| 3 | Rangers | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 23 |
| 4 | Dundee United | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | Motherwell | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | St Mirren | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 18 |
| 7 | Dundee | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 15 |
Stephen Robinson speaks as Motherwell prepare to face Livingston in the Ladbrokes Premiership.
And following a tough run of games, the manager is keen to shift momentum at Fir Park.
“We’re well aware that we need to turn things around,” he said. “I’m very confident that this group of players will.”
Motherwell host Livingston in the Ladbrokes Premiership for the first league meeting between the two sides since May 2006.
And after making a strong start to the campaign, Saturday’s opponents arrive at Fir Park brimming with confidence.
Since the Betfred Cup clash between ‘Well and Livi back in August, the newly promoted side have gone unbeaten.
In the five matches that followed their 1-0 defeat at the hands of Stephen Robinson’s men, Livingston have defeated Hibernian, Rangers, St Mirren and Hamilton, as well as drawing with table toppers Hearts.
In their 12 games this term, Livingston have only conceded in four games, keeping an impressive eight clean sheets.
Equally impressive is the fact that their heaviest defeat this season came against last seasons champions Celtic, who won 3-1 in Parkhead.
Saturday’s opposition have scored seven goals in the top flight this term, the same total as Stephen Robinson’s side.
However, their top scorer this season is a share of seven players, with the likes of Steven Lawless, Jack Hamilton and Alan Lithgow all bagging important goals for Gary Holt’s side.
Motherwell’s first trip of the 2018/19 Ladbrokes Premiership season to Celtic will now take place on Wednesday, 19 December.
The original fixture between the two clubs, the first since the 2017/18 William Hill Scottish Cup final, was due to take place on Sunday, 28 October. It was postponed due to Celtic’s participation in the Betfred Cup semi-finals.
The visit to Celtic Park will kick off at 7.45pm. Ticket information will be announced shortly.
Trevor Carson sat down for a coffee and a chat in our regular feature.
The goalkeeper spoke about the positivity around Fir Park, the highs and lows in football and the honour of representing his country.
Our interview was filmed at the Windmills Cafe in Motherwell.
Windmills is a social enterprise cafe in the heart of Motherwell which is committed to ensuring young people with learning disabilities have equal access to meaningful work experience opportunities. For more information, visit Windmills Cafe’s website.
Motherwell ‘keeper Trevor Carson is in Northern Ireland’s squad for their UEFA Nations League double header.
The 30-year-old is one of three goalkeepers in Michael O’Neill’s selection for the matches with Austria and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Carson played 45 minutes in his country’s last fixture, a 3-0 win over Israel in September.
It’s time to make your choice for the Tullibardine Player of the Month for September.
Ryan Bowman, Carl McHugh, Curtis Main and Danny Johnson are the possible picks for the second month of the season, after Gaël Bigirimana scooped the August award.
To vote, just head to our Facebook page and make your choice.
Motherwell travelled to Kilmarnock on Saturday looking to build on a battling showing in the midweek cup defeat to Hearts.
This is the Story of the Match from the trip to Rugby Park.
Watch the highlights from Rugby Park as Motherwell slump to a 3-1 defeat against Kilmarnock in the Ladbrokes Premiership.
Carl McHugh, Chris Cadden and Aaron Taylor-Sinclair reflect on a disappointing day at Rugby Park.
Deapite going a goal up, the Steelmen fell to a 3-1 defeat against Steve Clarke’s side.
Carl McHugh said: “It simply wasn’t good enough. We weren’t like our usual selves and need to put that right with some important games ahead.”
Stephen Robinson was left frustrated by a poor second half showing as Motherwell slumped to a 3-1 defeat against Kilmarnock.
The ‘Well boss felt the hosts had the quality needed to win the game and was disappointed by his side at Rugby Park.
He said: “I was really disappointed with our second half performance. We put forward thinking players on to try and win the game, but Kilmarnock just had that bit more quality than us.”
