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We travel to Perth to take on St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Saturday 13 May.

Kick-off is 3pm.

Tickets

Supporters are able to buy tickets online here.

Ticket Office open from 9am – the ticket office is open until kick-off with no pay gate facility

Travel information

Due to the ongoing roadworks outside Tesco on the A85 Crieff Road, all Motherwell supporters are encouraged to take the following route to McDiarmid Park on Saturday:

Visiting Buses, coaches and cars are to head north from Broxden Roundabout to Inveralmond Roundabout.

Take the 4th exit signposted ’football traffic”

Take the first slip road signposted “Crieff/Crianlarich (A85) & Perth A85”

At the traffic lights, turn left and take the filter lane turning right through the blue North Gate at McDiarmid Park where stewards will direct you to the West side of the artificial pitch.

Ticket Prices

• • Ticket sales are online only (with the exception of the wheelchair & PA tickets – see attached).
  • Disabled/ambulant supporters must be in receipt of PIP/DLA and will be asked to verify this when purchasing online.
  • Personal assistant tickets cannot be added to an order without the age appropriate ambulant disabled ticket being added first.
  • U12 tickets cannot be purchased without an adult/concession ticket (max 2 x U12 per order), the adult/concession ticket must be added first.

How to follow game online

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 Story of the Match

Saturday’s fine win over Kilmarnock gives Motherwell a nine point cushion over the relegation play-off place but work remains to be done to guarantee safety.

Saturday’s opponents are five points from safety after their crucial win over Dundee United last weekend.

The Perth side sacked Calum Davidson mid April and have shown signs of life under Steven MacLean with four points from their last two games.

The last game at McDiarmid ended as a draw after Blair Spittal’s free-kick cancelled out Drey Wright’s opener.

McDiarmid Park has proven to not be a happy hunting ground for the Steelmen, with their last win coming in September 2019.

Match Officials

• • Referee: Grant Irvine
  • AR1: Calum Spence
  • AR2: Michael Banks
  • Fourth Official: Scott Lambie
  • VAR: Gavin Duncan
  • AVAR: Dougie Potter

Motherwell knew that a win against St Johnstone would guarantee Scottish Premiership football for next season. 

Travelling north to a sun-soaked Perth, 750 ‘Well fans also made the journey, as Stuart Kettlewell’s men looked to take a step closer to securing seventh place and the ‘best of the rest’ tag in the bottom half of the table.

Apart from Kevin van Veen netting in the first half, only for it to be ruled out by VAR as offside, the half remained largely quiet and the Motherwell manager wanted to see more in the second period.

Van Veen was looking to break a post-war record, scoring in eight consecutive Motherwell matches, and he was presented with the perfect chance after Stephen O’Donnell was brought down in the box on his 100th appearance.

The Dutchman stepped up but was denied by Remi Matthews in the St Johnstone net.

However, VAR intervened and a retake was awarded as the goalkeeper was off his line. With even more pressure heaped on Van Veen, he had the audacity to Panenka the penalty down the middle to make it 26 goals for the season.

Mikael Mandron made sure of the points with his first league goal since joining in January to round off a good day’s work in Perthshire as Motherwell climbed to seventh in the table above Livingston with three games to go.

With only fives games remaining, Stuart Kettlewell wanted to see his team continue to reach the high standards that his side have set themselves. 

Kilmarnock were the visitors to Fir Park and Motherwell got off to, what is becoming a trademark, fast start.

Blair Spittal got the ball rolling after just four minutes giving his side the lead and after Sam Walker making numerous saves in the Killie goal, and a couple of chances missed from Motherwell, it took until stoppage time for the second Motherwell goal to come to seal the win. But it was worth the wait.

Scoring in his seventh consecutive match and reaching 25 goals for the season, Kevin van Veen continued his electric run of form with a world-class touch and finish.

With Motherwell moving 10 points clear from the bottom of the table, Kettlewell still has eye on the ball and wants to see his team rack up the points and finish strongly this season.

