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    April player of the month vote

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    Jack Vale ban upheld

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    Our penultimate home match for the season

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    Get down to Fir Park this Saturday

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    Lennon Miller nominated for PFA young player of the year

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    Appealing red card decision for Jack Vale

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    Aberdeen 1 – 0 Motherwell

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    Stuart Kettlewell reacts to Aberdeen defeat

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    Theo Bair looks ahead to Aberdeen

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    Stuart Kettlewell previews Aberdeen

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    April player of the month vote

    April player of the month vote

    It’s time to vote for your G4 Claims player of the month for April. 

    Georgie Gent, Liam Kelly, Lennon Miller and Shane Blaney are all up for nomination.

    To vote, head over to the Motherwell Facebook page.

    GAMES IN APRIL
    • Dundee 2-3 Motherwell
    • Motherwell 1-1 Hibernian
    • Aberdeen 1-0 Motherwell
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    Jack Vale ban upheld

    Jack Vale ban upheld

    We can confirm our appeal against Jack Vale’s red card against Aberdeen has been dismissed. 

    The striker will now serve a two match ban.

    We are left disappointed at this decision. We were also disappointed to learn that despite our concerns being raised, the decision was taken to not have an ex-professional player, coach or manager on the panel for fair balance on the appeal.

    The club will make no further comment.

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    Our penultimate home match for the season

    Our penultimate home match for the season

    Motherwell face Livingston in their penultimate home match of the 2023/24 season. 

    Kick off is 3pm at Fir Park on Saturday 4 May.

    Bring a friend for a fiver

    Season ticket holders are able to bring a friend for a fiver to our match on Saturday.

    This offer will be in operation in the John Hunter, Davie Cooper and Phil O’Donnell stands.

    To take advantage of this offer, please follow the online steps below:

    • Visit our ticketing platform by clicking here
    • Sign-in
    • Select ‘All Events’ at the top right-hand side of the page and then ‘All Matches’
    • Select your seat.
    • Add ‘Bring a Friend’ ticket to your basket.
    • Complete the checkout process.

    Your additional ticket will be sent via email for you to pass to your chosen friend.  Alternatively, you can print at home.

    How to follow the game
    Hunter Stand O’Donnell, Cooper, McLean Stand
    Adults £24 £26
    Concessions £19 £19
    Young Adults £12 £12
    Juniors £6 £6

    – 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.

    Kit Watch

    We will be wearing our home kit for this match.

    Injury Update

    Jon Obika and Callum Slattery will be missing for this match.

    Adam Devine and Harry Paton are doubts and will be assessed ahead of the match.

    Jack Vale seen red against Aberdeen, an appeal has been lodged against this decision. The outcome of this will be communicated in due course.

    Motherwell’s Fortunes

    Motherwell came away from Pittodrie with a narrow 1-0 defeat on Saturday. Jack Vale seen red early in the second half, which seen the game swing in the hosts’ favour.

    It was the Steelmen’s first defeat in four games, which also came against Aberdeen. The result leaves Motherwell five points behind 7th placed Hibernian, with four games remaining in the cinch Premiership.

    The ‘Well are seven points clear of Ross County in the playoffs spots. With Livingston out of reach, Premiership status can be secured on Saturday. If Motherwell win and Ross County lose or draw, safety would be assured with three games to spare.

    Opposition Report

    Livingston are nine points adrift at the bottom of the table, but cut the gap on Saturday thanks a 2-0 win over Ross County. Goals from Bruce Anderson and Sean Kelly seen the Lions keep their hopes of moving off the bottom alive.

    Burce Anderson may be leaving Livingston at the end of the season but he has continued to impress in the forward line this season. With Livingston scoring 24 goals in the league season, Anderson has scored eight of those.

    Livingston are nine points off the playoff spot, and 10 off St Johnstone. If Livingston lose, they would need maximum points and a drastic goal swing to catch 11th placed County.

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    Get down to Fir Park this Saturday

    Get down to Fir Park this Saturday

    With four games remaining this season, we want to pick up as many points as possible as we look to finish as strongly as we can.

    We believe we have a better chance of achieving this when there is more fans backing us from the stands. Building strength in numbers.

    So, this Saturday, we’re offering season ticket holders the opportunity to bring a friend for a fiver for our match against Livingston.

    This offer will be in operation in the John Hunter, Davie Cooper and Phil O’Donnell stands.

    To take advantage of this offer, please follow the online steps below:

    • Visit our ticketing platform by clicking here
    • Sign-in
    • Select ‘All Events’ at the top right-hand side of the page and then ‘All Matches’
    • Select your seat.
    • Add ‘Bring a Friend’ ticket to your basket.
    • Complete the checkout process.

