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Liam Donnelly and Trevor Carson are in the Northern Ireland squad for matches with the Netherlands and Czech Republic.

The national side take on the Dutch in Euro 2020 qualifying on 10 October in Rotterdam, before a trip to Prague four days later for a friendly.

Donnelly earned his second cap for his country in last month’s friendly with Luxembourg, while Carson also featured in the squad.

Following on from another summer of managerial change, St Mirren fans seem to be getting much-needed stability under the guidance of Jim Goodwin.

A hugely popular figure during his time as a player with Saints, Goodwin was lured back to Paisley following on from the departure of Oran Kearney to Coleraine, just one month after guiding the team to Scottish Premiership safety courtesy of a penalty shootout victory over Dundee United.

The story so far

The Buddies have kept things tight at the back in the league so far this season. In fact, they have the best defensive record outside of Celtic and Rangers, having conceded six goals in seven games.

That hasn’t translated too much into results, however, with one win, two draws and four defeats so far putting them 1oth in the division.

Form guide

Goodwin’s men have drawn their last two matches 0-0, off the back of three defeats.

Their last win came at home in August, when Aberdeen were defeated 1-0 in Paisley.

How they shaped up last time

St Mirren lined up in a 4-4-2 formation in their 0-0 draw with Hearts last time out. They kept the same starting team from the one that also held Hamilton 0-0 the week previous.

Three to watch

Vaclav Hladky

Czech stopper Vaclav Hladky was a pivotal figure in ensuring St Mirren’s Scottish Premiership safety last term.

The 28-year-old enjoyed a fantastic first five months in Paisley, highlighted by his display in the Premiership play-off final in which he saved penalties from Peter Pawlett, Paol Safranko and Callum Booth as Dundee United failed to convert a single effort from the spot.

During the summer Azerbaijani champions Qarabag reportedly bid £200,000 for the keeper, though Saints were able to stave off interest in their highly rated star who is aiming to make it three successive clean sheets this afternoon.

Kyle McAllister

After returning to St Mirren on a six-month loan deal in January, Kyle McAllister showed all of the qualities that led to Derby splashing out £225,000 to take the midfielder from Paisley to the Midlands in 2017.

He scored three times in 12 appearances, including the crucial opener in Saints’ 2-0 victory over Hamilton in their penultimate league fixture.

In early August, McAllister would return on a permanent basis and has featured in every match since. The draws with Hamilton and Hearts have seen the winger restricted to appearances from the bench, though with goals at a premium for the Buddies, McAllister will be hoping to be unleashed from the start at Fir Park today.

Kyle Magennis

Kyle Magennis has shown maturity beyond his 21 years as he’s pulled on the captain’s armband in the absence of Stephen McGinn.

A graduate of the Saints academy and a Scotland U21 internationalist, Magennis has accumulated 79 appearances so far in black and white scoring nine goals.

Magennis possesses many attacking qualities, especially his ability to power forward and deliver a dangerous cross or powerful shot, this is shown in his one v one dribbling attempts per match. He currently is third in the Premiership with an average of 10 every game, Sherwin Seedorf is second with 10.23.

Liam Donnelly has extended his contract with Motherwell until the summer of 2022.

The Northern Irishman becomes the first this campaign to commit to the club, after a storming start to the season in claret and amber.

“I am delighted to have signed a new deal at the club”. Donnelly said. “This season has completely exceeded my expectations.

“It was my goal to establish myself in the first team, first and foremost. It was also my ambition to get back into the Northern Ireland setup, and to have achieved both so early in the campaign has been fantastic.

“I’m set now on continuing to improve and contribute to the team.”

The former Fulham and Hartlepool midfielder has started the season in sensational form, scoring eight goals in 11 games, scooping the July and August player of the month awards in the process.

His form was rewarded with a recall to the full Northern Ireland squad, where he made his return and earned his second full cap against Luxembourg last month, five years after making his debut against Chile.

The 23-year-old’s deal was due to expire at the end of 2019/20. His new agreement will take him through to the summer of 2022.

Manager Stephen Robinson added: “We are delighted Liam has committed to the club for the foreseeable future.

“Liam has earned the new deal with some very good performances and being rewarded with full international recognition.

“He will continue to improve in all aspects and he is someone we felt we need to protect as an asset to the football club.

“By extending his deal, it ensures we continue to build and protect key players in the last year of their contracts.”

St Mirren are the visitors to Motherwell on Saturday, as the Steelmen chase another win going into the October international break.

With four wins from their last five matches, Stephen Robinson’s men are looking to keep third place in the Ladbrokes Premiership.

Kick off at Fir Park on Saturday is at 3pm.

Tale of the tape

Motherwell sit on 13 points from seven games in the Ladbrokes Premiership so far.

Victory over St Johnstone last weekend was the fourth win in five, a run interrupted only by defeat to Ross County in the last match at Fir Park.

