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Motherwell make the short trip to Celtic Park on Sunday 5 October in the William Hill Premiership.

Kick off is 3pm.

How to follow the game

You can buy tickets online by clicking here. Full view tickets are being sold initially only.

Last day for postage will be Tuesday 30^th September.

Under 13s attending the match must be accompanied by an Adult.

The Motherwell FC ticket office will be open from 10am until 11:30am on matchday, to facilitate any last-minute sales. You will not be able to buy tickets for the match at Celtic Park.

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.

Motherwell’s Fortunes

Motherwell registered their first league win of the season on Saturday night against Aberdeen. That result extended Motherwell’s unbeaten run to 14 matches, their best run since 1952.

Jens Berthel Askou remains unbeaten in competitive matches as Motherwell manager. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos found the back of the net for the first time in the league last time out, as the Australian targets further goals.

The Steelmen last visited Parkhead on Boxing Day last year, with Brendan Rodgers’ side running out comfortable 4-0 victors. But Motherwell have had positive results in the East End of Glasgow in recent years, Jon Obika’s late goal earned his side a point in a 1-1 draw back in November 2023, with the Steelmen also drawing 1-1 earlier that year in April.

Opposition Report

Despite unrest amongst supporters, Celtic have been largely picking up positive results on the pitch. They remain unbeaten in domestic competitions this season, but the elimination from the Champions League has left a dampener on proceedings.

Celtic have drew their last two matches, Hibernian in the league and Crvena zvezda in the Europa League. Benjamin Nygren arrived over the summer and has three goals to his name already this season.

The Champions are in action on Thursday night in the Europa League, taking on Braga in Glasgow.

Elijah Just has been named in the New Zealand squad for their October matches. 

Just, a regular in the national side, will travel with his teammates to Europe for two friendly matches.

The Kiwis line up against Poland on Thursday 9 October and will play Norway on Tuesday 14 October. These matches will stand New Zealand in good stead having qualified for the 2026 World Cup earlier in the year, and can utilise these fixtures to prepare ahead of the finals next summer.

• Poland v New Zealand 
• Thursday 9 October
• 7:45pm Kick Off
• Silesian Stadium, Poland 

• Norway v New Zealand 
• Tuesday 14 October 
• 5pm Kick Off
• Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway

After getting one over Aberdeen last weekend in the Granite City, and advancing to the Premier Sports Cup semi-final, Jens Berthel Askou and his Motherwell side were facing the same opposition again this weekend but on home turf.

Aberdeen, who had been searching for their first win and goal of the league season, travelled down to North Lanarkshire and started brightly in the game.

In wet conditions, neither side could convert their chances for the vast majority of the game. But despite the lack of goals, the home crowd remained loud and proud, acting as the 12th man.

Fighting until the very end, stoppage time would bring about ample drama, resulting in Motherwell getting over the line to secure their first league win of the season.

The manager gives his views on a late win over Aberdeen.

Motherwell faced Aberdeen for the second time in a week on Saturday night at Fir Park, with Jens Berthel Askou picking up his first league victory as Motherwell boss. 

Two injury-time goals from Australian pair Johnny Koutroumbis and Apostolos Stamatelopoulos gave Motherwell a deserved first league win of the season and extended their unbeaten run to 12 games.

For the first time since his arrival in the summer, the Motherwell manager named an unchanged 11. All nine substitutes remained the same as the previous weekend to match.

That meant a home start for Stephen Welsh and last week’s goal hero, Regan Charles-Cook.

Backed by their loyal and noisy following, Aberdeen could have been ahead within the first minute when Calum Ward was forced to palm Kevin Nisbet’s powerful header from eight yards over the bar.

Although ‘Well quickly resumed their short passing game, both teams had difficulty dealing with longer balls on the wet and slick surface.

Midway through the half, a steady build-up released Tawanda Maswanhise, but his ball across the six-yard box was taken at the second attempt by Dimitar Mitov as Charles-Cook lay waiting behind the ‘keeper.

Following a water break in the rain after 35 minutes, Ward had to act smartly to push Jesper Karlson’s shot away from goal.

With ‘Well content to probe for an opening and never really threatening Mitov’s goal in the first half, former ‘Well defender Nicky Devlin was denied the opener at the other end when his header was nodded off the line by Elliot Watt.

There was a bit more pressure on the Dons’ goal at the start of the second half, and after 62 minutes Mitov produced a brilliant save to deny the Steelmen the opening goal. A quick break on the right allowed Ibrahim Said to whip the ball into the penalty box. Although it fell behind Apostolos Stamatelopoulos, the striker took a touch before hooking the ball towards goal only to see the ‘keeper racing from his line to block his goal-bound effort.

That sparked some much-needed life into the game as both sides chased three points.

With 73 minutes played, Well’s first change saw Johnny Koutroumbis replace Stephen O’Donnell after another impressive shift from the former Scotland.

