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We take on Celtic in the quarter-final of the Premier Sports Cup at Fir Park.

Kick off is 6.15pm, Wednesday 19 October.

If any Motherwell fan wishes to buy a ticket, please visit the ticket office at Fir Park or call 01698 333 333. Please note that online sales are not available for this match, unless you are a season ticket holder.

Ticket office opening times
Monday – Thursday 9am – 5pm and Friday 9-4pm, matchday 10am – kick-off.

Non season ticket holders, who have a history of purchasing Motherwell end tickets for matches not including Rangers or Celtic at Fir Park, can buy non-reserved seats in person from the ticket office straight away (or previously reserved seats from 4 October onwards), but will not be able to do so online.

If you do not have a season ticket and/or do not have a history of purchasing Motherwell tickets for games outwith Rangers or Celtic at Fir Park, you will unfortunately not be able to buy tickets for the match.

Celtic supporters should contact their club for relevant ticket distribution information.

Ticket prices:

• Concessions are listed as aged 65 and over and full-time students with a valid matriculation card.
• Young adults are aged between 12 and 17 years old.
• Juveniles are listed as 11 years old or younger.
• This is an all-ticket match so if you wish to join us, please purchase in advance. There will be no “cash at the turnstiles” option available anywhere in the stadium.

How to follow game online

Wednesday’s game will be shown live on Premier Sports.

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

A place at Hampden is up for grabs for the winner of this quarter-final clash.

The two sides met just over a fortnight ago. On that occasion Celtic narrowly won 2-1.

The Steelmen reached the quarter-final by overcoming Inverness CT 4-0 at Fir Park in August. Celtic also scored four, beating Ross County 1-4 in Dingwall.

You’d have to go back to 2013 to find the last time Motherwell beat Celtic at home but Steven Hammell’s men will be looking to right that record under the Fir Park floodlights.

Match Officials

• Referee: Don Robertson
• AR1: David McGeachie
• AR2: Calum Spence
• Fourth Official: Craig Napier

It was a week of more minutes and more development for our loan boys.

Max Johnston

It was another start for Max Johnston at Cove Rangers. The full back continued his development on loan with the Championship side as they took on Inverness Caledonian Thistle at the Balmoral Stadium.

Although Cove were narrowly defeated 1-0, Johnston played another full 90 minutes in the match.

David Devine

David Devine was once again at the heart of the Alloa defence on Saturday, as the Wasps took on Airdrie.

The defender kept a clean sheet as they bounced back from last weekends defeat, with a comfortable 2-0 win. Devine played the full match.

Robbie Mahon

Dunfermline moved top of the league one table with a 1-0 win over FC Edinburgh.

Robbie Mahon was an unused sub.

Daniel Hunter

Daniel Hunter kept his place in the Cumbernauld Colts midfield when they took on Spartans on Saturday.

The midfielder played 85 minutes, with Colts falling to a 3-0 defeat.

Scott Fox

Queen of the South were in action midweek as they took on Kelty Hearts.

Fox was between the posts however narrowly lost 1-0 on the road to Kelty. The goalkeeper wasn’t involved in their match on Saturday.

Ewan Wilson

It was two full games in the space of three days for Ewan Wilson at Albion Rovers.

Albion were defeated 1-0 on Wednesday night up north against Elgin, with Wilson solidifying his space at left full back.

Rovers would improve come the weekend, when they ended Dumbarton’s winning run to start the season, with a 1-1 draw.

Logan Dunachie

It was South Challenge cup action for East Kilbride, when they took on Lanark United.

Kilby would comfortably advance to the next round with a 5-1 win, Dunachie played the last ten minutes of the match coming off the bench.

Motherwell suffered a narrow 1-2 defeat against Rangers at Fir Park on Sunday.

Stuart McKinstry’s first goal in claret and amber wasn’t enough to stage a comeback after Malik Tillman and John Lundstram gave the visitors a two-goal lead.

Steven Hammell went into the game with a depleted squad, with Joe Efford, Louis Moult, Blair Spittal and Connor Shields missing from last weekend’s defeat to Hibernian. Into the starting line-up came Ross Tierney, Josh Morris and Stuart McKinstry.

Tillman and Kent had early chances but the Motherwell defence soaked up the pressure and looked comfortable enough, with neither goalkeeper having much to do.

Motherwell came out in the second half and had a big chance to take the lead.  Sean Goss played in van Veen but on his weaker foot, he failed to steer the ball into the corner, leaving McGregor with a comfortable stop.

Two minutes later the visitors were 0-1 up.

Tillman picked up the ball just inside his own half and was not dealt with by the Motherwell defence. One drop of the shoulder and he found himself through on goal, cooly dispatching past Kelly.

Having defended so well up to that pont, that was a frustrating one for Steven Hammell.

From there the Steelmen looked well organised but still failed to trouble McGregor.

John Lundstram added a second in the 70th minute. His header from a corner was deflected past Kelly.

With ten minutes to go, McKinstry gave Motherwell a life-line.

Josh Morris won a free-kick on the left wing and the on-loan midfielder curled his cross/shot over the head of McGregor.

The goal re-energised the Fir Park faithful but it proved to be too little too late for Steven Hammell’s men, who now face Celtic mid-week in the Premier Sports Cup.

