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Tony Watt is the Motherwell FC Paycare player of the month for January.

Watt was also the winner of the October, November and December awards, making it four successes-in-a-row in the public vote.

Motherwell make a long-awaited return to Kilmarnock on Wednesday night.

Over 13 months have passed since the last visit to Ayrshire, when the Steelmen returned back up the road with three points.

Kick-off at Rugby Park is at 6pm.

Watch live

If you’re in the UK or Republic of Ireland, a live stream of the match can be bought from Kilmarnock for £12.50 at ppv.kilmarnockfc.co.uk.

International-based supporters can watch via their usual subscription at live.motherwellfc.co.uk.

Tale of the tape

Jake Carroll’s free-kick was the difference on Motherwell’s last visit to Rugby Park in December 2019, with the Irishman finding the net in a 1-0 victory.

Kilmarnock were victors in the only encounter between the two clubs so far in 2020/21, winning 2-0 at Fir Park at the end of December.

Form guide

A point separates the two teams going into Wednesday’s fixture, with Motherwell ahead in ninth spot to Kilmarnock’s 10th place.

Back-to-back wins against Ross County and Dundee United were followed by a 2-1 loss at Celtic at the weekend, which came agonisingly close to being a draw only for Harry Smith’s header in the last second to be cleared off the line.

Kilmarnock have lost their last five matches, with Hibernian, St Johnstone, Livingston, Celtic and St Mirren all picking up maximum points.

“We grew in stature and had them rattled when we scored.

“We have to take that confidence forward into the next game.”

Graham Alexander reacts to the loss at Celtic.

Motherwell left themselves with too much to do as a second-half comeback came up short in a 2-1 loss at Celtic.

Goals from Stephen Welsh and Odsonne Edouard put Celtic in the driving seat. But Allan Campbell’s second-half lob over Scott Bain brought ‘Well back to life, albeit just short of a comeback.

Motherwell went with an unchanged starting line-up from the side which defeated Dundee United 2-1 in midweek.

But the best-laid plans suffered a blow with just two minutes on the clock. Turnbull’s pinpoint corner from the right found Welsh in mid-air, with the young defender powering his header into the net.

Goalkeeper Kelly had to keep a number of shots at bay as the hosts laid siege, controlling possession in the opening spells.

The Steelmen did find themselves up the break on the counter early on. Cole’s burst down the left led to a cross being gathered by Bain, and the ‘keeper had to be alert again to stop Mugabi’s flicked header from Maguire’s deep free-kick.

Celtic retained the bulk of the ball for the majority of the first period, save for a Long free-kick in stoppage time which went into the hands of the ‘keeper, seeing the two teams would go in at the break with the hosts a goal to the good.

The hosts, however, would start quick out the block in the second.

With six minutes played, Edouard received the ball on the edge of the area. Twisting and turning to make space, he unleashed an unstoppable shot into the bottom-left corner of the net to make it 2-0.

Cole got in behind and saw his close-range shot blocked by Bain, with Mugabi heading wide from the resulting corner, before ‘Well got a foot back in the match.

Intricate build-up play down the right fed Campbell into the middle. Moving the ball onto his right boot, his shot from the edge of the box looped up and lobbed Bain to nestle in the net.

Motherwell rallied and thought they’d grabbed the equaliser with 15 to go. Long’s fizzer across goal just eluded Cole, and the resulting ball back across was blocked within inches of the line.

But, ultimately, the Steelmen would leave Glasgow empty-handed despite their fightback. In the last second, Smith saw his header hooked off the line as Motherwell couldn’t believe their misfortune.

A trip to Celtic lies in wait on Saturday for Motherwell.

Here’s the key topics going into the match.

Seeking a win to remember

Motherwell’s last win in the east end of Glasgow came in December 2015, when a Louis Moult double secured a comeback 2-1 win.

Since then, Celtic have won every home match against the Steelmen.

Unwanted home form

Unusually, Celtic have suffered a dip in home form of late.

In the last five Premiership matches, they have won two, drawn two and lost one, dropping seven points in the process.

Hibs and Livingston both earned draws in Glasgow, while St Mirren left with all three points in Celtic’s last home fixture.

Cole on song

Devante Cole scores goals. The Englishman has now netted four in his last five appearances, scoring against St Mirren, Rangers, Ross County and Dundee United.

The 25-year-old has now given himself the platform to try and eclipse his most prolific season of his career – when he netted 12 for Fleetwood Town in 2017/18.

“Any team has a fighting chance going into a game. Our performances must give us confidence.”

The Motherwell manager looks ahead to the trip to take on the reigning champions at Celtic Park.

Motherwell’s trip to face Celtic on Saturday is only available to watch outside of the UK and the Republic of Ireland.

If you’re in the UK or Republic of Ireland, the game is unfortunately not available as Celtic do not offer a pay-per-view option.

International-based supporters can watch live via their usual subscription at live.motherwellfc.co.uk.

Our Premiership match with Kilmarnock will now kick off at 6pm.

The game at Rugby Park will be played on Wednesday, 10 February 2021.

The match was originally due to kick off at 7.45pm.

Information on how to watch the fixture will be made available shortly.

Motherwell head to Glasgow to take on Celtic next.

Consecutive victories send Graham Alexander’s men west with raised spirits, to take on the league champions.

Kick-off at Celtic Park on Saturday is at 3pm.

Watch live

If you’re in the UK or Republic of Ireland, the game is unfortunately not available to watch, as Celtic do not offer a pay-per-view option.

International-based supporters can watch via their usual subscription at live.motherwellfc.co.uk.

Tale of the tape

Celtic have won the last eight matches against the Steelmen on home turf.

Motherwell’s last win in the east end of Glasgow came in December 2015, when a Louis Moult double secured a comeback 2-1 win.

Form guide

Motherwell made it back-to-back wins with victory over Dundee United in midweek.

That 2-1 win followed up from success by the same scoreline away to Ross County seven days previous.

Celtic’s 4-0 win at Kilmarnock in midweek was their fifth win in 10 matches, having also drawn three and lost two.

“The players were exceptional. We stood up to the test and got the three points.”

The manager speaks as Motherwell record back-to-back wins with victory at home to Dundee United.