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Motherwell head to Kilmarnock on Saturday 17 October in the William Hill Premiership. 

Kick off is 3pm.

How to Follow the Game

You can buy your tickets online by CLICKING HERE.

Pricing: Online Digital Ticket Purchases

• Adult: £28
• Concession (O65s / U21s / Students): £23
• Under 18s: £16
• Under 16: £11
• Under 5: 1 Free with any full paying Over 18 – (MUST contact the ticket office prior to purchase to arrange.  MAX 1 per full paying over 18. Please note this MUST be done 24hrs prior to matchday)

Pricing: In Person Ticket Purchases at our Ticket Office

• Adult: £31
• Concession (Over65/Student/Under21): £26
• Under 18: £21
• Under 16: £13
• Under 5: 1 Free with any full paying Over 18 – (MUST contact the ticket office prior to purchase to arrange – MAX 1 per full paying over 18)
• Under 5 (Not purchased at the same time as a full paying over 18/In addition to a free under 5): £5

• Ambulant & Carer tickets: £25 (Carer Free of charge if in receipt of carer’s allowance)
• Under 18 Ambulant & Carer tickets: £16 (Carer Free of Charge, if in receipt of carer’s allowance)

To purchase ambulant & carer tickets please contact the ticketing team on tickets@kilmarnockfc.co.uk or 01563 545311.

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.

Weather Forecast

Saturday is to be sunny in Kilmarnock, with light winds and temperatures of 11 degrees.

Motherwell’s Fortunes

Sunday’s 2-0 defeat to Champions and league leaders Celtic was Motherwell’s fourth straight defeat in the league.

The Steelmen’s last visit to Rugby Park was a successful one, with the side picking up a 3-1 win thanks to goals from Tawanda Maswanhise and Apostolos Stamatelopoulos. That win was Motherwell’s first win at Kilmarnock in almost five years.

Opposition Report

Kilmarnock sit bottom of the William Hill Premiership, but will be encouraged by recent performances and results. Killie picked up their first league win at Easter Road four weeks ago.

Neil McCann’s side were denied three points against Hearts in their final match before the international break, after they conceded in the 86th minute to the Jambos.

The Ayrshire side travelled to Ibrox in their first match after the break. After going three down in the first half, Kilmarnock looked strong in the second period, pulling one back in the second-half. Joe Hugill leads the way in the goalscoring charts for McCann’s men, with former Motherwell players Mark O’Hara and Bailey Rice currently playing for the Rugby Park side.

It had been three weeks since the Steelmen’s last match, and the first match back following the international break was hosting the Champions and current league leaders, Celtic. 

Both sides had lost their three matches leading into the break, so there was a desire on both sides to get back on track. But Celtic showed their dominance early on, opening the scoring inside nine minutes.

Celtic controlled proceedings for most of the match and doubled their advantage in the second half through Benjamin Nygren. Alex Paulsen put in a man of the match performance to keep the scoreline down, with Alfred Johansson’s side shifting their focus to next Saturday against Kilmarnock.

Motherwell were beaten 2-0 by league leaders Celtic at Fir Park on Sunday afternoon, as the Steelmen suffered their fourth consecutive defeat.

Camilo Durán opened the scoring inside ten minutes, before Benjamin Nygren added a second midway through the second half.

Alfred Johansson made several changes to his starting line-up following the three consecutive defeats before the international break. Stephen O’Donnell was named in the starting XI for the first time this season, making his 230th appearance for the club. Dylan Levitt earned his first start for Motherwell since joining from Leyton Orient in the summer, while Willy Vogt was also restored to the team.

Jordan McGhee was named on the bench after picking up an injury during pre-season, while Jake Girdwood-Riech, Tawanda Maswanhise and Ibrahim Said all dropped out of the side that faced Dundee.

An early chance fell Well’s way when O’Donnell’s floated pass found Seb Palmer-Houlden advancing towards the corner of the six-yard box, only for Liam Scales to deny him a shot at goal. The Steelmen continued their promising start, with Palmer-Houlden outpacing Dane Murray before Scales came across to block the former Gillingham striker’s effort from the edge of the box.

It didn’t take long, however, for Celtic to put the home goal under sustained pressure, with their two wide men stretching Johansson’s back four.

The first real threat came after eight minutes and resulted in the opening goal.

Durán cut in from the right wing and, after Levitt had a chance to block his progress, the Colombian drove towards the middle of the box before firing a low shot from 20 yards inside Alex Paulsen’s left-hand post.

The Motherwell goalkeeper then endured a busy spell, palming away Kieran Tierney’s drive before Durán’s follow-up effort was cleared off the goal line.

