| 2 | Aberdeen | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Rangers | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | Dundee United | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | Kilmarnock | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 12 |
Lennon Miller says nothing will change in his approach to the game, after the manager has assigned him captain for Sunday’s big showdown with Rangers.
The 18-year-old remains unfazed about the responsibility and is firmly focused on the challenge of Rangers.
Assistant manager Leanne Crichton has departed the club to pursue a coaching role with league leaders Glasgow City.
The experienced Scottish international joined the women of steel in the summer of 2021, balancing a player coaching role until the 37-year-old’s official retirement the following season. Crichton continued with the women of steel, assisting Head Coach Paul Brownlie to two successive seventh-place finishes and a Scottish Cup Semi-Final appearance.
“We can’t thank Leanne enough for her effort and commitment at the club,” Head Coach Paul Brownlie said.
“Leanne has worked tirelessly to support the development of the players at the club and that shows through the performances on the pitch.
“Myself, the entire coaching staff and the players wish her all the best for the future.”
We thank Leanne for her efforts at Motherwell and wish her well for the future.
We will open on Sunday from 10am until 11.30am for last minute sales and any tickets still not collected.
Any uncollected tickets will be taken to Hampden. The ticket cabin is situated at the Southeast corner of the stadium, next to the turnstiles G3 – G8.
Persons attending events at Hampden Park should be aware that the area immediately surrounding the stadium is mainly residential and the availability of on-street parking is extremely limited due to event specific parking restrictions.
On event days we would advise persons attending Hampden Park where possible to use public transport to get to and from the stadium, if not travelling by organised coach/bus.
Parking Wardens will be on duty patrolling the restricted areas.
This is an excellent source of information regarding all forms of public transport to and from the stadium and provides up to date, live time information. The Journey Planner can be found here.
A guide on how to get to Hampden Park can be found here.
Scotrail:
Additional carriages and services run both pre and post event, with Motherwell fans going to and from Kings Park.
An online timetable can be found here.
Park & Ride: Several railway park and ride options are available.
M8/M73 to M74 Jct 1A (Polmadie) – onto Polmadie Road towards Stadium and follow directions from Police motorcyclists to allocated supporters bus parking areas in the east of stadium area
Luke was lucky enough to be drawn out of a hat to be the mascot for Sunday at Hampden.
The club bought him a new strip for the big day to ensure he looked the part. So, we got a very special deliveryman to surprise him with his new strip.
The women of steel return to action this weekend following a three-week hiatus to the domestic calendar, with Motherwell poised to retain their positive run of form prior to the international break.
Motherwell faced over a fortnight without matchday action, as Storm Ashley forced a postponement to the women of steel’s encounter with Aberdeen in the Granite City ahead of a two-week international break.
The Tale of the Tape
Motherwell
The hosts return to K-Park keen to replicate their previous performance in East Kilbride, where they cruised go a comfortable 4-1 victory over Dundee United. Laura Berry netted twice, with Louisa Boyes and a Megan Burns own goal sealing the three points.
Several players have maintained their match sharpness over the international break, with Laura Berry, Mason Blyth-Clark, Lucy Barclay and Sophie Black all representing the Scotland U-19 squad at the Slovenia Nations Cup, whilst defender Jenna Penman represented the Scotland U23 squad after being selected prior to their final matchday.
Paul Brownlie’s side have secured victories in three of their opening six home encounters across the 2024/25 SWPL campaign and Sky Sports League Cup, defeating Montrose, Hamilton, and Dundee United at K-Park.
Celtic
Defending champions Celtic have struggled to replicate their performances of the previous campaign, with the visitors languishing in fifth-place behind Rangers, hearts, Hibernian, whilst remaining five points behind league leaders Glasgow City.
Ticket information
Supporters can purchase tickets on matchday, with the clubs turnstile in operation.
How to follow the action
Supporters can follow Sunday’s encounter on X formerly Twitter @motherwellwomen, with a full report of the action available post-match.
Sunday’s meeting with Celtic will also be free to view on the BBC Sports Scotland website.
Kick-off from K-Park at 4.10PM.
Manager Stuart Kettlewell has confirmed vice-captain Stephen O’Donnell will miss the semi-final of the Premier Sports Cup on Sunday, and that Lennon Miller will be captain on the day.
The Motherwell boss speaks about Rangers and the narrative around their poor run of form. Kettlewell isn’t buying into that narrative and knows his side will need to be at their very best if we are to reach to the final.
Motherwell travel to the national stadium on Sunday 3 November to take on Rangers for a spot in the Premier Sports Cup final.
Kick off is 3pm at Hampden Park.
Season ticket holders will be able to purchase up to six tickets each and these will be made available to purchase online or in person at the Ticket Office.
Please note that your Season Ticket customer number is XXX. Details of how to register and activate your account prior to tickets going online is attached. We would encourage as many supporters as possible to purchase online where you will be able to view and select your own seats.
If purchasing online or by phone, you will be contacted when your tickets are ready for collection.
All Buses running from Fir Park are sold out.
For those with pre-booked bus tickets, buses will leave promptly from outside the Cooper stand at 1.30pm and we would ask you to please make your way to your bus at 1.15pm at the latest.
The Cooper Bar will open from 11am selling drinks and breakfast rolls and the Cooper stand also opening at 11am.
Drinks will be on sale from kiosk 7, which you will be able to take to the stand and kiosk 8 will be serving food.
Club Shop
Our Club Shop will be open on Saturday 10.30am-1pm and on Sunday 10.30am-1.30pm to enable you to get your Motherwell hats, scarves, strips etc for Hampden.
