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Apostolos Stamatelopoulos is in the Australia squad for their October fixtures. 

Having missed out in September due to injury, the striker returns to the Socceroos squad having earned his first cap in the summer.

It was Graham Arnold who gave him his first cap, however Arnold left the post in September and has since been replaced with Tony Popovic.

Australia will continue their World Cup qualifying campaign. In the opening two games, they drew with Indonesia and suffered defeat against Bahrain.

They will look to bounce back in Popovic’s first game at the helm against China on 10 October, before travelling to Japan on Tuesday 15 October.

• Australia v China 
• Thursday 10 October 
• 10.10am Kick Off 
• Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

• Japan v Australia 
• Tuesday 15 October 
• 11.35am Kick Off 
• Saitama Stadium, Japan

Kofi Balmer discusses how he has remained professional and patient as he waited for his first appearance in the league. Balmer also speaks about what he might have to do to keep his place in the side. 

The former Crystal Palace man talks about who has helped him to where he has got to today.

Manager Stuart Kettlewell remains firmly focused on the week-on-week challenges his team face. Despite the strong start to the league and cup campaigns, Kettlewell ensured nobody is getting ahead of themselves and the team will continue to keep their feet on the ground. 

Kettlewell also discusses the impressive Lennon Miller, as well as his analysis of David Gray’s Hibernian side.

Goalkeeper Krisztián Hegyi will head off with the Hungarian Under 21 side ahead of their October fixtures. 

Hungary will play the next two matches in their Euro Under 21 qualifying campaign.

With two games left to play, the Hungarians are six points off a qualification spot.

They play in at home in their first match against Malta on 10 October, before travelling to Belgium on 15 October.

• Hungary U21 v Malta U21
• Thursday 10 October
• 7pm Kick Off
• Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium, Budapest

• Belgium U21 v Hungary U21
• Tuesday 15 October 
• 5pm Kick Off 
• King Power at Den Dreef Stadion, Leuven

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

Lennon Miller, Aston Oxborough, Ewan Wilson and Liam Gordon are all up for nomination.

To vote, head over to the Motherwell Facebook page.

Games in September

• Aberdeen 2-1 Motherwell
• Motherwell 2-1 Dundee United
• Motherwell 2-1 St Mirren

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 from 12 noon on Thursday 3 October.

The club have been given an initial allocation of 7,500 tickets, with the potential of up to 14,000 depending on sales. Motherwell fans will be in sections of the South and East stands at Hampden Park with ticket pricing below:

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.

Ticket Office opening hours for the remainder of the week:

• Thursday – 9am-5pm
• Friday – 9am-4pm
• Saturday – 9am-11am

Other Information:

• ‘Singing Section’ will be in G5
• Hospitality – please find below hospitality options at Fir Park with coach transfer to and from Hampden.  To purchase, please book online or alternatively email: hospitality@motherwellfc.co.uk
• The club will be running buses from the Cooper stand to and from the national stadium with Hampden parking at £20pp.  These will also be available to purchase online from 12 noon on Thursday (no restrictions on how many can be purchased)
• Postage of tickets is £2
• DSA members please contact Heather at Heathermfcdsa@outlook.com with ticket requirements

Please note, the general sale of all remaining tickets will now be available from Monday 14^th October at 9am online and from the Ticket Office.

Online Account Maintenance – Season Ticket Holders

If you haven’t already registered online and you are a season ticket holder, you must ACTIVATE YOUR CUSTOMER NUMBER.

For Season Tickets holders to be able to purchase Semi Final tickets, you will need to have activated your account that is associated with the season card allowing purchase.

If you want to buy additional match tickets, then be prepared by activating additional accounts or ask your friends to activate their own accounts and supply you with their information so you can add them into your network.

How do I activate my account?

• Select ‘Sign In ‘ in the top right-hand corner of the ticket page.

• Select ‘Activate it now’
• Input your Customer number
• Input your Surname
• Then select the find my account

• Verify your contact your contact details, including an email you have access to and a create a password.
• Now SAVE DETAILS (Bottom of the page)

Adding friends and family members to ‘My Network’

All season ticket holder accounts must be activated online before you will be able to purchase for additional season ticket holders, you can add your friends or family members to ‘My Network’.

• Select ‘My Account’
• Select Network within ‘Account Management’

• Select add Members ‘ and add in their information into the box’s then select SEARCH.

This then shows you the person and you select add to Network.

They will now appear as part of YOUR current NETWORK and will be selectable when you need assign additional match tickets during the purchase process, excluding Cup Games.

YOU are now ready to purchase tickets online.

How can I purchase tickets for someone who is a season ticket holder?

To allow you the ability to purchase tickets on someone’s behalf, you need to send a request to the individual to be managed.

• Select the individual in the “your network”
• This will show you the current status.

• In these options we need to select the edit button.
• Ensure the option is set to Manage then select the send request button.
• This will send an email to the other person.
• They need to open the email and select the link (which will force then to log into the site) to complete the action.

Please note:- If both accounts use the same email address, e.g. Father and son have the same contact details, you must sign into the account of the person you sent the request to.

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE PRIVILEGES TO MANAGE YOUR FRIENDS ACCOUNT THEN YOU CANNOT BUY TICKETS ON THEIR BEHALF.

