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Stuart Kettlewell reacts to the 0-0 draw with St Mirren.

Tricky conditions
Should have won with the chances we had
Defensively strong

With Christmas fast approaching, and many in the festive spirit, not everyone is looking forward to the December period.

Stuart Kettlewell and his team spent the afternoon handing out presents from the club, including 50 teddy bears kindly donated by the Motherwell FC Community Club, to the children at Wishaw General Hospital.

Davor Zdravkovksi was pleased to get his first start against St Johnstone last weekend but insists it’s only just a start and that he needs to do everything to get as many minutes as possible. 

The midfielder has aspirations of getting back into the North Macedonia setup but says that goal can only be reached by proving himself here at Motherwell.

Stuart Kettlewell provides an update on Dan Casey’s injury and the time he will likely be missing for.

The manager is also asked a question on his belief of Liam Kelly between the sticks and the potential swap for second choice keeper Aston Oxborough.

Pondering back to the St Johnstone match at the weekend, Kettlewell still believes a good run of form is just around the corner and that there were good signs going into this weekend’s match against St Mirren.

We can provide a more detailed update on Dan Casey’s injury suffered against Ross County. 

The Irish defender suffered the injury in the closing stages of the match and although initially it was suspected there could be a fracture, scans have revealed that hasn’t been the case.

Casey’s injury is an ankle ligament issue and will now face six to eight weeks on the sidelines.

Speedy recovery, Dan.

Match Preview – Dundee United (A)

All roads lead to the City of Discovery this Sunday, as the women of steel prepare to descend upon Dundee, with a crucial encounter against Dundee United awaiting at Foundation Park.

Motherwell’s last domestic victory came against the Tangerines in October, with a Bailley Collins double and strikes from Jo Addie, Gill Inglis, Kayla Jardine and Laura McCartney sealing an exceptional 6-0 victory at K-Park – concluding a five-game winless run.

Seeking to replicate their successes in East Kilbride on the road, Paul Brownlie’s side will be prepared to conclude the 2023 calendar on a high.

The Tale of the Tape

Motherwell

A positive performance over league leaders Rangers last weekend failed to be accurately reflected in the scoreline, as the Glasgow outfit cruised to a comfortable five-goal cushion.

As the festive period, and a four-week break from domestic football approaches, victory on Sunday will be vital in establishing the squads ambitions for the remainder of the campaign.

Head Coach Paul Brownlie will continue to have additional options at his disposal, as the squad continue their promising development from persistent injury woes. Morgan Cross will be doubtful after returning to full-contact training in the past week, with Eve Donald also making progress towards a return to action. Morgan Hay will remain unavailable for a place in the matchday squad.

Dundee United

After narrowly staving off relegation from the SWPL, with a four-point advantage over local Lanarkshire rivals Hamilton in the playoff position last season, United sit precariously above the congested bottom-three in the table.

Sunday’s hosts have also endured a turbulent domestic spell, with one solitary victory over Spartans in their last six league fixtures, yielding the sides only points in the last two months.

Strikes from Rachel Todd and Maya Knight overtured an early Montrose opener last weekend, as United looked to have regained some optimism, but a quickfire double in the dying stages of the game ensured victory for the Gable Endies

Ticket Information

Supporters can purchase tickets online, with cash & card payments are also available for this fixture on matchday

• Adult – £5
• Concession – £0

How to follow the action

Supporters can follow Sunday’s encounter on Twitter @motherwellwomen, with a full report of the action available post-match.

Our match against Ross County at Fir Park will now take place on Tuesday 6 February. 

Kick off is a 7.45pm.

Originally scheduled to take place on Wednesday 7 February, the match has been moved at request of both clubs.

We travel to take on St Mirren at the SMiSA stadium on Saturday 16 December. 

Kick off is 3pm.

How to follow the game

Ambulant pay age appropriate price and receive a carer free.

All wheelchair and ambulant supporters should contact the ticket office to purchase.

Supporters requiring accessible parking to email tickets@stmirren.comTickets are on sale from the ticket office and
online.

We have been sent physical tickets so no etickets are available for this match, postage and collection only. Postage will be available until Wednesday 13th December.

Tickets can be purchased 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.

Kit Watch

We will be wearing our away kit for this match.

Injury Update

Pape Souare, Dan Casey and Lennon Miller all remain sidelined.

Paul McGinn will be assessed this week as he recovers from a broken cheekbone.

Calum Butcher is also a doubt for the match, after he missed the visit of St Johnstone.

Harry Paton returns off the back of his suspension.

Motherwell’s Fortunes

It’s been three draws in Motherwell’s last four games, picking up a point against Dundee, St Johnstone and Celtic whilst losing 3-0 to Ross County.

The last time Motherwell won was at the start of September against Hearts at Tynecastle, 13 games ago.

However, in their last match against St Johnstone, Mika Biereth scored in injury time as the Steelmen fought back once again to earn them a point.

Last time out against St Mirren, a Scott Tanser goal was the difference between the sides at Fir Park, despite a dominant display from the ‘Well. In August, the two sides met in the Viaplay Cup with Caolan Boyd-Munce’s goal getting the Saints into the next round in another 1-0 win against Motherwell.

Opposition Report

St Mirren are third in the table after a strong first half of the season. A 2-0 victory over Ross County at the weekend put to bed a two game losing run against Rangers and St Johnstone.

A key played for the Saints, Ryan Strain, won’t play on Saturday as he picked up an injury at the start of December. Strain is expected to miss up to three months due to groin injury.

Jonah Ayunga has been out for almost a year and made his return to action last month. He netted his first goal since returning against Ross County as he looks to have picked up where he left off.

It’s becoming regular occurrence that Motherwell score in stoppage time to salvage a point, and it proved to be the case once more against St Johnstone.

After a Bevis Mugabi own goal gave St Johnstone the lead early on in the second half, Mika Biereth stepped up to the plate to get on the end of a Theo Bair cross in the second minute of injury time to level the game.

Tickets for our match against St Mirren are available to buy. 

Ambulant pay age appropriate price and receive a carer free.

All wheelchair and ambulant supporters should contact the ticket office to purchase.

Supporters requiring accessible parking to email tickets@stmirren.comTickets are on sale from the ticket office and
online.

We have been sent physical tickets so no etickets are available for this match, postage and collection only. Postage will be available until Wednesday 13th December.

Tickets can be purchased online.