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Celtic come to Fir Park on Wednesday for the first meeting of the two sides in the 2018/19 season.

Here’s an early look ahead to the game.

First meeting since the final

It has taken until December for the two sides to face up to each other in the 2018/19 campaign, after the first scheduled fixture was postponed, owing to Celtic’s involvement in the Betfred Cup semi-final.

The last encounter, of course, was in the 2017/18 William Hill Scottish Cup final, when Celtic ran out winners.

League meetings between the two at Fir Park last campaign were keenly contested affairs. The Steelmen were 1-0 up in stoppage time in the corresponding fixture this time last year, only for a late penalty to bring the game level.

A 0-0 draw then followed later in the season, with Motherwell performing brilliantly despite going down to 10 men in the first half.

Form

Celtic were said to be having a poor start to the 2018/19 season, but after a dip in form they’ve picked up at speed.

Winning nine and drawing one of their last 10 domestic matches, they made it seven consecutive trophy wins when they defeated Aberdeen in the Betfred Cup final on Sunday.

Motherwell have won three of their last five, including two wins in their last two home matches against Dundee and Aberdeen.

Get your tickets in advance

You can buy your tickets online now. Alternatively, the ticket office is open from 9am until 5pm on Tuesday, and from 9am until kick off on Wednesday. You can even print your tickets at home, so you don’t need to wait in line to collect.

Adult tickets in the John Hunter stand cost £21. Concessions can get in for £17, while under 16s go for £3. A family ticket for one adult and two juveniles is available for £25.

Entry to the Phil O’Donnell stand and Davie Cooper stand is priced at £28 for adults, £19 for concessions and £3 for under 16s. A family ticket for one adult and two juveniles is available for £32.

Celtic fans should contact their club for away tickets.

Fans who require ambulant or wheelchair access should contact Andy Sim on 07428 225254 or email tickets@mfcdsa.com.

Motherwell are back in action on Wednesday night, as Celtic come to town in the Ladbrokes Premiership.

Brendan Rodgers’ side arrive having lifted the Betfred Cup on Sunday, their seventh straight domestic honour.

The Steelmen always provide tough opposition at Fir Park, however, and picked up two draws against Celtic at home last season.

You can buy your tickets online now. You can either choose to print your tickets at home and take them straight to the gate, or collect from the ticket office.

The ticket office is open from 9am until kick off on Wednesday.

Adult tickets in the John Hunter stand cost £21. Concessions can get in for £17, while under 16s go for £3. A family ticket for one adult and two juveniles is available for £25.

Entry to the Phil O’Donnell stand and Davie Cooper stand is priced at £28 for adults, £19 for concessions and £3 for under 16s. A family ticket for one adult and two juveniles is available for £32.

Celtic fans should contact their club for away tickets.

Buoyed from beating Aberdeen, we went to Livingston to take on a side defeated only twice at home all season.

This is the Story of the Match.

Highlights from the Tony Macaroni Arena as Motherwell slump to a 2-0 defeat against Livingston. 

Goals either side of half time secured all three points for the hosts, as Stephen Robinson’s men failed to carry on their form from last week’s 3-0 victory over Aberdeen.

Mark Gillespie, Danny Johnson and Christian Mbulu spoke after the 2-0 defeat at Livingston.

Stephen Robinson was left to lament his team’s inconsistency as Motherwell lost at Livingston.

Having defeated Aberdeen last weekend, the same team bar one player failed to live up to their previous performance in defeat.

Motherwell toiled in West Lothian as Livingston picked up a deserved win in the Ladbrokes Premiership.

A goal from former ‘Well man Steven Lawless midway through the first half – and a late second from Craig Halkett – was enough to earn the hosts the three points.

Disappointingly, after a five star showing from so many players the previous week, nobody in claret could lift their game to match Livingston’s direct approach.

With five regulars sidelined through injury and suspension, Stephen Robinson had to reshape his defence bringing in Barry Maguire to face an aerial onslaught from the home side.

It didn’t take long for Livingston to put Mark Gillespie’s goal under pressure with a succession of long throws and corners, but Trevor Carson’s deputy looked up for the challenge.

And the ‘keeper had to be alert after 13 minutes when Alan Lithgow’s long throw found its way to Lawless and his shot from eight yards was net bound until Gillespie got down to brilliantly block.

In almost a repeat of their earlier chance, Livi produced the opening goal after 22 minutes. Lithgow hurled the ball in from the other touchline and when the ball again arrived at Lawless, he drilled his shot beyond Gillespie.

At this stage ‘Well looked out of sorts, unable to win the second ball at either end or keep possession. For a spell leading up to half time, they managed to control the ball a bit better on the artificial surface.

The Fir Park men finally managed an effort on goal when David Turnbull found Danny Johnson at the edge of the box. But after dragging the ball onto favoured his left foot, his shot was partially blocked by Craig Halkett leaving Liam Kelly with an easy catch.

After a poor first half, the travelling ‘Well fans were looking for a big improvement in the second half, with Alex Gorrín replacing Gaël Bigirimana in the middle of the park.

That did little to alter the pattern of the game with Livi’s direct style giving them the upper hand. Just before the hour mark, Robinson made his second change Elliort Frear coming on for Alan Campbell, shortly followed by Ryan Bowman for Curtis Main.

The Steelmen were in need of a spark to bring them into the game and it almost arrived 12 minutes from time.

Gorrīn lofted picked out Maguire coming in on the blind side of the home defence and his volley from six yards seemed destined for an equaliser, until Kelly produced a remarkable stop to keep the ball out of his net.

From Gorrin’s corner, Tom Aldred’s header forced Kelly into another save, catching the ball under his crossbar.

Any thoughts of a sustained revival from ‘Well were killed off eight minutes from time, when Halkett rose unchallenged to meet Scott Robinson’s corner and steer the ball inside the post and secure the points for the home side.

Bowman was denied a late consolation when his shot was again blocked by Kelly but otherwise it was a 90 minutes to forget from a ‘Well perspective.

Liam Grimshaw is hoping the Steelmen can ride the wave of confidence in to Saturday’s trip to Livingston.

The midfielder believes the the Fir Park side are in a string vein of form, and that could play in part this weekend.

“Three wins from four is a really good return,” he said. “So I think we have every right to go in to Saturday’s game with confidence.”

David Turnbull is the fans’ choice for the Tullibardine player of the month for November.

The youngster, who netted against Dundee and Aberdeen, won the award for the second month in succession.

With 76% of the vote, Turnbull beat Liam Grimshaw, Curtis Main and Danny Johnson in our poll.

Well Society member Ann McKeown was on hand on Friday to present him with his award.

Stephen Robinson says Motherwell head to Livingston on Saturday to face a difficult opponent.

The Steelmen won at the Tony Macaroni Arena on cup duty early in the season, but are one of only two teams to win in West Lothian this season.