Buying tickets

To purchase tickets, please select the game from the list of games available and select your seats from the seating plan.

If you are purchasing more than 6 tickets and have more than 1 season ticket holder in your account, you need to assign the additional ticket to the other season ticket holders.

Hospitality packages

Centenary Suite and 91 Lounge Hospitality Package

• 11am – Hospitality opens
• Complimentary cocktail on arrival
• £35 south stand match ticket
• Pay bar facility
• Traditional breakfast (2-course)
• Coach to and from Hampden with official parking (departing Fir Park at 1.30pm)
• Refreshments on return to fir park
• 8pm close (or subject to demand)

Price £100pp

Exclusive Hospitality Package (Boardroom)

• 12 noon – hospitality opens
• Inclusive bar serving beer, wine, cider and soft drinks (no draft available)
• Breakfast rolls
• £35 south stand match ticket
• coach to and from Hampden with official parking (departing Fir Park at 1.30pm)
• Refreshments on return to Fir Park
• 7pm close with opportunity to relocate to the centenary suite with a pay bar

Price £165pp

Motherwell academy duo Ewan Wilson and Lennon Miller are in the Scotland Under 21 squad. 

With both players impressing during the September international fixtures, the two 18-year-olds will be looking to help their side secure qualification to the Under 21 Euros.

Scotland are in second place on 16 points and in their first match, face Belgium who are also on 16 points. The match will take place on Friday 11 October.

It’s then a long haul flight to Almaty on Tuesday 15 October to face Kazakhstan in their final group match.

• Scotland U21 v Belgium U21
• Friday 11 October
• 7pm Kick Off
• Tynecastle park, Edinburgh

• Kazakhstan v Scotland
• Tuesday 15 October
• 5pm Kick Off 
• Aalmaty Ortalyk Stadion, Almaty

Tawanda Maswanhise is in the latest Zimbabwe squad. 

The Warriors will continue their AFCON qualification group, after opening their campaign with two 0-0 draws last month.

Zimbabwe take on Namibia in a double header in South Africa. They play on 9 October and 14 October. Namibia were beaten in both of their September matches, against Kenya and Cameroon.

• Namibia v Zimbabwe 
• Wednesday 9 October 
• 2pm Kick Off 
• Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg

• Zimbabwe v Namibia 
• Monday 14 October 
• 5pm Kick Off 
• Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg

Motherwell travel to Easter Road on Saturday 5 October to face Hibernian in the William Hill Premiership. 

Kick off is 3pm.

How to follow the game

Kit Watch

We will be wearing our home kit for this match.

Team News

Dan Casey is suspended for this match after his red card against St Mirren. Jair Tavares is ineligible to play, due to facing his parent club.

Shane Blaney and Johnny Koutroumbis edge closer to full fitness and are doubts for this game.

Callum Slattery, Harry Paton, Jack Vale, Ross Callachan and Sam Nicholson remain out for this game.

Motherwell’s Fortunes

The Steelmen have started their 2024/25 campaign in a very positive manner. Back-to-back wins against Dundee United and St Mirren have ensured that momentum is in Motherwell’s favour. It’s five wins in six games for Stuart Kettlewell’s side.

Lennon Miller has added goal involvements to his game of late, notching three goals in the last two games.

Motherwell’s last win over Hibernian came just over a year ago, when Mika Biereth sparked the game into life as he came off the bench to score and assist in a 2-1 win.

Opposition Report

Hibernian are on five points after six games in the league season. The Hibees have one win in their opening seven competitive fixtures, having played the old firm on three occasions.

Martin Boyle continues to be an integral figure to this Hibernian team. With five goals in the opening ten games, he will be one to keep an eye on come Saturday.

The hosts got the better of Stuart Kettlewell’s side last time out. Now manager David Gray was interim after Nick Montgomery’s departure at the time, overseeing the team to a 3-0 win in the capital.

It was a jam packed match against St Mirren in the William Hill Premiership, with Motherwell looking to make it five wins out of six. 

And despite a decent start in the match, it was the Paisley side who opened the scoring through Killian Phillips. That was only the start of the action.

Marcus Fraser was caught holding Dan Casey in the box. With the referee awarding a spot kick, Miller dispatched with ease to level the game.

The 18-year-old wasn’t done there. Miller worked his way past a defender before volleying low into the bottom corner to make it 2-1 to his side. Despite claims of handball from the St Mirren players, the goal stood and the game was turned around.

But the good feeling didn’t last too long into the second-half. In the first attack, Casey was adjudged to have handled the ball on the line, stopping a guaranteed goal in the process. The Irishman saw red and was given his marching orders.

Aston Oxborough stepped up to the plate however, tipping Mark O’Hara’s penalty onto the post.

With a man advantage, St Mirren couldn’t capitalise quickly. They would rue that as Scott Tanser was shown his second yellow of the day for a tackle on Stephen O’Donnell. Suddenly, it was 10v10.

Miller and Apostolos Stamatelopoulos had chances, but neither could convert. With a total of 16 minutes stoppage time in the match, eventually time was called and the Steelmen could celebrate another win in North Lanarkshire.