Steven Hammell says everyone will need play their part if Motherwell are to get a result against Rangers in the cinch Premiership.

Despite a heavy defeat in the Champions League midweek, the managers knows this will play no part in how Motherwell prepare ahead of a tough challenge.

It doesn’t get much harder in the cinch Premiership than having to play Rangers, says goalkeeper Liam Kelly.

The shot stopper says the team believe in each other but they will all have to be at their best to get anything out of the game.

We are back on home turf for the first time in a month when Rangers visit Fir Park.

Kick off is 12 noon, Sunday 16 October.

If any Motherwell fan wishes to buy a ticket, please visit the ticket office at Fir Park or call 01698 333 333. Please note that online sales are not available for this match.

Ticket office opening times
Monday – Thursday 9am – 5pm and Friday 9-4pm, matchday 10am – kick-off.

Ticket prices:

Important Information

• Please note there will no cash turnstiles on the day of the game. The ticket office will be open for sales to home fans only.
• Concession prices apply to those aged 65 and over and full-time students with a valid matriculation card.
• Young adults are 12 to 17 year olds and Juniors are for children aged 11 and under.
• Rangers supporters, who will be house in the McLean Stand behind the goals as normal, should contact their club for ticket information and distribution.
  

How to Follow the Game Online

The game will be live on Sky sports from 11am on the main event channel.

PPV and virtual season tickets options are not available for cinch Premiership matches this season. This is the case for all cinch Premiership clubs.

There will be live commentary for those in the UK, available at live.motherwellfc.co.uk

The story of the match

Motherwell will be looking to bounce back from defeat to Hibs last weekend.  The Steelmen finished with ten men and probably deserved more from the game.

Sunday’s opponents Rangers have won their last three league games, including two 4-0 victories.

Steven Hammell’s men will be looking to end a dismal home record against Rangers with the last league win coming in 2002.

Match officials

Motherwell were on the road for the third time in seven days as they travelled down the M8 to the capital to take on Hibernian in the cinch Premiership at Easter Road. 

In a frantic first half, neither team could stamp their authority on the game. 

At the start of the second period, Motherwell shouts for a penalty were waved away by Grant Irvine after Connor Shields went down in the area. 

It would be Shields who would be involved in the biggest turning point in the match, after failing to clear the ball, Ryan Porteous raced through on goal but Shields pulled the defender to the ground and was shown a red card. 

Porteous would get on the end of Boyle’s deflected cross to net the opener and subsequently, the winner. 

With ten men on the park, Motherwell continued to create half chances but couldn’t find the equaliser and went back to North Lanarkshire empty handed despite a hearty showing from Steven Hammell’s men. 

We had seven in action over the last week on loan.

Max Johnston

Max Johnston was once again in the starting 11 for Cove Rangers when they took on Raith Rovers.

The full back played 45 minutes in the game, as Cove Rangers fell to a 3-0 defeat and ended their unbeaten run.

Robbie Mahon

Still waiting on his first start for the club, Robbie Mahon was an unused for Dunfermline as they took on Alloa Athletic.

Scott Fox

It was an action packed game for Scott Fox at Queen of the South, they travelled to Airdrie with the goalkeeper starting.

The match finished 3-3, with Scott Fox playing the full game. Queen’s now sit seventh in the table.

David Devine

David Devine started for Alloa Athletic as they took on title chasers Dunfermline.

The centre back played the full match but lost to the Pars 3-0.

Ewan Wilson

It would be another start for Ewan Wilson at Albion Rovers. They were at Cliftonhill Stadium to take on newly promoted Bonnyrigg Rose.

Wilson played the full 90 as Albion came away with an impressive 2-1 victory to push them up the table.

Logan Dunachie

East Kilbride fell to a 1-0 home defeat to Cowdenbeath, as Kilby make a charge for the title this season.

Dunachie was named on the bench and played the last ten minutes of the game.

Daniel Hunter

Daniel Hunter announced himself as a Cumbernauld Colts player with a bang. The midfielder joined the club on Wednesday morning, made his first start that night against Gretna before scoring his first goal for the club.

He was back in action on Saturday as Colts took on Spartans at Broadwood.

Hunter was once again in the starting lineup, playing 86 minutes. Colts would lose the game 3-0.

Ten-man Motherwell left the capital empty-handed after a 1-0 defeat to Hibs.

Ryan Porteous’ header in the 67th minute was enough to give the Edinburgh side the three points.

Steven Hammell went unchanged for his side’s third away game in the space of a week and they got off to a lively start, with Sean Goss firing just wide of the target in the opening minutes.

Hibs then threatened and probably should have taken the lead but Kelly was on hand to save Boyle’s shot as he broke clear. Solholm then had react quickly to get across the box and block Youan’s shot after he found himself clear inside the area.

As both sides settled into the game, the action settled down too, with a Joe Efford shot wide of the target  being tht only threat on goal before half-time.

Twelve minutes into the second half the Steelmen were reduced to ten men. Connor Shields had tracked back and as Porteous broke clear, he hauled him to the deck with little complaint.

From there it was an uphill task and ten minutes later Hibs took the lead.

Boyle’s cross from the right was deflected into the air and Porteous beat Solholm to head the ball past Kelly.

‘Well huffed and puffed with an effort from Goss and late pressure from Moult and Efford not enough to snatch a point.