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Rolando Aarons’ loan from Huddersfield Town has been terminated.

The club had agreed with the Terriers that should the winger sustain a longer-term injury during his stay at Fir Park, the agreement could be brought to a premature end.

Regretfully, following his injury against Hearts last month, it is unlikely the Jamaican international would feature for the first team again until the end of the year.

“We are gutted for Rolando more than anything as he’s a very talented player who really wanted to be with us and help us,” Steven Hammell said.

“However, he has had such an unfortunate time with injuries throughout his career. One of his most consistent runs was when he was last with us, and we had hoped we could replicate that.

“Sadly, that hasn’t been the case. We wish Rolando all the very best in his recovery and his career and thank him for his efforts both back in early 2020 and now.”

It’s time to pick your Paycare Motherwell FC player of the month for October.

Matt Penney, Blair Spittal, Stuart McKinstry and Sondre Solholm are all in contention.

To vote, head over to our Facebook page.

Games played in October:

• Celtic 2 – 1 Motherwell
• Ross County 0 – 5 Motherwell
• Hibernian 1 – 0 Motherwell
• Motherwell 1 – 2 Rangers
• Motherwell 0 – 4 Celtic
• Motherwell 1 – 2 Aberdeen
• Dundee Utd 0 – 1 Motherwell

Matt Penney

Our September player of the month, is up once again for nomination after another impressive month.

The Ipswich loanee has continued his fine run of form in October, playing a part in helping his side keep two clean sheets on the road. He also set Kevin van Veen up for his third goal against Ross County, while also playing Joe Efford in for his goal against the Highland side.

Penney has played every minute of every game in a hectic schedule.

Blair Spittal

Despite coming off in the first half against Hibernian and missing the subsequent match through injury, Blair Spittal is once again up for player of the month.

Spittal played the ball back into the danger area, which led to our goal against Celtic at the start of the month.

He also got an assist against Dundee United, setting up Sondre Solholm with an inch perfect cross into the box for the defender to power into the net.

Stuart McKinstry

The on-loan winger notched up two goals in four starts this month, including his first ever goal in claret in amber.

The boyhood Motherwell fan has worked his way into the starting eleven this month, scoring his first goal for the club with a perfectly placed free kick against Rangers.

He made is two goals in two league games when he controlled and drilled the ball into the net against Aberdeen.

Sondre Solholm

After building up a formidable partnership with Ricki Lamie at the heart of the defence, Sondre Solholm get his first player of the month nomination this season.

With 70% of his ariel duals throughout the month, he has proven to be tough to get past for attackers.

Keeping two clean sheets in the month, the Norwegian got his first Motherwell goal with a powerful header against Dundee United in his last outing.

The Steelmen are back east to take on Hearts at Tynecastle in the first match in November.

Kick off is 3pm, Sunday 6 November.

Tickets are available to purchase online now by clicking here.

Ticket prices:

Important Information

• Ambulant tickets are priced at the above status with carer.
• For any disabled parking queries, fans should contact keithferguson@homplc.co.uk
• Fans should note that Heart of Midlothian will not have an option for away fans to purchase on the day at Tynecastle. All tickets must be bought in advance.
• Due to postal strikes, tickets will not be delivered to your home on time for the game

How to follow game online

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.

The Story of the Match

Both sides halted losing streaks with away wins at the weekend.

The Steelmen overcame Dundee United at Tannadice and Hearts defeated Ross County in Dingwall with Hearts’ previous league win being against Motherwell in September.

The Jambos travel to Turkey this week to take on Istanbul Basaksehir on Thursday. ‘Well might be hoping for a European hangover as they go looking for their first win at Tynecastle September 2019.

Match Officials

• Referee: Kevin Clancy
• AR1: David McGeachie
• AR2: Gary Hilland
• Fourth Official: Duncan Williams
• VAR: David Munro
• AVAR: Sean Carr

On the back of four straight defeats, Motherwell were looking to change the narrative around them with picking up a positive result against Dundee United in the cinch Premiership. 

After Connor Shields fired over the bar from close range after 20 minutes, Sondre Solholm would fire the steelmen ahead seconds later.

The Norwegian defender got on the end of Blair Spittal’s cross into the box, with the Dundee United keeper unable to keep the ball out the net.