It was an afternoon to forget for the Women of Steel, as a clinical Rebecca Galbraith dashed Motherwell’s faint hopes of sustaining a challenge for seventh place.

A quickfire first-half hat-trick had Spartans firmly in the ascendency, despite Tiree Burchill narrowing the deficit before the break.

Following a serious injury to Amelie Birse, the game was temporarily suspended as the midfielder received treatment.

Upon the restart, Kayla Jardine pulled a second goal back with a composed finish, but this proved to be a consolation, as Spartans held out to ensure all three points returned to the Capital.

Manager, Paul Brownlie made four changes from the side that ended their recent winless run with a commanding 3-0 victory away to Glasgow Women midweek. Lauren Doran-Barr, Chelsie Watson, Katie Rice, and Kodie Hay all returned to action, replacing Emma Lawton, Niamh Noble, Kayla Jardine, and Lori Gardner.

Motherwell’s recent run of conceding early unfortunately persisted, as the visitors netted the breakthrough after nine minutes.

Julianne Ross’ dangerous through ball was shifted by Galbraith onto her stronger right-foot, and the striker drilled a powerful strike beyond the reach of Katie Andrews.

Seven minutes later, Spartans had their second. Lurking in the box, Galbraith escaped her marker with relative ease before connecting with Mya Bates’ floated delivery, dispatching it into the bottom-left corner.

Less than two minutes later, Motherwell narrowed the deficit. A hopeful cross from the right sailed accurately into the path of Louisa Boyes, who was initially denied by the Spartans keeper, but Burchill was the quickest to react, prodding home the rebound.

The hosts momentum proved to be short-lived, as Spartans regained their advantage on the stroke of half-time. Galbraith again capitalised on the hosts defensive indecision, lifting a cool effort over the head over Andrews.

The game was temporarily suspended for a lengthy period of time in the latter stages of the second half, as Spartans’ Birse received medical treatment following a serious injury.

Play resumed over 20-minutes later, with Motherwell chasing a route back into the game.

Moments after the restart, substitute Kayla Jardine netted after volleying Gill Inglis’ floated delivery into the bottom-right corner.

However, it proved to only be a late consolation, as Spartans stood resolute to leave K-Park with the three points.

This result confirms an eight-placed finish for the women of Steel, with only one remaining fixture against Aberdeen at K-Park next Saturday.

Motherwell continue their hectic SWPL schedule with a Tuesday night match against Glasgow Women at John Cummings Stadium. 

Kick off is 8.15pm.

How to follow the game

Adult tickets cost £6, with Under 16s entry costing £3.

Under 12 entry is free.

Story of the match

Glasgow Women are yet to pick up a point this season in SWPL.

The two sides last met at Fir Park, with Motherwell winning 4-0 in front of a bumper crowd.

Jemma Hughes netted two that night, with Niamh Noble and Chelsie Watson also getting on the scoresheet.

The women of steel will be looking to bounce back from back-to-back defeats in the league.

Consecutive defeats against Hamilton and Dundee United has meant Spartans have leapfrogged the ‘Well in the table, with the Edinburgh side now sitting in the seventh position.

Motherwell secured their top flight status for a 38th consecutive season with a 0-2 win over St Johnstone.

Goals from Kevin van Veen and Mikael Mandron earned Motherwell their first win at McDiarmid Park since 2019.

The match had a stuffy start with neither side able to create any real chances until the 26th minute.

In-form Kevin Van Veen was played forward and fashioned a chance for himself but his left-footed shot flew just over the bar.

Motherwell looked like they had taken the lead in the 32nd minute. A ball over the top from O’Donnell found Van Veen and with work to do the striker stuck the ball in the net but the linesman’s flag went up and VAR confirmed the decision to rule the goal out.

The Steelmen took the lead five minutes into the second half.

Stephen O’Donnell was fouled in the box and although Van Veen’s first penalty was saved, VAR stepped in and ordered a retake due to encroachment which the Dutchman chipped in for his 26th goal of the season.

