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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 Football Club are supporting Show Racism the Red Card’s fortnight of action.

The campaign, which runs from 4-20 October, has been running in Scotland for 16 years. Our support underlines our joint commitment across the sport at the highest level of Scottish football to eradicate racism and discrimination of any form from our game.

We will also show our support at our game with St Mirren on Saturday, 5 October, joining our fellow clubs in calling for an end to racism in football and society. Players in over 40 European countries will also be involved in similar events.

We urge fans to continue to support the anti-racism message. It is the responsibility of us all to ensure that it is carried out beyond this fortnight and beyond football.

Motherwell Football Club condemns all forms of racism. Racist behaviour will not be tolerated within the club.

Show Racism the Red Card are working within grassroots football, community groups, schools, the police and prison service to ensure that going forward, Scottish society and Scottish football is fair, inclusive and accessible for all.

Football is a sport that is followed by people across the world and football matches should be an enjoyable experience for all, whatever their background. We all have a part to play in challenging racism in football and society.

You can follow Show Racism the Red Card on Twitter @SRtRCScotland, on Facebook or at their website at theredcard.org.

A youthful Motherwell reserve side lost out 4-1 at Dundee United in the Reserve League on Monday.

Maurice Ross’ side acquitted themselves well but the experience in the ranks of the hosts ultimately told.

A double for Cammy Smith, and further goals for Louis Appere and Darren Watson, were enough to overcome the visitors, who netted at 3-0 through Jamie Semple’s long-range effort.

Motherwell took time to get into the game and were punished with 22 minutes on the clock. A headed clearance by Sam Muir didn’t have much distance, and Smith did well to crash a volley home from 20 yards.

Hale and Manzinga both had chances soon after, before the hosts doubled their advantage on the half-hour mark..

With calls for offside from the ‘Well defence, Appere got in behind and netted, despite PJ Morrison getting something on it.

MacIver and Manzinga again had chances in the first period before with the latter also had a succession of efforts kept out early in the second 45.

The striker had the ball in the net during a long spell of Motherwell dominance, but his steered effort from Cornelius’ shot came with him in an offside position.

United would get another on the counter against the run of play in the 58th minute. Smith found room and although his initial shot was saved, he turned in the rebound past Morrison.

The Steelmen got the goal their play deserved with 25 minutes remaining. Semple found room from 25 yards and crashed a shot off the crossbar and over the line.

Sensing the chance to get a foothold back in the game, Well continued to push. But they were to be undone on the counter when the trialist defender hauled down Watson in the area.

The substitute forward picked himself up to fire home the penalty with 10 minutes left.

Motherwell: Morrison, Cornelius, Muir, Trialist, Brown, Semple (McGuigan), Kettings, Hale, MacIver, Starrs (McSwegan), Manzinga.

Subs not used: Connolly.

There’s still time to secure one of our great hospitality deals for our forthcoming Ladbrokes Premiership fixtures with St Mirren and Aberdeen.

You can buy online right now for St Mirren on Saturday, 5 October or Aberdeen on Saturday, 19 October, or phone our hospitality team on 01698 338012.

Centenary Suite

A two-course meal with half-time refreshments served within our Centenary Suite with main stand seating and a pay bar for £80 per person, or £45 per person for season ticket holders. A fully-inclusive bar is also available for £120 per person.

South Stand Boxes

Inclusive bar with two-course meal and half-time snacks with indoor seating for £70 per person for our beer and wine package, or £90 for our spirits, beer and wine package.

Davie Cooper Boxes

View the match from the comfort of one of our boxes at the top of the Davie Cooper Stand. With access to the Cooper Bar before and after the match, and half-time refreshments, tea, coffee, pies and cakes, our deal is available for £50 per person.

If you’re a season ticket holder, you can upgrade for £40 per person.

Millennium Suite

Enjoy hot snacks with half-time refreshments with main stand seating for £75 per person, with an inclusive bar one hour before and one hour following the match. We also have an offer for Under 18s priced at £30.

The dress code for all areas is smart, with no jeans, trainers or colours. To book, please phone our hospitality team on 01698 338012 or book online at tickets.motherwellfc.co.uk.

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

Motherwell take on Dundee United in the SPFL Reserve League on Monday.

Kick off at St Andrew’s University is at 2pm.

Our offices are closed on Monday, 30 September 2019.

We will reopen at 9am on Tuesday, 1 October.

Tickets for our match with St Mirren, as well as other upcoming events, are available online 24/7 at tickets.motherwellfc.co.uk.

Community activities, such as Club 365, are still on.

If you need to get in touch with someone, just use our contact form and your message will be picked up as soon as possible.

Motherwell battled bravely as their unbeaten run came to an end against Champions League participants Hibernian in SWPL1 on Sunday.

With Donald Jennow’s side set to face the Edinburgh side in the Scottish Cup semi-finals, the match at Ravenscraig was a rehearsal and a chance to pick up a positive result against one of the nation’s top teams.

The visitors always prove tough opponents, but the women of steel’s performance arguably merited more than the 2-0 defeat.

After having a number of first half chances, Motherwell would be undone just after the half hour mark. A ball over the top was met by Colette Cavanagh, who was able to knock the ball into the net.

Having more than held their own in the first 45, the second half started in disappointing fashion as Hibs doubled their lead.

A free-kick was well saved, but Cavanagh was on hand to tee up Chelsea Cornet to fire home.

The visitors had chances to extend their lead, but Motherwell more than held their own in a dogged second half performance.

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.