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Reliable defender Johnny Koutroumbis and fan favourite Tawanda Maswanhise talk us through the start of the Jens Berthel Askou era, as Motherwell kick off their 2025/26 competitive season in the group-stage of the Premier Sports Cup. 

Facing stiff tests against Clyde, Peterhead, Stenhousemuir and Morton in the Cup, July was rounded off with a competitive friendly against German giants Hertha BSC.

From the highs and lows to everything in between, Koutroumbis and Maswanhise break the first month of action down and provide insight into what they were thinking on the pitch.

We have secured extra tickets from St Mirren that will go on sale on Saturday 9 August at 10am.

These will be available on the link here.

If you have purchased tickets for the game but have been unable to collect them from the Fir Park ticket office, the Motherwell SLO Chris Thomson will be at the away turnstiles (North Stand) with your ticket for the match.

We’ll see you all in Paisley tomorrow, thank you for dedicated and unwavering support.

Summer signing Emmanuel Longelo is delighted with the start he has made in Motherwell colours, but has set his sights on further ambitions for the season ahead. 

Longelo discusses how he has settled into the squad and what he thinks they can achieve this season.

Manager Jens Berthel Askou believes his side will be coming up against a completely different side in the form of St Mirren, compared to what they have faced this season. He believes the team will have to adapt their game and be patient throughout the 90 minutes. 

The boss provides a squad update, as well as discussing the responsibility put on Apostolos Stamatelopoulos being the only fit striker available for the first-team.

Goalkeeper Matty Connelly has joined Championship side Airdrie on loan for the rest of the season. 

Connelly made his first-team debut against Peterhead in the Premier Sports Cup last month and also kept a clean sheet in his second match against Stenhousemuir.

“Matty has impressed all of us over the summer with his attitude and composure when he got his first minutes for us,” Jens Berthel Askou said.

“He’s been brilliant in training, and we have been looking for the best setup for his continued development, which we have now found in this loan.

“While he will earn important minutes at a competitive level in a club with a similar approach to the game as us, he’ll still be with us once a week and be part of our environment.

“I’m sure that we’ll get a better, stronger and wiser goalkeeper back who is able to compete even harder for his place in the team when he returns.”

Good luck, Matty.

Tickets for our upcoming trip to Tynecastle are now on sale. 

Due to the limited allocation, season ticket holders have the first opportunity to purchase one ticket per season ticket. General sale will be begin on Monday 11^th August at 9am.

You can buy online here.

Wheelchair & carer is priced at £17.

Please note, all tickets are physical so they can only be collected or posted out, there will no collections on the day. The last day for postage will be on the 19^th August.

Eseosa Sule is set to be missing for a period of time after sustaining an injury.

After constant and continuous communication between both clubs since the injury occurred, it has been decided that the West Brom loanee will return to his parent club to begin the rehabilitation process and will return to Motherwell when he has completed his recovery.

“Eseosa has made a very good impression since he arrived and was growing with the team and developing really well until his injury,” Jens Berthel Askou said.

“It’s very unfortunate for him and us that we will now be missing him for a while. We all look forward to his return to full fitness and for him to continue his journey with us on the pitch.”

Speedy recovery, Eseosa.

Tickets for upcoming Premier Sports Cup last 16 tie against St Johnstone are now on sale. 

You can buy tickets online by clicking here.

Ambulant disabled supporters: buy online – age appropriate price.  Where an ambulant disabled supporter requires a personal assistant, please select an additional seat and choose PA (personal assistant) from the dropdown list before adding to your basket.

Wheelchair supporters: age appropriate price – please contact our ticket office on 01738 459090 (option 1) to purchase.

We have a limited number of disabled parking bays for visiting fans to book in advance.  Please email DAO@perthsaints.co.uk to book or to enquire.

We will also be running a supporters bus from Fir Park.

The price is £15 per person. You can secure your spot on the bus by clicking here. 

The Cooper Bar will be open from 11:30am for refreshments, with the coach leaving promptly at 1:15pm.

It’s time for Motherwell’s first away day of the 25/26 Premiership season on Saturday 9 August, heading to Paisley to face St Mirren. 

Kick off is 3pm.

How to follow the game

Tickets are available to purchase online by clicking here.

• Wheelchair & Carer – £18
• Ambulant & Carer – £18

Motherwell’s Fortunes

Motherwell will be encouraged with their opening day draw against Rangers. Emmanuel Longelo netted in the 87th minute to earn a point against last season’s runners-up.

Jens Berthel Askou hasn’t tasted defeat since the first friendly of the season against FC Twente at the end of June. Topping their Premier Sports Cup group with 11 points from a possible 12, a number of new signings have hit the ground running.

Longelo has already scored two goals since arriving in ML1, with Elliot Watt impressing early on. The midfielder picked up the Sky Sports man of the match against Rangers.

Opposition Report

St Mirren opened their Premiership campaign with a 1-0 defeat to Celtic at Parkhead on Sunday. A resolute and organised performance looked to have earned them a 0-0 draw, but Luke McCowan broke St Mirren hearts with less than five minutes to go to snatch the points away from Stephen Robinson’s side.

Former Motherwell man Mikael Mandron has made a fast start to the season, scoring four goals during the Premier Sports Cup group-stage. He is joint top scorer with Killian Phillips, who signed a permanent deal during the summer.

There have been 11 summer signings in Paisley, including both Phillips and Roland Idowu’s loan deals turning permanent. Amongst the new arrivals is former Motherwell player Liam Donnelly, although the Northern Ireland international is yet to make his debut.

Motherwell and St Mirren faced each other three times last season. Motherwell won the first game 2-1, thanks to a Lennon Miller double. Tony Watt’s header in stoppage-time earned all three points in Paisley for the Steelmen.

Callum Slattery scored a double against St Mirren at Fir Park in March, when the game ended 2-2.

It couldn’t have been much more of a difficult start for Motherwell in the William Hill Premiership, kicking off the new campaign against Rangers at Fir Park. 

Over 6000 Motherwell supporters made their way to ML1, keen to see the new style and philosophy being implemented by Jens Berthel Askou.

Demanding the players showed everyone who we want to be; Berthel Askou and his approach excited the fans in the early stages of the game. But it was Rangers who opened the scoring from a corner.

Conceding early didn’t derail the plan, and Motherwell worked their way back into proceedings. Creating chance after chance, the home crowd got more involved, and the goal looked like it was coming.

And on the 87th minute, it did. Emmanuel Longelo drilled home to level the game and earn the Steelmen a more than deserved opening day point.