| 2 | Celtic | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 70 |
| 3 | Rangers | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 34 | 69 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 57 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 51 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 46 |
Interim manager Stevie Frail says clarity has been key for the players and the staff going into this weekend’s William Hill Premiership match against Ross County. Frail had a full understanding that he would be taking the team well in advance for the fixture, which has helped everyone prepare sufficiently for the game.
Frail was also boosted by Lennon Miller’s return to full training earlier in the week, saying he has played a pivotal role in the team success to this point.
Motherwell make their return to William Hill Premiership action on Saturday 15 February against Ross County at Fir Park.
Kick off is 3pm.
| Hunter Stand | O’Donnell, Cooper, McLean Stand | |
| Adults | £24 | £26 |
| Concessions | £19 | £19 |
| Young Adults | £12 | £12 |
| Juniors | £6 | £6 |
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.
There will be a bucket collection for Uddingston Strathclyde Pipe Band.
We will be wearing our home kit for this match.
Lennon Miller and Jair Tavares are back in full training.
Jack Vale has returned to his parent club to undergo surgery on an achilles injury. Vale will be missing for a period of time.
Archie Mair has also had surgery, with the goalkeeper sustaining a fracture of the hand.
Marvin Kaleta came off against Celtic with a knee issue. The club will monitor his condition.
It’s been a turbulent few weeks at Motherwell following the departure of Stuart Kettlewell. Assistant Manager Stephen Frail took the reins against Celtic, where the Champions won 3-1.
Luke Armstrong got off the mark in claret and amber, with the forward looking to continue what he started.
The Steelmen dropped to sixth in the table but are six off Dundee United in third. Motherwell have yet to get the better of County this season. A 0-0 draw on the opening day of the season was followed up with a 2-1 loss in the Highlands in November.
Ross County finished 2024 and started 2025 in fine form. From Boxing Day until 5 January, they won three and drew one. Since their last win against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park in early January, they have faced a tricky run of games.
The Staggies were knocked out of the Scottish Cup at home to Livingston in the fourth round and have been defeated by Celtic and Rangers also. They picked up a late point against Hibernian thanks to a Ronan Hale penalty in the 87th minute.
County’s goals have come largely from two of their forwards. Summer signing Ronan Hale and former Motherwell man Jordan White have ten goals apiece in all competitions this season.
Midfielder Mason Clark has been selected to represent Scotland Under-19 squad in a double-header of friendlies against Iceland later this month.
The 19-player squad will face two matches at Broadwood Stadium, with the first talking place on Thursday 20th and the second on Sunday 23rd February.
“I’m delighted to be in the squad,” Clark said.
“It’s always a real honour and a privilege to represent your national team, and I’m really looking forward to the games ahead.”
Calum Ward is the latest signing for Motherwell, subject to international clearance.
The 24-year-old arrives on a deal until the end of the season.
The goalkeeper came through at Bournemouth and had a number of loan spells with Totton & Eling, Bashley, Thatcham Town, Weymouth and Finish side HIFK.
He then made a permanent switch to HIFK in 2021 before joining fellow Finnish outfit AC Oulu later that year.
Ward has played over 150 games in his career to date and will enhance competition for the number one spot between the sticks.
“It’s great to get this over the line,” Calum Ward said.
“I feel I can add serious competition, which I think is a good thing for everyone here. I’ve already met the players and they have all been very welcoming and friendly, I feel integrated already.
“From what I have been told, this is a great football club and I’m looking forward to the rest of the season.”
Lennon Miller and Jair Tavares are back in full training ahead of our match against Ross County at Fir Park on Saturday 15 February.
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos is progressing through the rehabilitation process from his calf injury.
Jack Vale has returned to his parent club to undergo surgery on an achilles injury. Vale will be missing for a period of time.
Archie Mair has also had surgery, with the goalkeeper sustaining a fracture of the hand.
Marvin Kaleta came off against Celtic with a knee issue. The club are monitoring his condition.
After a difficult week at the football club, the Motherwell players were facing one of the toughest challenges of the league season, coming up against Champions Celtic.
With interim manager Stephen Frail saying the players owed it to themselves and the fans to put in a battling performance, all game plans went out the window after just 49 seconds, when Daizen Maeda opened the scoring for the visitors.
After the worst possible start, the Steelmen regrouped and battled their way back into the game. Luke Armstrong, having been handed his first start, found the back of the net for the first time in claret and amber just after 20 minutes.
Celtic went back ahead moments later through Adam Idah, and although Motherwell stayed in the game right until stoppage time, the Champions eventually applied the icing on the cake with the last kick of the ball to make it 3-1.
With a fortnight between this game and the next, a reset, recovery, and the small task of finding a new manager will all occur prior to Ross County’s arrival on the 15 February.
The club is aware of the racist abuse towards a Motherwell player on social media this afternoon.
We will investigate this fully and will work with authorities to identify the individual. Motherwell Football Club condemns any form of racist abuse towards anyone. This kind of behaviour has no place in football or society.
Motherwell have a number of players out on loan at present. Below, we take a look at how they got on in the last four weeks.
Matty Connelly has had a disrupted period on loan with East Kilbride. The young shot stopper has had to return to Motherwell briefly to cover injuries within the goalkeeping department.
However, he has since made two appearances for Kilby, taking his season tally to 24. In the one league match, Connelly helped his side win 4-2 against Bo’ness United. East Kilbride remain in pole position to finish top, with two points separating them from Celtic B in second, who have played three games more.
In his other appearance, Connelly’s side faced Queen’s Park in the semi-final of the SPFL Trust Trophy. Despite going behind in the early stages, East Kilbride scored twice to take the game to extra-time, but lost out 6-2 in the end.
