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Celtic come to ML1 next in the cinch Premiership.

Kick-off on Sunday is at 1.30pm.

Get your ticket

Home fans can get their tickets online now or by visiting the ticket office at Fir Park.

Away supporters should contact Celtic directly for tickets.

Covid-19 information

Due to a change in legislation by the Scottish FA, Covid-19 certification checks will not be in place.

Only venues with over 10,000 in attendance are required to carry out checks.

Join us before the match

The Cooper Bar is open from 11am for food and drink.

Watch live online

In the UK and Ireland, the game is being broadcast live on Sky Sports. PPV is not available.

If you’re based abroad, you can watch via subscription at live.motherwellfc.co.uk.

Form guide

Celtic raced to a crushing 3-0 home win over Rangers in the derby on Wednesday night.

Reo Hatate’s double, followed by Liel Abada’s strike, had the Glasgow side ahead at the break, and they maintained their lead to go top of the cinch Premiership table.

In their last five league matches, Celtic have won all five, scoring 11 and conceding two.

Motherwell left it late but grabbed an injury-time equaliser at St Mirren on Tuesday night, with Ross Tierney netting to secure a 1-1 draw.

In their last five league matches, ‘Well have won one, drawn two and lost two.

Tale of the tape

Celtic are on a run of 10 consecutive wins against the Steelmen.

Motherwell’s last positive result in the fixture came in December 2018, when Danny Johnson’s late equaliser ensured a share of the spoils in a 1-1 draw at Fir Park.

We go to face Dundee United in the cinch Premiership on Wednesday 9 February.

Kick-off is at 7.45pm.

To buy tickets, you can get yours online now from Dundee United, or from the ticket office at Tannadice until kick-off.

Prices are:

• Adults: £26
• Concessions : £14

Covid restrictions

Due to a change in legislation by the Scottish FA, Covid-19 certification checks will not be in place.

Only venues with over 10,000 in attendance are required to carry out checks.

We advise that all fans take a lateral flow test before travelling to the match, regardless of their vaccination status.

“We’ve got a team here that won’t ever give up and will keep going for the fans.”

Ross Tierney’s stoppage-time equaliser earned Motherwell a deserved share of the spoils in a 1-1 draw at St Mirren.

Alex Gogic’s debut headers 10 minutes from time looked to have won it for the hosts, before Tierney got the goal that ‘Well’s play at least deserved.

Manager Graham Alexander made changes from the side which lost 2-0 at Hearts on Saturday.

Bevis Mugabi returned to the heart of defence as ‘Well changed shape to a 3-4-2-1, with Sean Goss starting and Liam Donnelly back in the starting team after suspension.

At their expense, Ross Tierney and Jordan Roberts dropped to the bench, with Barry Maguire missing out injured.

New recruit Joe Efford made the bench for the first time, as one of five attacking players amongst the substitutes.

A tepid affair saw almost half an hour before either goalkeeper was troubled, but it would be the hosts’ number one who would be called into action.

Alnwick had to be alive first to hold onto a fierce drive from the left by Goss, with Van Veen and Mugabi waiting to pounce on any slip.

Soon after, the midfielder would continue to enjoy his attacking role by sending in a low drive from 20 yards, which the goalkeeper did well to beat away.

A moment of controversy came shortly on its heels. Tait went up with a high foot in the tackle with Donnelly, for which referee Euan Anderson saw no need to punish.

If the first half was light on quality, the start of the second period saw ‘Well ramp things up.

Substitute Tierney had the best opportunity, being denied from just inside the box by the despairing lunge of Shaughnessy, just when it looked like his first goal in claret and amber was certain.

Van Veen would get the next one with 20 minutes to go, burning Dunne for pace down the right before seeing a fierce shot at goal on the angle parried again by Alnwick.

‘Well were on top but had to call Kelly into action twice to make important stops.

First, his claw off the line from Tait’s back post header was remarkable, shortly followed by a brilliant tip over the bar from Flynn’s drive from distance.

From that corner, however, the visitors would become unstuck.

A ball from the right was met by Gogic on his debut, with the midfielder glancing his header in off the left-hand post.

‘Well could have crumbled but instead rallied. And the goal came one minute into stoppage time.

Woolery forced his way in on the right, dispossessing Tait and firing across goal to meet the near post run of Tierney, who steered the ball into the t0p-right corner of the net.

Motherwell: Kelly, O’Donnell, Mugabi, Solholm, Carroll, McGinley (Roberts), Donnelly, Goss, Slattery (Woolery), Shaw (Tierney), Van Veen.

Subs: Fox, Ojala, Nirennold, Grimshaw, Amaluzor, Efford.

The Motherwell assistant talks deadline day and the push to get more points on the board in the cinch Premiership, ahead of Tuesday’s trip to Paisley.

We’re back in action on Tuesday, visiting St Mirren in the cinch Premiership.