St Mirren sit 10th in the Premiership so far, with one win from their opening seven games.

Their sole victory came in a 1-0 win over Aberdeen at home in August. Their last two game have ended in goalless draws, both coming at home against Hamilton and Hearts.

On the road, they’ve lost all three so far at the hands of Hibernian, St Mirren and Livingston.

Head to head

Both sides have won two of the last five encounters between the sides, with one draw.

The last match came at Fir Park in May, with David Turnbull’s opener being cancelled out at the death by Kyle Magennis in a 1-1 draw.

Motherwell won both games at St Mirren Park last campaign, while the Buddies were 1-0 winners in December at Fir Park.

Ticket information

Tickets are available online now or from the Fir Park ticket office. You can also pay at the gate.

The cheaper price is for our John Hunter stand only.

Fans who require ambulant or wheelchair access should contact Andy Sim on 07428 225254 or email tickets@mfcdsa.com.

Can’t make it? Watch or listen live

If you’re outside the UK/Ireland, you can watch Motherwell v St Mirren and the majority of our Ladbrokes Premiership games this season on our live streaming service.

Priced at £12 a month, just head to tv.motherwellfc.co.uk to subscribe.

Wherever you are, there’s also live audio commentary available on our streaming service for £5.99 a month.

Match officials

John Beaton is the man in the middle for the match, assisted by Calum Spence, Gordon Crawford and Colin Steven.

Motherwell’s home clash with Rangers on Sunday December 15th has been chosen for live coverage on Sky Sports.

The game was originally rescheduled for Sunday due to Rangers’ Europa League commitments but will now kick off at the changed time of 12 noon.

>> Revised fixture list

Devante Cole scored his first Motherwell goal, and Mark Gillespie saved a St Johnstone penalty, as the Steelmen won 1-0 at McDiarmid Park in the Ladbrokes Premiership.

“We can play a lot better. So to come here and get the win shows the character of the side.”

Stephen Robinson was happy to leave St Johnstone with the victory after a dogged performance in Perth.

Motherwell ground out a 1-0 win at St Johnstone to go third in the Ladbrokes Premiership.

Devante Cole’s goal, and a penalty save from Mark Gillespie, made the difference in a dogged performance by the visitors.

Stephen Robinson made one enforced change from the team which lost to Ross County, with Richard Tait coming in for the suspended Jake Carroll.

After a scrappy start, Motherwell should have had the lead with 15 minutes played.

James Scott’s driving run to the byline saw him flash the ball across the face of goal, where Cole was waiting.

With the ball slightly behind him, he managed to scoop his shot over the bar.

He would make up for his error with two minutes left in the half. Liam Polworth’s corner was met brilliantly by Declan Gallagher at the back post, with his knock down met by Cole to sweep into the net.

St Johnstone came out in the second half determined to arrest a run which had seen them fail to win in their opening six league matches.

After big shouts for a penalty when Stevie May went down in the area, they would get one with 10 minutes gone in the second half.

Murray Davidson was taken out in the air by Richard Tait, presenting Scott Tanser with the chance to equalise from the spot.

Gilliespie had proved Tanser’s nemesis last season from 12 yards, and the goalkeeper would keep up his outstanding penalty save record, getting down to claw away the kick.

The hosts continued to push and push, as Motherwell had to dig in to ensure they didn’t surrender the lead.

Liam Donnelly’s stoppage-time red card for a stamp on Christopher Kane came too late to make a difference for the hosts, as Motherwell moved to third with the win.

Motherwell: Gillespie, Grimshaw, Hartley, Gallagher, Tait, Donnelly, Campbell, Polworth, Scott (Ilic) Seedorf (Hylton), Cole (Long).

Subs: Carson, Maguire, O’Hara, Mugabi.

There’s live video and audio available from St Johnstone v Motherwell on Saturday.

We’ve a live stream of the match available to viewers outside of the UK and Ireland for just £12 a month.

To subscribe and get all Motherwell home matches – and the majority of away games – head to tv.motherwellfc.co.uk now and sign up.

If you’re in the UK or Ireland and can’t make it, don’t worry. We’ve also got live audio commentary of the match for just £5.99 a month.

Head to tv.motherwellfc.co.uk to sign up. Just choose the UK/Ireland commentary option.

2019/20 Motherwell streaming service matches

Fans can pay at the gate at Saturday’s Ladbrokes Premiership match with St Johnstone.

Supporters will be in the north end of the west stand. Fans travelling by car are asked to follow “away supporters” road signs for ease of access to the ground.

*Under 13s tickets are free of charge with any full paying adult or over 65 ticket, restricted to a maximum of two per adult/senior ticket.

Fans who require ambulant or wheelchair access should contact Andy Sim on 07428 225254 or email tickets@mfcdsa.com.