| 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 |
He may have only turned 17-years-old but Lennon Miller is taking everything in his stride.
Recently called up to Scotland’s Under 19 squad, Miller talks about playing above his age group and the influence manager Stuart Kettlewell has had on his development thus far.
Oli Shaw has joined the club from Barnsley on loan until the end of the season, subject to international clearance.
The striker joined The Tykes at the end of the January window 2023 for an undisclosed fee, having been Kilmarnock’s top goalscorer the season prior.
He has made four appearances for Barnsley this season and joins up with Stuart Kettlewell for the second time in his career.
The 25-year-old played under current boss Kettlewell in Dingwall with Ross County.
A Scotland Under 21 international, Shaw began his footballing journey with Hearts before switching to Hibernian.
He came through the ranks at Easter Road and made his first-team debut in 2015 against Montrose. Shaw moved to the highlands in 2020 having scored 12 goals for the Hibees.
Netting on nine occasions with Ross County, he joined Kilmarnock and helped them gain promotion back to the top flight, winning a player of the month award in the process.
“With the injuries we have had to deal with in the forward areas, it was evidently clear we needed to strengthen before the window shut,” manager Stuart Kettlewell said.
“We identified Oli as a target earlier in the window and feel now is the correct time to get him on board.
“I know him personally and know his attitude towards the game. He wants to impress from the off and get regular minutes under his belt. That’s the determination we need from him.
“Oli is an excellent player who I feel can offer us skill and improvement in the forward areas. With hard work, he could flourish this season.”
New signing Brodie Spencer has been named in the Northern Ireland Under 21 squad.
The Northern Irish will kick off their UEFA Euro Under 21 qualifying campaign in this round of games.
Spencer and the squad are in action twice, against Luxembourg and Ukraine.
Azerbaijan, England and Serbia are also in Group F.
They will face Luxembourg at home before travelling to Ukraine.
Thursday 7 September
Mourneview Park Stadium
Tuesday 12 September
Futbalový štadion NTC Poprad, Slovakia
It’s time to vote for your G4 Claims player of the month for August.
Callum Slattery, Blair Spittal, Paul McGinn and Dan Casey are all up for nomination.
To vote, head over to the Motherwell Facebook page.
Please note, statistics below are taken from cinch Premiership games only.
At the heart of everything at the moment, Callum Slattery is continuing to be a critical part of the Stuart Kettlewell era.
The box-to-box midfielder has been involved in both defence and attack. He has made 16 interceptions and 13 successful dribbles from the middle of the pitch in three games.
Registering five shots, he was also involved in the first goal against Kilmarnock, where he had a give and go with Spittal before firing the cross into the box.
Still yet to win a player of the month vote in his time at Motherwell, Slattery has produced a fine month of performances.
Spittal has played every minute of every game this month.
Involved in the move that led to Dan Casey’s goal against Kilmarnock, he also setup Harry Paton for his last minute winner against Kilmarnock on Saturday, beating his man to the byline before cutting it back for the Canadian.
The midfielder has, similarly to Slattery, been involved in all areas of the pitch. He has had six shots and five shot assists in three games and boasts a 75% pass accuracy rating in August.
Often labelled as ‘Mr Consistent’, McGinn is up for nomination also.
He has made 100% successful dribbles this month, nothing an 80% pass accuracy record at the same time.
McGinn has been excellent at recovery runs in defence and has won 78% of his loose ball duels.
Against St Mirren, he was deployed at left-back due to injury, once again proving his utility on the pitch.
Back for his second spell, Dan Casey has settled back into familiar surroundings. He has played every match since his first appearance of the season against Queen’s Park.
Strong and commanding at the back, he prevented Hibernian from registering a shot on target until stoppage time when they were awarded a penalty kick.
Casey kept Motherwell in the cup tie against St Mirren when Toyosi Olusanya raced through on goal. The Irishman somehow made it back to get in the defensive block.
The centre-back put in a man of the match worthy performance against Kilmarnock in the most recent game. He netted his first goal in Motherwell colours when he smashed home from Brodie Spencer’s knock back to draw the game level.
He then won Motherwell a penalty when he got the ball before Danny Armstrong to present Motherwell with the opportunity of taking the lead in the game.
He is currently 3rd highest in the league for interceptions and won 77% of his defence duels in the league so far.
Davor Zdravkovski has been named in the North Macedonia squad for the latest round of UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers.
