We’re still printing our match programmes during the 2020/21 season.
Season ticket holders and international-based fans can watch at live.motherwellfc.co.uk.
Subscriptions are available for supporters based outside of the UK and Republic of Ireland for £15 a month, allowing you to watch all games home and away.
No pay-per-view option will be available at the weekend. In the UK/Ireland, Sky Sports are showing the game live.
“We challenged the boys to put in a different sort of performance. They did that.”
Stephen Robinson reacts to the win over Livingston.
Motherwell picked up a hard-fought three points on the road as Livingston were put to the sword.
First half goals from Callum Lang and Tony Watt secured a brilliant win for the visitors in difficult conditions in West Lothian.
Stephen Robinson made two changes from the side which started the 4-0 win over Ross County last weekend.
Aaron Chapman came in from the start in place of the injured Trevor Carson, with Lang replacing Christopher Long in attack.
In total, eight academy players made up the matchday 20 for the Steelmen, including a first appearance on the bench for 18-year-old defender Matthew McDonald.
Livingston is a formidable place to go but in treacherous windy conditions, the visitors immediately set about getting control of the match.
After settling in and absorbing the early pressure, the breakthrough would come in the 22nd minute.
Lang was slipped in behind down the left with 35 yards to make up on goal.
Arriving in the box, he was forced to check back and with reinforcements arriving on both sides, he cooly placed the ball past the goalkeeper and into the net.
Motherwell looked settled and assured and would go in at the interval two goals to the good.
Winning a free-kick dead on the edge of the area, just to the right of the arc, Mark O’Hara sized up the opportunity.
The stand-in defender sent a rocket through the wall which Stryjek did well to parry. But Watt was alive to get to the rebound and stab home from close range.
The second half was low on chances, as both sides absorbed pressure from either.
Tiffoney came closest with a head wide from the penalty spot from the hosts, while the Steelmen didn’t trouble the home ‘keeper save for Watt’s late stinging effort from distance, which was turned away.
Motherwell: Chapman, O’Donnell, O’Hara, Gallagher, McGinley, Maguire, Campbell, Polworth, Lang (Long), Cole (White), Watt.
Subs not used: Archer, Devine, Hussain, Johnston, McDonald, Cornelius, Hastie.
Stephen Robinson discusses the loss of Trevor Carson, the influx of young talent in the team and the weekend visit to West Lothian.
