| 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 |
Steven Hammell was thrilled to see his side progress to the fifth round of the Scottish Cup, but now wants his team to use that win to springboard their cinch Premiership campaign.
A positive week has been spent on the training pitch with the group and Hammell wants to see the togetherness and competitiveness that his squad have.
Shane Blaney made his Motherwell debut last weekend and is now feeling match fit and ready to get cracking.
The Irish defender signed from Sligo last month but with Irish league finishing in November, he hasn’t had a pre-season and has been biding his time to make his debut.
After a strong 90 minutes against Arbroath, Blaney now want Motherwell to climb that table as he feels the squad is better than the position they currently occupy in the cinch Premiership.
Barry Maguire has joined Dundee on loan until the end of the season.
The versatile midfielder joins the cinch Championship side who are currently third in the table, five points off automatic promotion.
Maguire has made 14 appearances this season, starting five matches.
“I’m pleased we have managed to get this move sorted for Barry,” manager Steven Hammell said.
“It’s a team fighting for promotion to the Premiership and a chance for him to get regular minutes on the pitch.
“Barry is an excellent professional, who puts in extra hours away from the football pitch and I know he will give it his all at Dens Park.”
We return to league action with the short journey to Paisley to take on St Mirren at the SMISA Stadium.
The match will take place on Saturday 28 January 2023.
Kick-off is 3.00pm.
Ticket Prices
Tickets will are available to buy online by clicking here.
| Away Stand | |
| Adults | £25 |
| Concessions | £15 |
| Juniors | £6 |
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.
‘Well go into this one on the back of a cup win over Arbroath at the weekend.
Both teams are hunting a much needed league win, with neither side managing a win in their last five cinch Premiership matches.
The last time the two sides met at SMiSA Stadium was the first game of the season – with Steven Hammell in interim charge – where the Steelmen won 0-1 thanks to a Kevin van Veen penalty and some heroics from Liam Kelly in the Motherwell goal.
Match Officials
With league form proving difficult to come by, attention turned to getting our Scottish Cup campaign off to the best start.
A tricky away trip to cinch Championship side Arbroath faced Motherwell, with over 2000 ‘Well fans descending on Gayfield Park.
With a special in the dressing room access, Steven Hammell wanted his side to show the correct attitude and test Arbroath from the off.
After a flutter of chances in the opening stages, on his first start for the club, Mikael Mandron a tap in from Stuart McKinstry’s lay off to send Motherwell into the lead.
In the second half, Motherwell continued to search for the second goal that would all but see them through. They had to wait until the 94th minute to get it however Mandron was on hand to get his second in Motherwell colours.
A trip to either Linlithgow Rose or Raith Rovers in the fifth round now for the steelmen as they look to go deep in the cup.
Kian Speirs has joined Stenhousemuir on loan for the rest of the season.
The 17-year-old made his first-team debut in the first game of the season against St Mirren when he came off the bench in the second half.
The young midfielder made his debut on Saturday against Livingston in the Scottish Cup.
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.
