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The 21 day wait for domestic football for Motherwell is over, with Ross County travelling to Fir Park on Saturday 28 October. 

Kick off is 3pm.

Bring a friend for a fiver

Our bring a friend for a fiver and family fun day will return for our home match against Ross County on Saturday 28 October.

Similar to our match against County last May, prior to the match, the Motherwell FC Community Trust and ourselves are hosting a joint family fun day at the front of the Phil O’Donnell stand.

Free to all attending the match, it will start at 12pm and will run until 30 minutes prior to kick-off.

There will be:

• Giant inflatables
• Beat the goalie
• Face painting
• Meet players
• Stalls including Chunky Chunks Bakes, Salt & Chilli Truck, Shelbys Dog Bakery, Floss Boss, Coffee Cart, Angie’s Cakes & Bakes, SSPCA
• Alcoholic refreshments available to purchase from the club’s reading garden for the first time (access via Phil O’Donnell Stand South entrance)

As we look to get Fir Park as busy as possible, season ticket holders will be able to bring a friend for a fiver.

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

– 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 11am – the ticket office is open until kick-off with no pay gate facility.

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.

Kit News

We will be wearing the home kit for this match.

Injury update

Calum Butcher returned to full training last week, and is in contention to make his return.

Mika Biereth is expected to return from his parent club Arsenal this, as he edges closer to match fitness. He will be assessed. Jon Obika remains out.

Pape Souare has sustained an ankle injury in training and will receive a scan to determine how long he will be missing for.

Lennon Miller will be suspended for this match, following his sending off against Livingston.

Motherwell’s Fortunes

It’s been three weeks since Motherwell were in action, with the international break rolling into the postponement of the match against St Johnstone last weekend due to Met Office weather warnings in place.

A 2-0 defeat to Livingston last time out seen Stuart Kettlewell frustrated at his team’s performance, making it four defeats on the spin for the Steelmen.

However, in a tightly congested cinch Premiership league table, Motherwell remain in the top six on 10 points, just a point behind Hearts in fourth.

Opposition Report

Ross County stayed up via a relegation play off win against Partick Thistle in the summer, and have made a brighter start to their campaign this time round.

With wins over St Johnstone and Kilmarnock already on the board, County are on seven points.

However, the Staggies haven’t played competitive football in a month, with postponed matches against St Mirren and Dundee coming either side of the international break.

Ross County take on Dundee on Tuesday night.

Simon Murray has made a sharp start to the 2023/24 season, scoring nine goals in all competitions so far. Two of them have came in the league, with County scoring three goals in total, in their last five games.

Our home match against Aberdeen will be shown live on our pay-per-view streaming service. 

The match will be available for £11.

You will be able to purchase online.

Kick off is 7.45pm on Wednesday 1 November.

Having tasted football in Ireland and America, Dan Casey came to Scotland in 2023. 

Instantly impressing with his all or nothing attitude on the pitch, he quickly made an impact on the pitch and became a fan favourite.

An organiser and a physically dominant centre half, the Irishman uses his aggression in a controlled manner, assisting him in comfortably engaging in 1v1 duels.

Robust at the heart of the defence, he is mobile and can get around the pitch to provide defensive cover or on occasion, an extra body going forward.

Having proudly represented Republic of Ireland at youth level, a drop of international experience has given Casey the foundations to thrive at club level.

We can confirm our cinch Premiership match against St Johnstone has been postponed. 

Following consultation with Police Scotland, and the Met Office extending the duration of the Red Weather Warning in the area until the end of tomorrow, the decision has been taken to postpone the match.

A new date will be confirmed and communicated in due course.

Tickets already purchased will be valid for the rearranged fixture.

Conor Wilkinson is raring to go having missed a part of the early season due to injury. 

The number 99 felt the injury came just when he was getting started, having netted twice already. Now fully recovered, he wants to show everyone what he is capable of and wants to prove his value in the team.

Wilkinson says spirits are high in the dressing room going into this weekend’s match at St Johnstone and that the team want to prove a point having lost their last four matches.

Stuart Kettlewell was full of pride watching Liam Kelly earn his first Scotland cap at senior level.

The Motherwell skipper started against France on Tuesday night and almost made it a night to remember, as he got a hand to Kylian Mbappe’s first half penalty. Despite conceding three goals, Kettlewell insists the number one will be much better for the experience and will come to training with a spring in his step.

The manager offers and update on long-term absentees Calum Butcher, Jon Obika and Mika Biereth, with the former potentially earning a spot in the squad against St Johnstone.

Kettlewell believes that despite people writing off St Johnstone already, he has seen them make small steps to improving and believes with them not earning a win just yet in the league, the Perth side will be hungrier than ever and present a difficult challenge.

Stuart Kettlewell has offered an update on Jon Obika, Mika Biereth and Calum Butcher. 

“We expect Mika to be back here and training with us next Thursday, if everything goes according to plan,” manager Stuart Kettlewell said.

“Having spoken to Mika and Arsenal, his recovery plan has gone exactly as planned.