There’s only been one game since our last report for Albion Rovers, which was against Bo’ness United. M.Ross started, as he has done in every game since he signed for Rovers, with his side unfortunately falling to a 1-0 defeat in the Lowland League Cup.
They will play their first league match since the end of December this weekend against Stirling University.
Brannan McDermott and Broomhill have only been in action once in 2025 due to multiple matches being postponed. That match took place midweek in the Lowland League Cup, where Broomhill produced an upset, knocking Berwick Rangers out of the competition thanks to a 3-1 win.
McDermott, who played the full 90 minutes, helped his side get off to an excellent start, providing an assist for the first goal of the night.
Cowdenbeath have had two games since the last loan report, with Olly Whyte starting both matches. They beat Stirling University 2-1, pushing them further away from the wrong end of the table.
They then went to penalties against Gala Fairydean Rovers in the Lowland League Cup. Whyte was substituted on in the second-half having been named initially on the bench. Cowdenbeath exited the competition, losing 5-3 on penalties.
After recovering from injury, Dylan Wells has been back in action for Edinburgh City, as the Citizens continue their push for a promotion playoff spot.
Wells made his return to action as a second-half substitute against East Fife at the end of January. He came on in the 70th minute, with City losing out 4-1.
He then came off the bench again on the hour mark against Stirling Albion. In what was a frantic game, Michael McIndoe’s side came away with all three points thanks to a 4-3 win.
Edinburgh have opened up a four-point gap to fifth-placed Spartans and are only 11 points off top spot.
Morton went almost a month without playing a game and only played their first match of 2025 on 25 January against Queen’s Park at Hampden.
The wait was worth it, with Morton winning 2-1, where Stuparevic played 65 minutes. He then followed that up with a goal against Partick Thistle at Firhill in a 2-2 draw, finishing from close range. That was his sixth goal in Morton colours as the race of the promotion play off spots heating up in the Championship.
L.Ross and Annan Athletic have won one, drawn one, and lost one since the last loan report. He played the full 90 minutes in the draw with Montrose and defeat against Inverness. In the 89th minute against Montrose, L.Ross burst down the line before setting up Tommy Muir to draw Annan level.
He then came off the bench with 5 minutes to go in a 3-1 win over Kelty Hearts. That result was huge for Annan, as it kept them two points clear of the relegation playoff. It also closed the gap to Montrose in seventh to just a point.
The youngster is now up to 14 appearances in all competitions for Annan this season.
Bonnyrigg Ross had lost three prior to our last report, but since then, they have found sustained form in League Two. They’ve played five matches, winning two and drawing one.
Ferrie has been an ever-present in the side, starting each of their last three matches. In the other two, he has come off the bench to feature, taking his number of appearances to 17 for the Rose.
Rose have moved up to seventh in the table on 25 points, with only six points separating fifth to ninth.
After a challenging defeat, Motherwell came up short to William Hill Premiership leaders Celtic on Saturday afternoon, with the visitors coming away with a 3-1 win.
Daizen Maeda got his side off to the perfect start, scoring after just 49 seconds. However, Motherwell showed ample character to stabilise themselves and levelled through Luke Armstrong after 23 minutes.
Celtic wouldn’t be level for long with Adam Idah scoring just six minutes later, before Jota put the icing on the cake in stoppage time.
With Stephen Frail at the helm, Motherwell made two changes to the side that conceded two late goals in Perth eight days prior, with both Dom Thompson and Luke Armstrong handed their first starts. Having signed the day before, Will Dickson and Luke Plange were both named on the bench.
And with a full away end behind them, Celtic got off to the perfect start. Anthony Ralston picked out Maeda at the back post with a perfect delivery, and the Japanese international headed past Ellery Balcombe to open the scoring inside a minute.
It was the worst possible start for the Steelmen, but they dug their heels in, and after some flashes of chances, they found the leveller. Thompson cut inside onto his right foot and crossed into the area; Auston Trusty could only set the ball up perfectly for Armstrong, who smashed it into the ground and into the bottom corner for the equaliser. 23 minutes gone, 1-1.
Celtic weren’t level for long, and having scored the opener, Maeda turned provider for Idah to level just before the half-hour mark. 1-2 to Celtic.
Tawanda Maswanhise got a sight of goal almost immediately from the restart after Armstrong flicked a long ball into the Zimbabwean’s path, but the winger dragged his effort wide of the post.
Maeda wasn’t able to convert a handful of chances before the half-time break, despite some good setup work from Luke McCowan.
The second-half almost got off to the worst possible start for Motherwell, with Idah wheeling away in celebration thinking his side had a two-goal advantage on 49 minutes after the ball eventually ended up in the back of the net via Tom Sparrow. After a VAR check, however, the number nine was offside, and the goal was ruled out.
Celtic continued to put pressure on the Motherwell goal, and on the hour mark, Nicolas Kuhn got in behind the Motherwell defence, and having seen his first effort saved by Balcombe, produced an acrobatic effort to finish on the rebound. The linesman’s flag was raised immediately, with the German offside.
Idah was denied a second by the post, with Motherwell stopper Balcombe producing a couple of decent saves to keep the visitors at bay.
With Stephen Frail introducing Plange and Dickson to the proceedings, which meant three strikers were playing, Celtic picked off the hosts and sealed the points in stoppage time. Arnie Engels released Maeda, who played the ball across the goal for Jota, who could tap in from close range.
A tough result for the Steelmen, but a free weekend will give time for rest and recovery before going again against Ross County at Fir Park on the 15 February.
Stephen Frail speaks after Motherwell’s 1-3 defeat to Celtic at Fir Park.