    Your additional ticket will be sent via email for you to pass to your chosen friend.  Alternatively, you can print at home.

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    Lennon Miller nominated for PFA young player of the year

    Lennon Miller nominated for PFA young player of the year

    Lennon Miller has been nominated for the PFA young player of the year award. 

    In his breakthrough season, Miller started the campaign as a 16-year-old before turning 17 in August.

    Motherwell’s youngest ever player has made 27 appearances for the first-team this season, scoring twice and assisting on three occasions.

    Signing a new contract extension has rounded off a successful 12 months for Miller, whilst he has also made his Scotland Under 19 bow.

    The last Motherwell player to win this award was James McFadden back in 2003.

    “It’s a real honour to be nominated for this prestigious award,” Lennon Miller said.

    “I’ve just tried to keep my head down and show people what I can do on the pitch. So, to be recognised by my fellow professionals is a really nice feeling.

    “This has been a season of learning and developing for me. Making the step up to the first-team has been hard but I feel like I’ve coped.

    “I just want to continue producing and improving.”

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    Appealing red card decision for Jack Vale

    Appealing red card decision for Jack Vale

    We can confirm we have appealed the red card shown to Jack Vale on Saturday against Aberdeen. 

    The outcome of this appeal will be communicated in due course.

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    Aberdeen 1 – 0 Motherwell

    Aberdeen 1 – 0 Motherwell

    Ten-man Motherwell came away from Pittodrie empty-handed after a 1-0 defeat to Aberdeen.

    A closely-fought encounter in the Granite City ultimately edged in favour of the hosts following a decisive straight red card to Motherwell striker Jack Vale, with Aberdeen netting the opener immediately from the resulting free-kick.

    Keen to mathematically secure their Premiership status, the visitors started firmly on the front-foot and came close to capitalising on their early momentum within the opening phase of play. Dogged wing-play by Jack Vale enticed the overlapping Stephen O’Donnell but his low shot was diverted clear by the feet of Kelle Roos.

    Aberdeen responded with a chance of their own, as Junior Hoilett wrong-footed the Motherwell backline, cutting in off the left-wing, but the forward couldn’t apply the finishing touches from the curling right-footed attempt.

    Neither side could establish a rhythm as the first-half progressed, with both trading possession in either third of the pitch.

    Dons’ American midfielder Dante Polvara nearly gifted his side the opener shortly before the break, but his ambitious strike fizzed narrowly above the crossbar, ensuring both sides went into the half-time break goalless.

    The home side flooded the Motherwell penalty area within the opening minutes of the second-half, as Peter Leven’s side chased the opener and their efforts were almost rewarded, but for some heroics from Lennon Miller.

    Angus MacDonald pushed forward for a corner and executed a perfectly-struck volley which sailed beyond the reach of Kelly but Miller was on hand to head clear on the line.

    Moments later the game turned on its head as the Steelmen were reduced to ten-men. A cross-field ball sailed over Jack Vale’s shoulder and as he went to volley clear, Jack MacKenzie muscled into the close pocket of space catching the studs of Vale who initially made contact with the ball.

    Despite the adamant pleas of the Motherwell players, the referee dismissed the visitors claims, leaving Vale to head back to the dressing room.

    Things went from bad to worse from the resulting free-kick, as Aberdeen’s won a corner and Stefan Gartenmann headed home from a floated delivery across the face of goal.

    10-man Motherwell toiled in the second-half, with chances from Bair, Ebiye and Spittal all coming close, but the demand of playing against 11-men ultimately decided the contest, with Aberdeen retaining the three points.

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    Stuart Kettlewell reacts to Aberdeen defeat

    Stuart Kettlewell gives his thoughts after his side lost 1-0 at Pittodrie.

    • A game that changed on one decision
    • A harsh red card
    • Livingston next Saturday
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    Theo Bair looks ahead to Aberdeen

    Theo Bair has thrived for Motherwell this season and after being named in the PFA team of the season, he reckons these rewards are down to his teammates but also to the perfect environment created by manager Stuart Kettlewell. 

    The Canadian forward wants to earn a first win over Aberdeen this season as he feels they have taken too many points off his side in the cinch Premiership.

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    Stuart Kettlewell previews Aberdeen

    Stuart Kettlewell has made the target for these remaining five games in the cinch Premiership clear. He wants his side to finish 7th and achieve last season’s points total. 

    The season run-in begins this Saturday, against Aberdeen who Motherwell have failed to beat on three occasions. Kettlewell provided a squad update after a weekend with no game.