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Steven Hammell was pleased with his side’s 0-2 win over Arbroath in the Scottish Cup.

“It was a test of our character and attitude coming here but we done what we came here to do which is progress to the next round.”

Motherwell progressed to the fifth round of the Scottish Cup with a 0-2 win against Arbroath.

Mikael Mandron scored a double on his first start for the club, with a goal in the first half and another right at the final whistle.

The manager handed a debut to Shane Blaney, who replaced Sondre Solholm in the middle of the defence, as well giving Kevin van Veen a well earned rest.

The home side made life difficult on a tricky surface but the Steelmen found the breakthrough midway through the first half.

A perfectly weighted pass from Spittal found McKinstry who unselfishly squared it to Mandron for an easy finish into the net.

From there Liam Kelly was rarely troubled and Motherwell were pushing for a second. Nice play between Crankshaw and McKinstry set up Mandron but Gill came off his line quickly and made the save.

The Arbroath ‘keeper was called into action again moments later, this time thwarting Stuart McKinstry from twelve yards.

Steven Hammell brought on Kevin Van Veen and Dean Cornelius and both had decent chances to double the lead but neither could find the target.

With seconds left on the clock Mandron grabbed his second, poking in Goss’ cross and settling any potential nerves and saw Motherwell into the hat for the draw for the next round which will take place on Sunday, January 22 at 6pm.

He may only be 16-years-old, but Lennon Miller has achieved a lot in the early days of his footballing career.

Training with first team players at 13 has accelerated his progress and prepared in him from an early age.

Despite losing his mum at a young age, Miller has went from stride to stride impressing scouts, coaches and fans alike, promising to himself that he would do his mum proud.

As soon as he was eligible, Steven Hammell introduced him to first-team training and put him straight into matchday squad.

Making his professional debut against Inverness CT in August 2022, making him the youngest Motherwell player ever, Miller has since went on to make his league debut at Ibrox against Rangers.

Scoring from the halfway on his international debut for Scotland, which subsequently won him ‘Scotland’s 2021 goal of the year’, he went on to represent his country at the Under 17s Euros despite only being 16.

One Motherwell certainly consider for the future, Lennon Miller is already well on his way to becoming a top player.

Motherwell travel to cinch Championship side Arbroath in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup and manager Steven Hammell says the mentality has to be spot on should Motherwell want to progress.

In a game where Motherwell are labelled favourites, Hammell is wary of the quality Arbroath have within their ranks and doesn’t want to see any cup upsets.

Goalkeeper Matty Connelly has joined Stranraer on loan for the rest of the season. 

The 19-year-old joins up with the League Two side for his third loan move at Motherwell.

Stranraer’s first choice goalkeeper is currently injured, allowing Connelly to get minutes on the park.

“Matty has shown terrific quality since I arrived at the club,” head of goalkeeping Neil Alexander said.

“He trains with the first-team every day so I feel now is a good opportunity for him to show what he has been learning on the training pitch, into regular first-team matches.

“He is someone I think highly of and look forward to monitoring his progress.”

He may only have arrived seven days ago, but Mikael Mandron is ready to get cracking in a Motherwell shirt.

The striker arrived from Gillingham a week ago and wants to make an impact from the get go, starting against Arbroath in the Scottish Cup.

Matt Penney has returned to his parent club Ipswich Town following the expiry of his loan deal.

The 24-year-old joined Motherwell late in the summer on a six month loan from the League One side and went on to start 18 times for the Steelmen.

Winning two player of the month awards in his time at the club, Penney started every game after his debut against Inverness in the Premier Sports cup.

“Matt has now went back to Ipswich, however we remain in dialogue with them with regards to Matt,” manager Steven Hammell said.

“Although discussions are ongoing, we are constantly looking at viable alternatives in the transfer market.”

“Matt has been an outstanding addition to the team this season and should he not return to the club, I want thank him for his effort in his time at Motherwell.”

We kick-off our Scottish Cup campaign away to Arbroath on Saturday 21 January.

Kick-off is 3.00pm.

Tickets

A reminder that there will be no cash turnstiles on the day and tickets must be purchased online directly from Arbroath.

You can buy your tickets online.

Ticket Prices

• Concessions are under 18, over 65, student and Disabled
• Wheelchair and ambulant bookings for the Coelbrew stand must be made through the Arbroath ticket office on 0124187215
  

Buses

We are running buses to the game.

The Cooper Suite will open at 11am with the buses departing from outside the Suite at 12pm at a cost of £20pp.

You can buy your seat online, over the telephone on 01698 338012 or in person at the office.

The Story of the Match

Both teams go into this one on similar runs of form.

The home side have lost heavily in their last three home games and Motherwell haven’t won in their last four away games.

The two sides last met way back in 2000, where Motherwell needed a replay to see off The Red Lichties.

Horrendous winds meant the first attempt at playing the game got abandoned at half-time. When it was finally played, Don Goodman opened the scoring but it was cancelled out by 40-year-old veteran Tommy Bryce. In the replay, goals from Don Goodman and Lee McCulloch saw the Steelmen eventually through to the fourth round, avoiding a banana-skin against a part-time team.

Match Officials

• Referee: Willie Collum
• AR1: David Roome
• AR2: Michael Banks

With Ross County currently bottom of the cinch Premiership, the pressure was on for Motherwell to eliminate their poor run of form at Fir Park this season by collecting three vital points.

The Staggies were limited in the first half, with Motherwell controlling possession and creating most of the chances. Stuart McKinstry continued to impress, striking the post and forcing a good save from Ross Laidlaw.

At 0-0, Liam Kelly was called into action in the second half but Motherwell eventually got their noses in front through McKinstry’s strike.

With ten minutes to go, Ross County levelled the game through super sub Hiwula who made it 1-1 after a defensive error from Motherwell.

The game ended in a draw, a result which pleased the visitors more than the hosts.

“We’re standing here, again, talking about what should have been.

“We should have seen that game out and we should have won.”