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Motherwell play their penultimate home match of 2025 against Dundee on Saturday 20 December. 

Kick off is 3pm at Fir Park.

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The Motherwell BBs will be raising money via bucket collection.

We have been granted a licence by North Lanarkshire Council for the controlled sale of alcohol at this match between 1:30pm and 2:30pm.

These sales will be managed in full accordance with licensing regulations, with appropriate security and stewarding measures in place. The aim of this initiative is to explore how a managed approach to alcohol sales can contribute to a positive and safe matchday experience.

We’d like to remind supporters that alcohol may only be consumed within clearly designated areas and not in sight of the pitch, and all activity will be confined to clearly designated and monitored areas. Regular matchday safety protocols remain unchanged.

We hope this will add to the enjoyment of the matchday experience for supporters, and we appreciate your cooperation and support as we participate in this limited trial. We will provide further updates ahead of each fixture.

For queries, contact: Suzanne.Reid@motherwellfc.co.uk.

Motherwell’s Fortunes

Motherwell extended their unbeaten run to nine matches on Saturday at Tannadice. It was also the Steelmen’s fifth consecutive clean sheet in the league, a record last achieved back in February 2010.

Tawanda Maswanhise has set off for Morocco as he prepares to represent Zimbabwe at the Africa Cup of Nations.

This has been a very competitive fixture in recent times. In the last six matches, both Motherwell and Dundee have two wins each.

Opposition Report

Dundee are currently tenth in the Scottish Premiership after 17 games. They have one win in their last eight outings.

The goals have been spread out amongst Steven Pressley’s squad, with defender Clark Robertson the current Dundee top scorer on four goals.

The Steelmen have coped with the busy festive period to this stage, and as they travelled to Tannadice Park looking to continue that run, they were met with a robust Dundee United side.

Jim Goodwin’s team were winless in five going into this match and proved tough to break down. With some half chances squandered, neither team had the prolific touch to win the match for their team.

In the end, it was Motherwell’s fifth consecutive clean sheet in the league, the first time they had achieved the feat since 2010. Extending their unbeaten run to nine games, Jens Berthel Askou’s side will look to go one better next weekend.

Motherwell had to settle for a point from Tannadice, coming away with a 0-0 draw.

The Steelmen secured their fifth clean sheet in a row and had the bulk of the possession, but neither side could carve out any definitive chances to take all three points.

There were three changes to the Motherwell team at Tannadice Park. Stephen Welsh, Callum Hendry and Callum Slattery all returned to the starting 11; Regan Charles-Cook, Apostolos Stamatelopoulos and Liam Gordon dropped down to the bench.

With Motherwell looking to extend their unbeaten run to nine games, which would be the first time since April 2013, and also aiming to keep a fifth consecutive clean sheet for the first time since February 2010, the Steelmen lined up for kick off looking to take control of possession early on.

Slattery’s cross found the head of Hendry, but his effort was easy for Dundee United keeper Richards.

Jens Berthel Askou’s plans were dealt a blow just 17 minutes in, after a clash of heads between Elliot Watt and Stephen Welsh, with the defender coming off worst and having to be replaced by Liam Gordon.

United had a decent opportunity after a long ball over the top found Max Watters, who took a great touch which almost let him in behind, but thankfully his next touch played it out of the park.

The first shot on target came on the stroke of half-time as United broke forward, but Zach Sapsford’s shot was routine for Calum Ward.

Motherwell were next to threaten as half-time edged closer. Some good play down the right led to the Steelmen’s first shot on target, but Maswanhise’s low shot was easily gathered by Richards.

United started the second half with two good chances, both for Amar Fatah. First, the ball broke to him at the back post, and Gordon was on hand to block. Secondly, he drove forward from deep and saw his shot flash just wide of the target after cutting inside from the left-wing.

Well looked to respond as Callum Slattery worked his way across the box, but his shot back across goal drifted past the post, but Motherwell were upping the tempo.

Craig Sibbald intercepted and attempted an audacious shot from the halfway line as he looked to catch Ward off his line, but the lobbed shot went narrowly past the post.

Callum Hendry was next to have a go, but his snapshot was palmed to safety by Richards, who was the livelier of the two keepers. Stephen O’Donnell sent a searching curling pass up the right-hand channel that found substitute Apostolos Stamatelopoulos; from a tight angle, he tried to find the bottom corner but couldn’t keep his effort on target.

Motherwell’s best move of the second-half saw good build-up play on the right-hand side lead to a cutback to Slattery on the edge of the box, but the Englishman smashed his strike over the bar.

Motherwell Team: Ward, O’Donnell, McGinn, Welsh, Koutroumbis, Watt, Fadinger, Slattery, Just, Hendry, Maswanhise. 

Motherwell Subs: Connelly, Longelo, Gordon, Sparrow, Priestman, Ross, Stamatelopoulos, Said, Charles-Cook. 

Jens Berthel Askou gives his thoughts on a goalless afternoon in Dundee.