Kick-off at the SMiSA Stadium is at 7.45pm.

Get your tickets now

Tickets are no longer available from Fir Park. But you can buy online until 15 minutes after kick-off from St Mirren directly, and make use of the digital ticket provided.

Prices are:

• Adults: £22
• Over 65s / 12-17s / students : £12
• Under 12s with adult: £6

Covid restrictions

Covid-19 certification checks will not be in operation.

We also advise that all fans take a lateral flow test before travelling to the match, regardless of their vaccination status.

Live streaming

You can watch a live stream of St Mirren v Motherwell for £14.99 if you’re in the UK.

To buy, head to ppv.stmirren.com.

International viewers can watch through our subscription service at live.motherwellfc.co.uk. Packages start at as little as £12.50 per month to watch all 38 cinch Premiership fixtures.

Tale of the tape

Motherwell are unbeaten in the last four matches between the two sides, albeit three have ended in a draw.

Earlier this season, ‘Well were pegged back from 2-0 up to draw thanks to two late Eamonn Brophy goals.

Success last came in the fixture at Fir Park in April 2021, with Devante Cole scoring the only goal.

Away from home, Motherwell are undefeated in their last six trips to Paisley, winning three and drawing three.

Form guide

Jim Goodwin’s men have won their three games in 2022 to date, defeating Aberdeen, Ayr United and Dundee United.

The Buddies were not in action at the weekend, with their trip to Dundee postponed.

Motherwell’s 2-0 loss at Hearts on Saturday followed on from success against Morton, a draw with Hibernian and defeat to Ross County.

“We are in the business of winning games. We played well, but they had the hard edge ability to win the game.”

Motherwell put in a shift but were undone by their own mistakes in a 2-0 loss at Hearts.

Goals from Andy Halliday and Ellis Simms, both as a result of the visitors being caught on the ball, were the difference.

Liam Shaw and Ross Tierney made their first starts at the expense of Liam Donnelly and Kaiyne Woolery, with Callum Slattery also replacing Sean Goss in midfield.

Motherwell started strong, but were almost punished in bizarre circumstances when Kelly was adjudged to have picked the ball up from a team-mate’s pass.

From the resulting indirect free-kick just inside the area, the wall did its job to prevent an early lead for the hosts.

The first big Motherwell chances arrived within the first 15 minutes.

First, an O’Donnell cross from the right made Shaw stretch and send a header over the crossbar.

Then, after great linkup play between Tierney and Van Veen, the Dutch striker arced a effort from 20 yards agonisngly just past the right post.

Motherwell were playing with great purpose but they were to be disrupted on the half hour mark, when injury to Barry Maguire forced him off.

Goss replaced him in midfield but was unfortunately at the heart of the build-up to Hearts’ opener.

The Englishman was dispossessed in his own area on the right side, with the hosts punishing him to maximum effect, sweeping the ball left for Halliday to fire home.

Motherwell though should have been level at the break.

Roberts spent the half terrorising his opposite full back and sent in a wicked cross from the left. Van Veen was on the end of it, but steered his header back across goal and wide.

The Dutchman then had another shooting chance from a free-kick in stoppage time, but sent his effort from 25 yards over the bar.

Motherwell again started brightly but would rarely trouble Gordon’s goal.

The punishment for that would arrive just before the hour mark.

Shaw was dispossessed in the centre circle, allowing a wave of Hearts players to break forward. The ball eventually would come in from the right, with Ellis waiting to tap home at the back post.

Van Veen, Amaluzor and Roberts had chances but ‘Well couldn’t engineer a way back into the match, and left the capital empty handed.

Joe Efford has signed for Motherwell.

The American forward moves from Belgian side Waasland-Beveren for an undisclosed fee.

“We are very happy to bring Joe to the club and add to our attacking options,” manager Graham Alexander said.

“He has a great work ethic, real pace and goal scoring abilities from either side of the front three.

“He’s at a great age and after speaking with him, I know he is highly motivated to succeed at Motherwell.”

The 25-year-old, who will wear the number 20 jersey, has signed until the summer of 2023.

His move remains pending the receipt of a working visa, although a governing body endorsement has been awarded.

Efford opted out of a college scholarship to forge a professional career in Europe, spending a short spell in Romania before a move to Spain with Real Mallorca.

After two seasons with the Segunda Division side, he moved to Greece with third tier side Ergotelis.

His scoring form in 2018/19, netting 11 in 27 league matches, got his side promoted, where he then netted 11 in 19.

His performances earned him a move to the Belgian top flight in 2020 with Waasland-Beveren.

Darragh O’Connor has joined Queen of the South on loan.

The central defender switches to the Championship side for the remainder of the 2021/22 season.

Irishman O’Connor joined from Leicester City in the summer, making four appearances in the Premier Sports Cup at central defence, and then once as a substitute in the cinch Premiership.

We wish Darragh all the best and will continue to monitor his progress with Queens.