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Motherwell head to Celtic on Wednesday night for their first trip to face the Scottish champions of the season.

Here’s a look ahead to the game.

Second meeting

The two sides faced up for the first time this season two weeks ago, with a 1-1 draw at Fir Park ensuring the third consecutive stalemate at Fir Park with the champions.

At Celtic Park, it will be three years to the day on Wednesday that the ‘Well last won in the east end of Glasgow.

Louis Moult’s double ensured a surprise victory on the day, although only one player – Liam Grimshaw – remains at the club from the starting team that day.

Form guide

The Steelmen have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five fixtures.

The last five have seen wins over Aberdeen and St Johnstone, as well as the aforementioned draw with Celtic. Defeats came at the hands of Hearts and Livingston.

Celtic have had identical form. Wins over Aberdeen and Kilmarnock have been punctuated by defeats to RB Salzburg and Hibernian, as well as the draw at Fir Park.

Get your tickets in advance

Tickets are available online now or from the Fir Park ticket office until 5pm on matchday.

There will be no cash turnstiles on the day, pre-purchase is required.

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

They were unbeaten in eight. We hadn’t won in Perth in six years.

But football doesn’t always stick to the script. This is the Story of the Match from our trip to face St Johnstone.

Motherwell head to Celtic Park for the first time in 2018/19 on Wednesday, 19 December.

Tickets are available online now or from the Fir Park ticket office.

There will be no cash turnstiles on the day, pre-purchase is required.

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

Tom Aldred, Danny Johnson and Mark Gillespie all played starring roles as Motherwell picked up their first win in Perth in six years.

A 2-1 victory thanks to goals from Aldred and Johnson, and helped by Gillespie’s penalty save, gave the Steelmen all three points.

Tom Aldred, Danny Johnson and Allan Campbell spoke after the 2-1 away win at St Johnstone.

Stephen Robinson said his side’s battling performance was well rewarded with victory at St Johnstone.

The Steelmen’s first victory in Perth in six years ended the Saints’ eight-game unbeaten run, with Tom Aldred and Danny Johnson on target and Mark Gillespie saving a penalty.

Motherwell produced a solid performance on the road to win 2-1 against St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park.

Goals from Tom Aldred and Danny Johnson marked the Steelmen’s first win on the Saints home turf in six years, and it was a resolute performance from start to finish for Stephen Robinson’s men.

The ‘Well boss made two changes from the narrow 1-0 defeat against Hearts last weekend, recalling Allan Campbell to the middle of the park and Christian Mbulu to the right hand side of a back three as Andy Rose and Alex Rodriguez-Gorrin dropped out of the starting eleven.

And before Tommy Wright’s side could settle in to the game in Perth, ‘Well found themselves a goal up after just two minutes.

David Turnbull’s corner was turned home by the arriving Aldred at the back post before Robinson’s side went on to dominate the opening stages of the match.

And soon enough, it was two. Turnbull was again involved, but his scuffed effort on goal was dealt a slice of luck when it fell kindly for the lurking Johnson.

Despite being faced with the lunging presence of Zander Clark, the striker kept his nerve and produced a deft finish to lift the ball high and beyond the Saints stopper to double the lead and bag his sixth league goal of the season.

Momentum swung in favour of the hosts for the latter stages of the first half, but they couldn’t produce the quality required to get the better of a solid Motherwell back line.

However, a brief lapse from Charles Dunne resulted in a penalty for a handball, and a golden opportunity was presented to the Perthshire side to halve the deficit.

Fresh off the back of his penalty saving heroics against Celtic though, Mark Gillespie stepped up and produced a terrific save to turn the ball round the post.

The second half started similarly to the first, with the Lanarkshire outfit controlling the match but unlike the first 45, they couldn’t convert.

Johnson was unfortunate to see a blatant shirt pull deny him a free header home midway through the second period, and it was equally unfortunate that referee Alan Muir didn’t point to the spot.

A late header from Jason Kerr pulled a consolation back for the hosts, but Robinson’s men showed their steel to hold on for all three points at a ground which proved hard to conquer in recent years.

Stephen Robinson says winning the “battle” against St Johnstone is part of the key to getting back to winning ways in Perth.

The Steelmen take on a Saints side unbeaten in their last eight matches, as they look to equal a club record of games without loss.

Curtis Main expects St Johnstone to prove difficult opponents for Motherwell this weekend, as the Steelmen look to end the Saints’ eight-game unbeaten run.

Tommy Wright’s side are looking to equal their club record for games undefeated in the top flight, while the ‘Well are looking to bounce back from their narrow loss at Hearts.

Motherwell travel to take on St Johnstone in the Ladbrokes Premiership on Saturday.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.

Head to head

The two sides have met once in the 2018/19 season. A 0-0 draw at Fir Park seemed certain, before Jason Kerr popped up two minutes into stoppage time to start a run of eight games without defeat.

Team news

Peter Hartley and Aaron Taylor-Sinclair are available. Liam Donnelly, Chris Cadden, Trevor Carson and Craig Tanner remain on the sidelines.

St Johnstone welcome back Danny Swanson and Steven Anderson from injury. Drey Wright, Conor Mitchell and Brian Easton remain out.

Pay at the ground

A pay gate will be in operation at McDiarmid Park on the day. Prices are as follows.

Children aged 12 or under get in for free, but must be accompanied by an adult. An adult can take a maximum of two children free of charge.

A family gate will also be in operation at a reduced cost of £16, which covers one adult and a maximum of two children aged 12 or under. Spectators taking this deal should enter through gate five.

Wheelchair and ambulant tickets are priced at £14 for adults, £6 for concessions. Personal assistants go free of charge.

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

Transport information

Vehicular access to our car park for visiting supporters is via the new gate to the north of the stadium. Follow “Football Stadium’ signs on A9 north via Broxden/Inveralmond roundabouts and take the off slip on the southbound A9.

Parking for buses/minibuses/coaches is free of charge. All other vehicles will cost £5.

Pedestrian access is via the old gates on the A85 Crieff Road as before. Pedestrian access is not permitted via the new north gate.

After the game, Motherwell supporters’ vehicles will be directed out of the brand new south west egress gate, providing direct and easy access onto the A9 south bound.