Pre-Match Entertainment @Fir Park
Callum Brand will be performing live from 11am pitch-side at the Cooper stand. Callum is a local singer and songwriter and a massive Motherwell fan.
He has a written a new song ‘The Pride of Lanarkshire’ to show how much Motherwell Football Club means to him and will perform it on the day.
In addition to Callum, we will have free face painters in the concourse area.
Post Match
Please make your way back to the same bus which will be parked in the Purple car park (off Aitkenhead Road) immediately after the game ends.
The Cooper Bar and Stand will both re-open on return to Fir Park for refreshments, with Callum performing again trackside.
PARKING RESTRICTIONS
Persons attending events at Hampden Park should be aware that the area immediately surrounding the stadium is mainly residential and the availability of on-street parking is extremely limited due to event specific parking restrictions.
TRAINS TO HAMPDEN
Motherwell 12.53 or Airbles 12.55 arrives Newton (Lanark) 13.12
Newton (Lanark) 13.39 arrives Kings Park 13.49
Kings Park Station is around a 10 min walk (0.5 mile) to Hampden.
Please arrive at Hampden in good time for kick off as with a big crowd expected turnstiles etc will be busy.
We will be wearing our home kit for this match.
Stephen O’Donnell came off against Dundee United and won’t be available for this match.
Paul McGinn, Callum Slattery, Harry Paton, Jack Vale, Ross Callachan and Sam Nicholson remain out for this game.
Liam Gordon and Tony Watt are available for selection, after both missed Wednesday night’s match.
It was the perfect preparation for the Steelmen going into this match. A 2-1 win at Tannadice, thanks to a Tawanda Maswanhise double, meant it was seven wins out off 11 away match in the Premiership for Stuart Kettlewell’s side.
That result lifted Motherwell to fourth in the table on 16 points.
Defeating Edinburgh City, Clyde, Kilmarnock and Dundee United to reach this stage, it’s a first semi-final in six years for the club.
Rangers are three points ahead of Motherwell in the league standings. Rangers were defeated 2-1 in their last match against Aberdeen on Wednesday night at Pittodrie.
It’s three wins and three loses in their last six outings, with Rangers overcoming St Johnstone and Dundee to reach the last four of this competition.
Cyriel Dessers remains the top scorer for Rangers in all competitions, with seven goals, however Czech Republic international Vaclav Cerny has found the net on six occasions since arriving in the summer, with five of those goals coming in October.
It’s a huge week for Motherwell Football Club, with the opportunity to reach the Premier Sports Cup final fast approaching. But first, a trip to Dundee came on Wednesday night.
With fourth against fifth, the game started off a tight contest. Chances were few and far between, but Tawanda Maswanhise soon put stop to that, finishing from Dan Casey’s header across goal.
Stephen O’Donnell had to withdraw in the first-half, which started a string of Dundee United chances. Aston Oxborough stood strong but eventually the pressure took it’s toll and the hosts were level.
Motherwell started well in the second-half and soon, it was Maswanhise who pounced on a Dundee United error to win the game and send the travelling support down the road full of optimism for Sunday’s glamour tie.
Lennon Miller has been named in the latest Scotland Under 19 squad.
The 18-year-old has been an integral part of Stuart Kettlewell’s side as well as Scotland’s Under 21s, however with no games for Scott Gemmill’s youngsters, Neil McFarlane has called upon the midfielder’s services.
Scotland play three Under-19 European Championship qualifiers, taking on Wales, Liechtenstein and France with the aim of progressing to the Elite Round in March.
Motherwell leapfrogged Dundee United into fourth place in the William Hill Premiership with a battling 1-2 win at Tannadice.
Zimbabwean midfielder Tawanda Maswanhise proved to be the hero as his two goals either side of half-time earned the Steelmen a confidence inspiring win ahead of Sunday’s semi-final.
Stuart Kettlewell made three changes to the side that lost to Dundee with Steve Seddon, Tawanda Maswanhise and Dan Casey replacing Andy Halliday, Davor Zdravkovski and the suspended Liam Gordon.
After an even opening 20 minutes, the visitors took the lead as Maswanhise claimed his first in claret and amber.
Lennon Miller’s deep free-kick was headed across goal by Dan Casey and the Zimbabwean cooly picked his spot past Walton. There were question marks over Apostolos Stamatelopoulos’ involvement in the as the Aussie possibly strayed into an offside position as he ushered the ball into the net but VAR found no fault and the goal stood.
Motherwell were dealt a blow as captain Stephen O’Donnell hobbled off on the half-hour mark after an innocuous looking clearance. The defender left the pitch, clearly in pain and was replaced by Shane Blaney who made his first appearance since the first league game of the season back in August.
The reshuffle of the defence perhaps played a part in the equaliser as Kristjian Trapanovski found plenty of space down the Motherwell right and his pinpoint cross found Sam Dalby who rose unmarked and headed past Oxborough.
There wasn’t much between the sides as the game grew deeper into the second half with a feeling of the next goal would be the winner, such was the lack of clear cut chances.
Thankfully it was the Steelmen who took their chance as a mistake from Adegboyega presented the busy Maswanhise with a great chance. Bearing down on the goal the winger kept his cool and dinked the ball over Jack Walton and into the United net.
Motherwell’s defence largely held firm, limiting the hosts to very little, and eventually securing a vital three points to end a run of two defeats and tee up a big game on Sunday at Hampden.
