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Motherwell swiftly move onto their third matchday of the week, as they return home to East Kilbride to face Celtic at K-Park on Sunday evening. 

The women of steel will be looking to earn a positive finale to the week after enduring defeats to both Glasgow City and Hearts.

Paul Brownlie’s side will have their sights set on earning their first points of the top-six campaign.

The Tale of the Tape 

Motherwell 

The women of steel headed to the Oriam National Performance Centre on Wednesday evening and battled the full-time side closely, but an unfortunate deflection and an incredible strike from distance proved to be the difference, as Hearts narrowly merged with the three points.

Motherwell will be determined to earn their first points against the Hoops since a 0-0 stalemate in 2023 which secured Motherwell’s first-point against Celtic since 2019.

Midfielder Brodie Greenwood, who missed out against her parent club Hearts, will be eligible to return to the matchday squad. Celtic loanee Sienna McGoldrick will be unavailable.

Celtic

Defending champions Celtic have yet to emerge from a turbulent domestic campaign, with the Glasgow-side sitting fifth in the SWPL table, nine-points behind bitter rivals Rangers at the top of the league.

Ticket Information 

Adult – £8.

Concession – £3.

Under-11s – FREE TO ENTER.

Kick-off from K-Park at 4PM.

The women of steel fought full-time Hearts closely, but couldn’t find the deserved breakthrough, as the hosts narrowly earned a two-nil victory at the Oriam on Wednesday evening. 

Lizzie Waldie’s deflected strike wrong-footed goalkeeper Emily Mutch for a fortunate opener before a stunning effort from Naomi Powell completed the three points under the floodlights.

Amidst a touchline ban, Head Coach Paul Brownlie was confined to the stands of the Oriam performance Centre, as Assistant Colin Crichton undertook duties in the Motherwell technical area. The women of steel named 10-changes from the side that were defeated by Glasgow City last weekend.. Emily Mutch returned between the sticks, with Shannon Leishman, Jenna Penman, Rachel Todd, Katie Rice, Sophie Black, Louisa Boyes, Lucy Ronald, Mason Clark and Bailley Collins all returning to the starting XI. Midfielder Brodie Greenwood was unable to face her parent club.

Motherwell certainly had the more promising opportunities on goal throughout the entirety of the first-half. Katie Rice’s whipped free-kick from distance swirled invitingly across the face of goal, forcing an impressive save from the Hearts stopper. A drilled corner-kick moments later flashed across the six-yard-box, with defender Jenna Penman agonisingly missing the ball by a few centimetres.

Into the second-half, Sophie Black curled an enticing strike around the far post, as Motherwell continued to force the Hearts backline towards heir own-goal. However, moments later, Waldie’s strike from the edge of the penalty area took a huge deflection off of former Jambo Penman before wrong-footing Mutch in the Motherwell goal.

Motherwell tried to rally a response, but Powell’s exceptional strike from distance sailed into the top-right corner, leaving Motherwell empty-handed un the Scottish capital.

The women of steel will have to regroup before facing Celtic at K-Park on Sunday.

Motherwell swiftly return to action midweek, as they travel to the Scottish capital to face Hearts at the Oriam National performance Centre on Wednesday evening. 

The women of steel’s long-anticipated return from the international break failed to live up to aspirations, as league leaders Glasgow City restored their place at the top of the SWPL with an assured four-nil victory.

Paul Brownlie’s side head to Edinburgh keen to earn their first points of the top-six campaign.

The Tale of the Tape 

Motherwell 

The women of steel head to the Oriam National Performance Centre preparing to earn their first victory over the Edinburgh side since defeating Hearts by one-goal to nil in 2022. Motherwell’s last victory over the Jambos in the capital stretches back to 2020, with Lori Gardner, Katie Rice and Chelsie Watson all scoring in a comfortable three-nil victory.

Neither side could find the breakthrough in the last meeting between the pair at K-Park, with goalkeeper Emily Mutch keeping a clean sheet against her former side.

Louisa Boyes and Bailley Collins will both return to the matchday squad after being rested lest weekend.

Hearts

The hosts placed a sizeable dent in their bitter rivals Hibs’ title hopes after defeating the Leith side 2-1 at Meadowbank to earn their second victory from three after comfortably beating Celtic. They remain level on points with the Hoops, as the continue to chase down Rangers in third.

