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Manager Stuart Kettlewell has offered an update on the players who are currently sidelined. 

Speaking at Thursday’s press conference, the manager provided a more detailed update on the injury list.

It was announced this week that Lennon Miller has picked up a knee injury in our match against Aberdeen. The initial prognosis is that Miller will be missing for a minimum of three months.

“It’s a really unfortunate injury for Lennon and it’s a real blow for everyone,” Stuart Kettlewell said.

“He’s valuable to this team and I’m gutted for him. Despite the news however, the person with the best body language and the person with the most maturity was the 17-year-old.

“We know it’s a 12 week injury, as it’s a small fracture in his patella.

“He had to get everything else check out and has been to see the top guy in Britain for this type of injury.

“Lennon is comfortable and I have no doubts he’ll come back stronger.”

We also discovered this week that Paul McGinn picked up a facial injury against Kilmarnock and that we’d been advised that the defender will be missing for six weeks.

“Six weeks is what has been detailed for Paul,” the manager added.

“He had surgery [yesterday]. It’s a fractured cheek.”

Jon Obika has been a long-term absentee and hasn’t featured since our win over Hibernian at Fir Park in August.

“We had some positive news on Jon,” Kettlewell stated.

“The news is he starts to come into contention and hopefully for the next few games, or certainly beyond the international break, he’ll come into consideration for us.”

Bevis Mugabi has received an international call up for Uganda. 

The Cranes have just named their new head coach after narrowly missing out on qualifying for AFCON back in September.

Paul Joseph has included Mugabi in his first squad as they begin their qualification campaign for the 2026 World Cup in USA and Canada.

Uganda will play their two matches in Morocco, with Guinea as their first opponent on Friday 17 November.

They will take on Somalia in their second match on Tuesday 21 November.

• Guinea vs Uganda
• 1pm ko
• 17th November 
• Stade Municipal de Berkane, Morocco

• Somalia v Uganda
• 1pm
• 21st November
• Stade Municipal de Berkane, Morocco

We are proud to announce a new partnership with the Scottish Government’s mental health campaign Mind to Mind, an initiative encouraging individuals to look after their mental wellbeing.

Hosted on NHS Inform, the website offers a library of over 30 bitesize videos featuring individuals sharing their own mental wellbeing challenges, covering a wide spectrum of topics, including managing anxiety and panic, addressing financial worries, stress management, elevating mood, and navigating grief.

These stories aim to help other people who may be going through something similar. Contributors offer practical advice drawn from their own experiences and additionally the website provides clear signposts to direct individuals toward further help and support.

“Our mental wellbeing, like other aspects of health and fitness, is something we need to think about regularly,” Dr. Alastair Cook the Scottish Government’s Principal Medical Officer for Mental Health reminded us.

“There are lots of things we can do to improve our mental wellbeing, whether it’s making lifestyle changes, moving more, connecting with others or making time to get out in the fresh air.

“If you’re finding things difficult, it’s important to remember support is available.”

“The club is delighted to support ‘Mind to Mind’ and encourage supporters to find out how they can take care of their mental wellbeing,” commercial director Suzanne Reid added.

“Please visit their website and hear from people who have experienced their own challenges.”

As a club, we’re encouraging our supporters to visit their website to take care of their mental wellbeing.

There will be an auction for a match worn shirt from Saturday’s match against Hearts. 

The proceeds from Saturday’s MatchWornShirt auction will go towards Poppy Scotland.

Motherwell will face Hearts in their home kit this weekend, and the club will donate all money raised from auction to Poppy Scotland.

The auction will commence at 3pm on Saturday 11 November and will be available online.

Closing date for the auction is Sunday 19 November at 3pm.

Calum Butcher discusses how it feels to be back playing after a lengthy spell on the sidelines. 

The defender picked up a foot injury in May and is now full recovered and enjoying being back on the pitch.

Stuart Kettlewell says the challenge for his team is finish to this round of games on a high against Hearts on Saturday. 

He talks about the recent news regarding Lennon Miller and Paul McGinn, who picked up injuries in the last couple matches.

An update is provided on Jon Obika, whilst the manager goes into detail about recent head injuries in matches.

Motherwell face Hearts at Fir Park on Saturday as they look to finish on a high before the November international break. 

Kick off is 3pm.

How to follow the game

– Concessions Tickets would be ages 65 and over and FT Students with a valid matric card.
– Young Adults tickets would ages 12 to 17.
– Juveniles would be 11 and under

Supporters are able to buy tickets online here or visit the ticket office at Fir Park.

Ticket Office open from 9am – 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.

Kit Watch

We will be wearing our home kit for this match.

Injury Update

Pape Souaré remains missing for this match.

Lennon Miller will miss a minimum of three months while Paul McGinn has underwent facial surgery and will miss approximately six weeks.

Jon Obika is nearing recovery and will be assessed closer to Saturday.

Motherwell Fortune’s

Motherwell picked up a hard earned point in Perth, coming back from 2-0 down to pick up a draw. Shane Blaney scored his first Motherwell goal whilst Mika Biereth scored his fourth goal in five games.

It’s still been eight games without a win for the Steelmen but the second-half comeback could bring renewed confidence.

Opposition Report

Hearts were in Viaplay semi-final action on Sunday against Rangers at Hampden, losing 3-1 to the Gers.

Prior to the trip to Hampden, the Jambos beat Livingston 1-0 at Tynecastle.

They are fifth in the table on 14 points as it stands.

Lawrence Shankland has been the main source of goals this season for Hearts. The striker is on eight goals in all competitions, but despite less minutes on the pitch, Alex Lowry has been a provider, notching four assists and one goal in 13 games.

We need to reiterate that the use of pyrotechnics in football grounds is a criminal offence and we are disappointed they were used by some of our supporters at last night’s game.

The use of pyrotechnics can cause injury to players, stewards and fellow supporters.

If this continues, the club could be subject to sanctions.

Supporters are the most important component of match days and we encourage that support to continue in a safe manner.

Stuart Kettlewell has been hoping that his team would spark into life at McDiarmid Park on Tuesday night, and it looked like they had done just that when Conor Wilkinson found the back of the net having dinked Mitov in goals. 

A VAR check would follow however and after the goal was ruled out for handball, St Johnstone powered home two goals from corners to take a healthy lead into the break.

Another game and the big moments seemed to be going in the opposite way of Motherwell, however they didn’t give up.

With the introduction of Theo Bair and Georgie Gent, Motherwell were lively and got a deserved goal through Shane Blaney just past the hour mark.

Less than 10 minutes later, Mika Biereth finished off a team move to level the game with 15 minutes remaining.

The visitors continued to push to find a winner with Oli Shaw presented with the best chance to win the game, however he couldn’t get the ball out of his feet in time.

Motherwell came back to earn a point from behind once again this season, a similar tale that Stuart Kettlewell wants to rectify ahead of Hearts on Saturday.

Lennon Miller and Paul McGinn have both picked up injuries that will keep them out for a period of time. 

17-year-old Lennon Miller sustained a knee injury against Aberdeen in the cinch Premiership at the start of November.

As a result, it’s expected he will face a minimum of three months on the sidelines to achieve a full recovery.

Paul McGinn picked up a facial injury against Kilmarnock and has underwent surgery.

The surgeon has advised us that he is expected to be out for approximately six weeks.

Speedy recovery, Lennon and Paul.