St Johnstone tried their best to reply but couldn’t test Liam Kelly in the Motherwell goals.

‘Well were largely comfortable and Mikael Mandron secured the three points in injury time.

Blair Spittal was played in down the left and his cross was poked in by the Frenchman for his first league goal of the season.

The win means with three games to play the Steelmen sit 10 points above 11th place.

The hosts secured all three points in the City of Discovery with a comprehensive 4-2 victory to complete a disappointing week for the women of Steel.

First-half strikes from Robyn Smith & Jade McLaren had United firmly in the ascendency at the break.

Carla Boyce restored some optimism with an accurate finish moments after the restart, but a quickfire response from Danni McGinley & Neve Guthrie looked to have put the game beyond the visitors.

Boyce netted her second and a late consolation for Motherwell in the dying stages, as they bowed out with a defeat.

Manager, Paul Brownlie made two changes from the side that conceded their first Lanarkshire Derby of the season midweek.

Lauren Doran-Barr and Louisa Boyes both had to settle for a place on the bench, as Gill Inglis and Katie Rice both returned to the starting XI.

With all to play for in their current fight for survival, United wasted no time in their pursuit for safety.

With only two-minutes on the clock, a hopeful long ball caught the Motherwell defence off-guard, and Smith raced through before calmly placing her effort high into the roof of the net.

Motherwell’s woes continued moments later. Gill Inglis drilled cross from the right looked to have blatantly struck the hand of Rebecca Foote in the box, but the referee waived play on, much to the bemusement of the Motherwell technical area.

With minutes left in the opening-45, United doubled their advantage. McGinley’s looping delivery sailed towards the back post, where the lurking McLaren poked home from a yard out.

As the second half resumed, Motherwell toiled for a route back into the game.

An exceptional solo Kayla Jardine run gave her the time and space to whip a dangerous delivery across the six-yard box, and Boyce was on hand to power home a precise header.

However, less than a minute later, United restored their advantage with Motherwell the architects of their own downfall.

A mix-up at the back allowed McGinley to race through on goal, before coolly placing her strike under Emily Mutch.

The Motherwell shot-stopper was soon forced off after a collision in the box, with substitute Katie Andrews playing the remainder of the second half.

With 15-minutes left to play, the hosts looked to have put the game beyond any doubt.

Footes’s unpredictable long-ball was latched onto by Guthrie, who chipped a simple effort over the goalkeeper to put her side firmly in control.

In the dying stages of the game, Motherwell were denied their second penalty call of the game.

Gill Inglis’ low cross was brought down well by Burchill, who appeared to have been hauled down under a late challenge, but the referee again waived play on.

Motherwell would find a late consolation, as Boyce punished a defensive error to net her second of the evening, but the damage in the first half was too much to overcome and they were consigned to defeat.

Paul Brownlie’s side will face a short turn-around before facing Glasgow Women midweek ahead of a tough test against Spartans at the weekend.

“We didn’t impose ourselves in the first half the way we wanted to.

“But we stood up in the second half and dug out the result.”

“Today was a real showcase of what we are trying to become.

“That was a big three points today but I’m really thinking about where we can go in the next four games and how that sets us up moving into the summer and beyond.”

Motherwell are looking to follow up on their midweek win against Glasgow Women, when they face Spartans on Sunday 14 May. 

Kick-off is 1pm at K-Park.

How to follow the game

Tickets for the match cost £8 for adults, with concessions and kids costing £3.

Cash and card are accepted at the turnstiles. There is no facility to buy tickets online before the match.

Story of the match

Motherwell got back to winning ways on Tuesday night, winning 3-0 against Glasgow Women.

Carla Boyce got on the scoresheet, with Louisa Boyes also getting in on the goals.

Spartans and Motherwell both missed out on a top-six spot on the final day and now the two sides have been jostling for seventh place.

Spartans currently hold the advantage, but a Motherwell win could see the women of steel close the gap to just a point.

The visitors come into the game on the back of five straight wins.