Paulsen produced a remarkable save moments later when Mika Baur’s deflected shot looked destined for the net, only for the Motherwell stopper to stretch out a leg and divert the ball away. He then denied the German for a second time, beating away his angled drive as the Fir Park side struggled to contain Celtic’s relentless attacks.

After 25 minutes, a rare spell of sustained possession saw Lukas Fadinger get in behind the Celtic defence, forcing Viljami Sinisalo into his first save of the afternoon and earning Motherwell their first corner.

As half-time approached, the Steelmen enjoyed more possession in Celtic’s half, with Palmer-Houlden making his physical presence felt as he engaged in several tussles with the visitors’ backline.

As the Motherwell players headed for the dressing room, they could take some encouragement from the fact that, despite spending long periods under pressure, they were just one goal behind and still very much in the game.

However, the home goal was soon under siege again. Within minutes of the restart, Paulsen produced three smart saves to deny Baur, Donovan and Tierney, preventing Celtic from extending their lead.

In the 56th minute, Nygren thumped the ball off the crossbar, but two minutes later he found the net after some poor defending from the home side.

Tom Sparrow lost possession at the edge of Celtic’s box, allowing the visitors to break in numbers. O’Donnell might have done better defensively, but when the ball fell to Nygren, he lashed it high past Paulsen to put Martin O’Neill’s men firmly in the driving seat.

When Said replaced Vogt after 63 minutes, he injected some much-needed energy into the home side. Within minutes, his cutback found Palmer-Houlden at the edge of the six-yard box, but Sinisalo dived to smother his effort.

A deep cross from Joe Hodge then presented Sparrow with an opportunity to nod the ball back towards Palmer-Houlden, whose volley drifted wide of goal.

Paulsen remained the Steelmen’s standout performer, producing another flying save to palm Calum McGregor’s rising drive over the crossbar.

With 20 minutes remaining, Johansson introduced Jardell Kanga and Eythor Bjorgolfsson. The pair combined almost immediately, with the latter stabbing the ball over the bar.

Despite spending long spells on the back foot, the Steelmen continued to push for a goal that might have set up a nervous finish for the visitors.

Motherwell Team: Paulsen, Sparrow, O’Donnell, Moormann, Longelo, Hodge, Fadinger, Lowry, Levitt, Vogt, Palmer-Houlden. 

Motherwell Subs: Connelly, Knight-Lebel, McGhee, Girdwood-Reich, Said, Booth, Kanga, Bjørgolfsson, Maswanhise.

The manager speaks after losing 0-2 to Celtic at Fir Park.

A full guide for attending Fir Park this afternoon.

Tickets

There are no online sales as we need to check you have a continuous purchasing history.

• Young Adults tickets are ages 13-17.
•  Concessions are classed as, Over 65, Full Time Students
• Child is 12 and Under

On Match days, the Ticket Office is open from 10am – the ticket office is open until kick-off with no pay gate facility.

Watch Live

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 shown live on Sky Sports.

Other Fan Information

The Cooper Bar will be open from 10:30am and for one hour post-match for home fans only. Mrs Baillie’s Fanzone will not be open on Sunday.

The Well Shop will be open from 10am on Sunday morning, and will be open for 30 minutes post-match.

Calum’s Cabin will be collecting money via bucket collection.

Travelling to Fir Park

We are expecting a large crowd at Fir Park on Sunday. We advise to allow yourself plenty of time to commute to the stadium.

Airbles Road is down to one lane heading towards Hamilton outside Airbles Train Station. Expect delays.

Weather Forecast

It will be dry on Sunday, with temperatures expected to be around 13 degrees.

Dylan Levitt says the extended break probably came at good time for Motherwell, as the midfielder admits he didn’t feel the break was too long.

Levitt is excited to come up against Celtic, as he explains what needs to change from the defeats prior to the international break.

Alfred Johansson is looking forward to the return of club football following the extended international break, as he is asked about his opinion on the longer time away from matches. 

Johansson discusses the fitness of his squad, as well as offering his opinion on Celtic ahead of the match on Sunday.

Alfred Johansson provided a squad update following the September international break.

The Motherwell manager was pleased to see all players who were away on international duty return in perfect health.

Johansson then spoke about the rest of the squad.

“We have a lot of guys progressing really well,” he explained.

“We don’t expect anyone back for this game. Unfortunately, Dylan Williams picked up an injury and will be away from us for some weeks. This is obviously not good news.”

When asked what type of injury Williams sustained, Johansson confirmed it was a hamstring-related issue. The Swede was then asked about Regan Charles-Cook and his management of minutes for the next section of matches.