Dundee United were reduced to ten men on 40 minutes, when former Motherwell man Tony Watt was sent off after a VAR check on a high tackle on Sean Goss.

The second half was less exciting, with Dundee United only having one chance which Liam Kelly comfortably saved.

The result was better than the performance according to Steven Hammell but it was a much needed boost for himself and his side as they moved into the top six.

Our loan boys continued their development with their respective clubs this weekend.

Max Johnston

It was a busy Saturday for Cove Rangers and Max Johnston, with Cove drawing 4-4 with Hamilton.

Max got a second assist in as many matches and played the full 90 minutes.

Scott Fox

Still recovering from a short illness, Scott Fox was named on the bench for Queen of the South as they took on Falkirk.

Falkirk won the game 3-1.

Robbie Mahon

Robbie Mahon was an unused sub for Dunfermline as they beat Kelty Hearts 2-1.

Ewan Wilson

Ewan Wilson started for Albion Rovers as they looked to pick up more points in League two to push up the table.

Taking on a Stenhousmuir side who were amongst the playoff positions, Albion Rovers battled well and had a narrow 2-1 lead going into the latter stages of the game.

With Stenhousemuir chasing the game, Ewan Wilson was adjudged to have handled the ball in the penalty area and stopped a clear goal scoring opportunity. The full back seen red and The Warriors scored from the subsequent penalty to snatch a point.

Daniel Hunter

Cumbernauld Colts took on Celtic B in the Lowland league on Saturday, with Daniel Hunter in the starting 11.

Despite going 2-0 down to Celtic, Cumbernauld continued to battle and ended up winning the match 4-2. Hunter played 79 minutes.

Logan Dunachie

It was a break from league action for East Kilbride, as they played Armadale Thistle in a friendly match at K-Park.

The game finished 4-4 with Logan Dunachie starting the game.

Photo Credit- Cove Rangers

Motherwell secured a big three points in Dundee with a 0-1 win over Dundee United.

Sondre Solholm’s header proved to be enough against ten-men United after Tony Watt saw red for a tackle on Sean Goss.

Steven Fletcher went close first, with his bicycle effort going inches wide of Liam Kelly’s post.

Dundee United stopper Birighitti made a smart save from Connor Shields’ effort before the striker blazed a golden opportunity over the bar from seven yards. 

The Australian wasn’t nearly as strong for the Motherwell goal, though. Solholm’s header was planted straight at him, but his palm wasn’t strong enough and the ball looped over his head and over the line.

United were reduced to ten when after consulting the VAR monitor, Watt was given his marching orders for a high tackle on Sean Goss.

With ten men, United had most of the ball in the second half.

The best chance fell to Ian Harkes, when the American got on the end of a flowing United move down the left, but Liam Kelly denied him with a superb reaction save.

As the game drew to a close, Motherwell grabbed all three points which ended their run of four straight defeats. 

“It wasn’t the perfect performance.

“I want us to be better than that but today was about getting the three points and I’m delighted we’ve done that.”

Manager Steven Hammell wants to see his side start at their very best from the get go tomorrow in the cinch Premiership against Dundee United.

With Joe Efford sidelined for months, attacking options are light up top but the boss remains confident in his sides’ ability and thinks the weeks preparation for this match, can only benefit the team.

Blair Spittal says the team have been analysing their recent matches closely, and despite what he described as not their best performances, feels a positive atmosphere is still present in the dressing room.

Joe Efford will miss several months after a scan revealed a tear in his quad that will require immediate surgery.

The American wide man was starting to hit a rich vein of form, but a training ground injury the day before the Rangers game at Fir Park has ruled him out.

The 26-year-old went under the knife on Tuesday (25 October) and he isn’t expected to return to first-team action until into the new year.

“It’s a big blow for Joe as his recent performances have been really impressive,” Steven Hammell said.

“We were just starting training and Joe felt something in his thigh after taking a shot. Sadly, it was worse than we feared, and he has now had surgery to correct it.

“We will support him as much as we can and look forward to getting him back in 2023.”

Meanwhile Louis Moult saw a specialist last week on a troublesome ankle issue. He has had a small procedure this week, with the hope it will allow him to play again within the next week to ten days.

Long-term absentees Nathan McGinley and Jake Carroll are making progress, but neither are expected back for the foreseeable future. Rolando Aarons is currently with his parent club.