Five minutes later another chance came the way of Stamatelopoulos. A fortunate rebound sent the ball towards the six-yard box, but the Australian’s well-measured header drifted beyond the post.

Motherwell looked the more likely to score as the game moved into the final five minutes, and Esapa Osong replaced Charles-Cook.

Despite having the better of the second half, though, the Fir Park men seemed to be heading for yet another draw until two minutes into added-on time.

Koutroumbis cut into the box on the left, and although his low shot lacked power, it squirmed out of the hands of the grounded Mitov and over the line to give ‘Well the lead.

Intent on playing out the last few minutes of the game, Jens Berthel Askou sent on Andy Halliday and Kofi Balmer.

However, in a dramatic ending, ‘Well doubled their lead in the 96th minute. Osong’s determination carried him into the Dons’ box before he was fouled, although it took a VAR check to confirm it was a penalty. That allowed Stamatelopoulos to hammer home his first league goal of the season from 12 yards as the players rushed to celebrate with the striker, and the ‘Well fans enjoyed a late, late show.

Motherwell Team: Ward, O’Donnell, Gordon, Welsh, Longelo, Watt, Fadinger, Said, Maswanhise, Charles-Cook, Stamatelopoulos. 

Motherwell Subs: Oxborough, Koutroumbis, Balmer, Priestman, McColm, McAllister, Halliday, Ross, Osong.

Stephen Welsh has enjoyed his start at Motherwell, and believes the team produced a strong performance against Aberdeen last weekend. The Celtic loanee believes Aberdeen’s position in the league table isn’t quite a true reflection of the team they are, and is confident that this weekend’s match will be nothing short of a tough challenge. 

Welsh also discusses his recent spell in Belgium and having a head start on the style of play here at Motherwell from what he learned coming through at Celtic.

Motherwell boss Jens Berthel Askou was delighted that his side booked their spot in the semi-final of the Premier Sports Cup against Aberdeen last weekend, but has put that achievement firmly to the back of his mind ahead of their second match against the Dons in the space of a week this weekend. 

Despite playing the same opponent back-to-back, the manager believes the match could play out in a completely different fashion, with both sides looking for improvement compared to last weekend’s match.

Jens Berthel Askou provided an update on the playing squad ahead of Saturday’s match against Aberdeen at Fir Park. 

“We’ll finalise the squad on Friday,” Jens Berthel Askou said.

“Not a lot of changes; we’re still working on getting players fit. Good progress. Paul McGinn is doing great; we’ll see if that’s too early.

“Some of the guys who have been out for a while, and who will still be out for a while, Filip [Stuparevic] and Zach [Robinson], are doing great. They’re starting to run more.

“Elijah [Just] is doing better, Tom [Sparrow] and so on. Everything is going in the right direction. But for now, I don’t expect a lot of changes to the squad on Saturday.”

Our Premier Sports Cup semi-final match against St Mirren will take place on Saturday 1 November. 

Kick off is 5:30pm.

Ticket prices have also been confirmed.

Tickets will go on sale in due course.

The club are running supporters buses from Fir Park to Hampden. The price is £20 per person. Buses will leave Fir Park at 4pm, with the Cooper Stand open from 1pm for refreshments.

You can book your seat on the bus now by clicking here.

The club will be offering hospitality packages with coach to and from Hampden, with all the details to be confirmed in due course. 

Motherwell take on Aberdeen for the second time in a week on Saturday 27 September at Fir Park.

Kick off is 5:45pm.

How to Follow the game

You can buy tickets online here.

• Young Adults tickets would ages 13-17.
•  Concessions are classed as, Over 65, Full Time Students, 18-21 Year olds.
• Juveniles would be 12 and under

On Match days, the Ticket Office is open from 2:30pm – 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.

The match is being show live on Premier Sports.

What else is happening?

The Cooper Suite opens for home and away fans at 3:30pm. Food and drink is available, with the suite remaining open for one hour after the match also.

The Beer Garden will open at 3:30pm, and will be available for home fans only.

The Motherwell FC DSA are collecting money at the match via bucket collection.

Motherwell’s Fortunes

Motherwell made it back-to-back Premier Sports Cup semi-final appearances on Saturday, with a hard-fought but impressive win over Aberdeen at Pittodrie.

Regan Charles-Cook netted his first Motherwell goal since joining late in the summer window and will be looking to follow up again this weekend.

The last time these two sides faced off at Fir Park was when goals from Tawanda Maswanhise and Ewan Wilson secured a deserved 2-0 win over the Dons in January.

Opposition Report

Aberdeen have made a slow start to the Premiership campaign as they hunt down their first victory of the league campaign. A Scottish Cup win was the perfect end to the 2024/25 season, and with a number of new reinforcements, Jimmy Thelin will be looking to get their first league win of the season.

That first league win may come prior to their visit to Fir Park, however. The Dons are in action on Tuesday night against Dundee United at Tannadice.