“He is still managed and on his way back,” he stated.

“He will not be ready for this game. We had the chance to really put a foot on the ground with him and make a proper return-to-play programme for him. We will see him back very, very soon.”

Speedy recovery, Dylan.

We had a number of players away on international duty this month. Let’s find out how they got on. 

Tawanda Maswanhise

Zimbabwe were kicking off their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign under new manager Ramon Catala. The Warriors were placed in Group E alongside Sierra Leone, DR Congo and Equatorial Guinea, and they kicked off against Sierra Leone away from home first.

Having found themselves 2-0 down after 27 minutes, the hosts were still leading going into the final 20 minutes. Zimbabwe were able to pull one goal back after 72 minutes before completing a remarkable turnaround to win the game 3-2, with Maswanhise playing the full match and getting one assist.

Next up was DR Congo in Harare. Maswanhise played the first 45 minutes, with the Warriors tasting their first defeat of the group.

Alex Paulsen

Alex Paulsen and New Zealand had four friendly matches lined up for this international window, as they travelled to China for their first two matches. Paulsen was an unused substitute for the draw with Palestine but started and played the full match in their second match against China.

Paulsen earned his latest cap whilst keeping a clean sheet in a 3-0 win over China.

The goalkeeper earned his second start against Panama in the Kirin Cup. A 1-1 draw in regulation time saw the match go to a penalty shootout. Paulsen produced a fine save in the shootout as New Zealand progressed to the final against Japan.

He started the final also. Japan went on to lift the trophy, winning the game 2-1. Paulsen played the full match.

Jamie Knight-Lebel

Jamie Knight-Lebel earned his first cap in over a year against Chile. The centre-back was included in the first Canadian squad following the World Cup, with Canada playing three times over the international period.

They kicked off their camp with a 1-0 win over Chile, with Knight-Lebel playing the final 14 minutes of the match.

Canada were in action against Peru in their second match, with Knight-Lebel on the bench. The defender was subbed on just after the hour mark as Canada went on to win the game 2-0.

Knight-Lebel was an unused substitute in their final match against USA.

Jardell Kanga

Jardell Kanga was included in the Sweden Under 21 squad as they continued their qualifying campaign. Sweden were 4th in the standings but were unable to catch second-placed Italy to qualify.

Kanga was named in the starting lineup in Sweden’s first match against Poland, which saw the Poles win 3-0.

He was an unused substitute in Sweden’s 2-0 win over North Macedonia.

Aaron Thomson

Aaron Thomson was an unused substitute in the win over Finland.

Thomson was named amongst the substitutes in Scotland’s second match against the Czech Republic but got his first start of the international window against Ukraine, with Scotland losing 2-0.

Zander McAllister

Zander McAllister started Scotland’s Under 19’s 3-1 win over Finland and played the full 90 minutes.

McAllister was also on the bench next to his teammate Thomson against the Czech Republic. But he was restored to the starting 11 for the match against Ukraine, which saw the young team taste a 2-0 defeat.

The international break is over and club football is back this weekend as Motherwell host Celtic at Fir Park on Sunday 11 October.

Kick off is 12pm.

How to Follow the Game

There are no online sales as we need to check you have a continuous purchasing history.

• Young Adults tickets are ages 13-17.
•  Concessions are classed as, Over 65, Full Time Students
• Child is 12 and Under

On Match days, the Ticket Office is open from 10am – 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 shown live on Sky Sports.

What else is happening?

The Cooper Bar will be open from 10:30am and for one hour post-match for home fans only. Mrs Baillie’s Fanzone will not be open on Sunday.

Motherwell Football Club Community Trust will be collecting money via a bucket collection.

Weather Forecast

It will be dry on Sunday, with temperatures expected to be around 13 degrees.

Motherwell’s Fortunes

The Steelmen lost their three matches prior to the international break against Dundee, Aberdeen and Rangers.

But Motherwell will be encouraged following some positive displays against Celtic at Fir Park last year. A 2-0 win in December 2025 ended a 35-game winless run against Celtic, as Ibrahim Said and Elliot Watt scored to secure the win.

Opposition Report

Similar to Motherwell, Celtic also lost their three matches leading into the international break. Losing back-to-back matches against Rangers on either side of a defeat to Hungarian side Ferencváros in the Europa League has meant Rangers closed the gap to two points to Martin O’Neill’s side in the Premiership.

Celtic remain top of the table as the Premiership returns.

Benjamin Nygren returned from international duty early due to illness, with Haissem Hassan also allegedly leaving his camp with Egypt early. Long-term absentee Jota has featured in friendly matches during the international break and could make his competitive return this weekend.