North Macedonia face Italy and Malta in this round of fixtures and are currently 4th in their group, three points off second placed Ukraine.
Zdravkovski was an unused squad in North Macedonia’s match against Faroe Islands in March and was named in the provisional squad in June.
The 25-year-old is yet to make his first international appearance at senior level.
North Macedonia v Italy – 7.45pm K.O
Malta v North Macedonia – 7.45pm K.O
It’s Sunday action for Motherwell this weekend, with a trip to Edinburgh on the cards to take on Hearts.
Kick-off is 3pm.
| Roseburn Upper | Roseburn Lower | |
| Adults | £26 | £19 |
| Over 65/FTE | £19 | £15 |
| Under 18 | £14 | £14 |
| Under 16 | £7 | £7 |
| Under 18 | £14 | £14 |
| Under 13 | £5 | £5 |
Wheelchair and carer costs £15 with carer free of charge.
We have been sent physical tickets so no e-tickets are available for this match, postage and collection only from the Fir Park ticket office. You can purchase online. Please note, there are very limited tickets remaining with the Roseburn upper currently sold out.
Postage will be available until Wednesday 30 August. There will be no cash turnstiles on the day, tickets must be purchased in advance from the ticket office.
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.
We will be wearing our home kit for this match.
Calum Butcher and Jon Obika remain missing. The latter is expected to be out until December.
Mika Biereth has begun his recovery for a knee injury and will be missing for three months.
Pape Souare has missed the last two matches and will not be fit for this game.
Conor Wilkinson will be missing for a minimum of four weeks with a calf injury.
Motherwell have started the league season unbeaten. Two wins and draw mean the Steelmen are joint top of the league after three matches.
Goals from Harry Paton and Dan Casey earned Motherwell three points against Kilmarnock last time out.
Last time against Hearts, Motherwell beat Hearts 2-0 in what was Stuart Kettlewell last match as interim manager before he got the post permanently. Jon Obika and Blair Spittal got on the scoresheet that day.
Motherwell’s last win at Tynecastle came four years ago when they came away with a 3-2 victory thanks to goals from Declan Gallagher, Sherwin Seedorf and Jermaine Hylton.
Hearts have had a hectic start to the season, juggling the cinch Premiership, UEFA Europa Conference League and Viaplay cup matches.
They have a win, a draw and defeat so far in the league beating St Johnstone on the opening day.
The Jambos are in Greece for the second league of the Europa Conference League match against PAOK. They trail 2-1 in the tie.
Lawrence Shankland has continued where he left off from last season. The Scottish talisman has five goals and an assist in all competitions this season.
Conor Wilkinson has picked up a calf injury.
The initial assessment is the striker will be missing for a minimum of four weeks. He missed our 2-1 win over Kilmarnock on Saturday.
Scoring his first league goal against Hibernian, Wilkinson now faces a short spell on the sidelines.
Motherwell were looking to bounce straight back having been knocked out the Viaplay Cup seven days ago against St Mirren.
Back in league business and back at Fir Park, Kilmarnock were the visitors having been labelled the ‘in-form’ team in the league with respective victories over Celtic and Rangers already this season.
1400 travelling fans saw their team get off to the perfect start, with Marley Watkins netting the opener after just 12 minutes.
A flat first half performance saw Stuart Kettlewell bring Harry Paton into the action at half time in an attempt to spark some life into his team.
Dan Casey levelled things up on the hour mark before Callum Slattery missed a penalty on 78 minutes to turn the game on it’s head.
With the match seemingly ending in a draw, Canadian Harry Paton stepped up in the 7th minute of stoppage time to take the roof off Fir Park with a winner at the death.
Liam Kelly has been named in Steve Clarke’s latest Scotland squad.
Scotland have a crucial EURO 2024 qualifier in this international break, with the dark blues travelling to Cyprus.
With four wins from four so far, Scotland are sitting pretty in the group. They are top of group, eight points ahead of second placed Georgia.
In their second match, Scotland take on old rivals England in a 150th Anniversary Heritage Match. It will mark the first meeting between the two sides in 1872.
Cyprus v Scotland 7.45pm K.O
Scotland v England 7.45pm K.O
Ricki Lamie has joined Dundee on a season-long loan.
The centre-half joined Motherwell from Livingston in July 2020 and has since gone on to make exactly 100 appearances for the club.
He will join Dundee immediately, ahead of their match against Hearts tomorrow.
Good luck for the season, Ricki.