Calum Ward has signed a new contract with the club that will see him remain at Fir Park until the summer of 2027, with the club holding the option of a further year.

“Calum has really taken his chance this season and shown fantastic progression since the summer,” Jens Berthel Askou explained.

“He has all the qualities we are looking for in a goalkeeper, and on top of that, he is extremely passionate about learning and improving under Neil Alexander’s guidance. His quality and composure in the build-up have been of massive importance to us, and lately he has had more and more decisive moments denying big chances for the opposition.

“Seven clean sheets in the league so far this season indicate a very strong relationship between the goalkeeper and the players in front of him, and I’m really happy that we can now build on that going forward.”

Ward arrived in February 2025 in the middle of a goalkeeping crisis. Not making an appearance for the club during the 2024/25 season, he extended his stay in the summer as he looked to compete with Aston Oxborough for the number one jersey.

With Oxborough sidelined, Ward moved up to first-choice and has since gone on to achieve ten clean sheets in all competitions this season, in 21 games. His style of play has suited perfectly the Jens Berthel Askou system, and he has committed to the project by signing this extension.

“Results have been going well, and performances have been strong,” Calum Ward said.

“I think the whole club and community come together constantly, and you can feel that as a player. We as players have been doing stuff recently with local schools and people in our community, and it just makes you feel so comfortable. The club has the correct values, and it feels like everything is on a good trajectory.

“The future is exciting, and I’m looking forward to seeing how everything unfolds. The manager and all the coaching staff have worked so hard to get us to this point, and we’re improving as people every day. It’s a pleasure to be involved.”

Elijah Just is enjoying his football at Motherwell, saying the full squad have played their part to the success achieved so far. 

Just thinks he’s exceeded his own expectations for the season so far, but knows the job is far from complete.

Manager Jens Berthel Askou believes Saturday’s opposition Dundee United will be looking to challenge for the top-six in the William Hill Premiership, as the boss expects stiff opposition at Tannadice. 

Askou also provided the latest squad update.

Tawanda Maswanhise has been named in the final Zimbabwe squad that will travel to Morocco to compete in the Africa Cup of Nations. 

Maswanhise will travel following our match against Dundee United on Saturday 13 December.

Zimbabwe are in Group B and will kick off their campaign against Egypt on Monday 22 December. They then face Angola on Friday 26 December, before rounding off the group stage against South Africa on Monday 29 December.

Good luck, Tawanda.

• Zimbabwe v Egypt 
• Monday 22 December 
• 8pm Kick Off
• Adrar Stadium

• Zimbabwe v Angola 
• Friday 26 December 
• 12:30pm Kick Off 
• Stade de Marrakech

• Zimbabwe v South Africa 
• Monday 29 December 
• 4pm Kick Off 
• Stade de Marrakech

Tawanda Maswanhise has picked up the G4 Claims player of the month for November. 

Voted by the Motherwell FC fans, Maswanhise makes two trophies for his performances in November. The forward also won the William Hill Premiership player of the month for his impressive displays during November.

Well done, Tawanda.

Iain Robinson will be the new head coach of Motherwell’s women’s team.

Robinson, who previously held the position of Under-17s coach at Rangers, will join Motherwell from Queens Park after being appointed the Head Coach of the Spiders in 2024.

Assistant Coach David Brownlie will also join the coaching staff at the club after departing Queens Park.

“I’m really pleased,” said Robinson, who will officially take charge ahead of this weekend’s SWPL meeting with Hearts at K-Park.

“We’re really excited to get started. From the outside looking in, Motherwell seemed like a very exciting club to be a part of. The women’s department has gone from strength to strength in recent years, and after speaking with the board, they had a clear idea of what they wanted to do, and that tied in exactly with what I and David wanted to do.

“The structure behind the scenes is something that I really bought into. Coming through a youth academy background at Rangers, having a strong youth academy at the club, and having a young flow of players from the academy are things that we wanted to work with and things that attracted both myself and David.

“We want to be a team that dominates the ball and imposes our structure on the game. We look to play through the thirds, build from the back, and create a high number of quality chances.

“We can’t wait to get started.”

Despite his youthful age, Robinson has already built an impressive and extensive resume within the women’s game, after having achieved his UEFA A-license award in 2022.

Robinson has held coaching positions at BSC Glasgow Community Sports Club before spells with both Greenock Morton and Partick Thistle men’s teams, respectively. He then replaced the departing Craig Joyce in Glasgow after being headhunted to become the head coach of Queen’s Park.

Robinson departs the Spiders, with the club sitting comfortably in the final promotion-playoff position in the Scottish Women’s Premier League 2 table, one point shy of Boroughmuir Thistle in second.

“I’m thrilled to be able to announce Iain as our new Head Coach,” Motherwell Chief Executive Brian Caldwell said.

“He is a young and ambitious coach who impressed from a very early stage during the interview process. His vision and plan are clear, and I look forward to working with him going forward.

“I also want to extend my gratitude to Queen’s Park, who have been accommodating throughout this process and allowed for an easy and smooth exit for Iain.”