“Jon Obika is a fraction further behind but Calum Butcher has trained on Monday, full contact training.

“It was a breath of fresh air to see him back and I was impressed by the levels he showed. He didn’t look as he was a million miles away from where he was before he got injured.

“He puts himself into contention to be in the squad on Saturday however it’s a big ask for him to start and we don’t want to ask him to do too much to soon.”

The international break is now over and Motherwell are now back in the league action with a trip to Perth to take on St Johnstone. 

Kick off 3pm at McDiarmid Park.

How to follow the game

Tickets are available to purchase online.

For the £18 family deal, all ticket holders must enter via turnstile 5 – strictly 1 adult and a maximum of 2 Under 12s only.

There will be a limited amount of accessible parking bays for visiting supporters to book in advance (£5 – payable on the day.)

Please email dao@perthsaints.co.uk with your name and vehicle registration to book.

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.

Kit Watch

We will be wearing our away kit for this match.

Injury Update

Calum Butcher is in contention for the squad for this match, as he would be looking to make his first appearance since May through injury. He is still a doubt for the match and will assessed closer to the game.

Mika Biereth and Jon Obika are also closer to a full recovery but will not be available for this match.

Motherwell’s Fortunes

It may be four defeats in the last four but that doesn’t really tell the full tale for the Steelmen.

A disappointing 2-0 defeat at Livingston in their last outing left a bitter taste in the mouth going into the October break.

Having played all of the top three in the last four games, it was a difficult run of fixtures with Motherwell sitting on 10 points in fifth place in the table.

Opposition Report

St Johnstone are yet to pick a win up in the league this season. With three draws and two defeats thus far, the Perth side are sitting bottom of the league after eight games.

Goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov has made a particularly impressive start to the season, putting in a string of strong performances, including at Celtic Park where he helped his side earn a point against Celtic.

His run of form got him back in the Bulgarian international squad in September.

The October International break saw four Motherwell players leave ML1 to represent their countries.

Liam Kelly

Scotland suffered defeat in both games but it ended up being an eventful few days for our number one.

Kelly had to watch from the bench as the Scots narrowly lost 2-0 to Spain, with Scott McTominay’s goal being controversially ruled out.

But results on Sunday evening meant that Scotland had successfully qualified for the European Championships in Germany next year. A great achievement for Steve Clarke’s men, with qualifying games to spare .

On Tuesday, Liam was rewarded for his hard work and dedication with a start against the World Cup finalists France, earning his first cap for the National team.

Billy Gilmour gave Scotland an early lead but the home side roared back and scored three before half-time including the surreal sight of Kylian Mbappé, one of the best players in the world, stepping up to take a penalty into Motherwell’s goalkeeper.

Kelly became the first Motherwell goalkeeper to represent Scotland since Allan McClory in 1934.

Harry Paton

Paton embarked on a 5,700 mile journey to take on Japan and on a personal note, it proved to a be a worthwhile trip as he finally earned his first Canada cap.

With his team already 4-0 down, manager Mauro Biello rewarded the midfielder with his first appearance in the 61st minute as he replaced CF Montréal’s Sam Piette.

Junior Hoilett scored a consolation goal in the last minute as Japan proved to be too strong at the Denka Big Swan Stadium.

Paton will be looking for the chance to represent his country once again when the Canadians return to CONCACAF Nations League action in November.

Lennon Miller

With two friendly matches lined up, Scotland Under 19s based their camp in Murcia with a double header against Ireland and Portugal.

In their first match, Lennon Miller was named in the starting 11 and played 70 minutes of the match. Unfortunately, it would be a 2-0 loss for the Scots.

In their second match against Portugal, the young Scots lost 1-2. Miller played the full 90 minutes but a late goal from Aston Villa’s Rory Wilson wasn’t enough to prevent defeat in Spain.

Brodie Spencer

Northern Ireland kicked off their home double-header with a 3-0 win over San Marino at Windsor Park.

Spencer came on with ten minutes to go as Northern Ireland recorded their second win of their Euro 2024 Qualifying campaign

The lost their second game 0-1 against Slovenia, with Spencer being an unused sub as Michael O’Neill’s ten-men chased a deficit from the fifth minute.

It’s not been an easy road to Motherwell for Irishman Dan Casey, but it’s a journey he feels he has learned a lot about himself because of it. 

Just the average young boy growing up in the streets of Dublin, Dan found a love for Rugby and Gaelic Football but his one, true love was playing football.

Despite his late grandfather Patrick Casey being an Irish international rugby star, Dan opted to choose football as his chosen profession and at the young age of just 15, he moved away from home to Sunderland.

His first learning curve would come when he would be released by the English side and returned to his homeland to play for Bohemians and Cork.

With normal life turned upside down for everyone due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Dan had a decision to make. Leave everything and everyone behind to move to America to play in California or remain at home and turn the opportunity down.

He would move across the world and in those dark, lonely nights confined to a flat with no family or friends near him, he became a stronger person.

Now in ML1 and securing a two-year deal, his life is now at Motherwell, somewhere he is truly loved by supporters and ready to make an impact.