Ticket Information 

Adult – £8.

Concession – £3.

*Please note, concession ticket prices apply to those aged under-16 or over-65s.

Kick-off from the Oriam National performance Centre at 19:30, with supporter arrival from 6:30PM.

The women of steel’s long-anticipated return to action failed to live up to expectations, as Glasgow City headed back to the top of the Scottish Women’s Premier League following an assured four-nil victory at Petershill Park on Sunday. 

Brenna Lovera broke the deadlock shortly before the half-hour mark before quickly adding a second. Katie Lockwood made it three less than a minute later, as City headed into the break with an assured three-goal advantage. Lockwood completed her brace and sealed the three-points for the hosts with the final kick of the ball, leaving Motherwell with much to reflect on ahead of their forthcoming midweek encounter with Hearts.

Amidst a two-game touchline ban, Head Coach Paul Brownlie was confined to the stands of Petershill Park, as Assistant Colin Crichton undertook duties in the Motherwell technical area. The women of steel named a variety of changes to the starting XI, as Louisa Boyes and Bailley Collins were both rested ahead of the forthcoming double-header against Hearts and Celtic next week.

Defender Jenna Penman, Rachel Todd, Katie Rice, Sophie Black, Emily Mutch, and Lucy Ronald were all named amongst the substitutes, with goalkeeper Rebecca Cameron returning between the sticks. Chelsie Watson, Jo Addie, Sienna McGoldrick, Brodie Greenwood, Sarah Gibb, and Lucy Barclay also returned to the starting XI.

Blighted by the persistent hail storm over Glasgow, both sides initially struggled to settle into the game, as they braved the freezing cold elements at Petershill Park, with Lockwood providing the only notable opportunity of the opening 20-minute, drilling an effort low across the face of goal, but Cameron reacted well to parry clear. Lovera soon broke the deadlock with a powerful header from close-range following a whipped corner-kick that fell kindly to the forward at the back post.

Within a minute, Motherwell’s backline was undone twice, as City immediately cruised to a three-goal advantage, as Lovera curled a precise finish into the bottom-right corner. Instantly from the restart, City regained possession, and Lockwood dispatched her first of the afternoon with a strike from within the 18-yard-box.

The fourth and final goal came in the final phase of the game, as Lockwood drifted unmarked into the Motherwell penalty area, and coolly slotted home a tidy finish into the bottom-right corner.

Motherwell will regroup before facing Hearts at the Oriam on Wednesday evening.

Dreams of adorning the famous dark blue strip or proudly wearing the lion rampant on your chest are amongst the most celebrated and cherished moments for any Scottish footballer. 

A dream that deservedly became a reality for 24-year-old midfielder Louisa Boyes, who received her first-ever national team selection after being named in the 20-player shortlist for the Scotland under-23 squad.

Boyes joined fellow teammates Eilidh Austin and defender Jenna Penman on the flight to Spain, as the squad prepared to face Denmark and Portugal in a double-header of international friendlies.

“It’s an absolute honour,” Boyes said proudly.

“Being selected by your country is an absolute privilege and one I am certainly not taking for granted. My dream has always been to one day play for Scotland, and having not played at any previous international level, I wasn’t sure if that experience would ever come.

“It’s a really proud moment for my family, who were completely over the moon when I told them the news. Part of my decision to sign for Motherwell in 2023 was because of their strong record in developing young players, and giving them the platform to express themselves at a high level. This season alone, there have been nine of us in the Scotland team across under 17, 19, and 23 age categories.

“It’s really satisfying to see, as I know how hard they all work week to week, and I was absolutely delighted to join them.” 

Boyes didn’t have to wait long for her first opportunity, as the versatile midfielder started in Scotland’s second game against Portugal, with Scotland emerging victorious after a penalty shootout following a goalless 90-minutes.

“It was a dream come true,” Boyes said excitedly.

“It was everything I’d imagined it would’ve been. You could instantly feel the standard and the tempo of playing at that level, but I felt I really grew into the game, and the squad were able to achieve a really positive result.

“I’m immensely proud to forever have that moment to look back on, and I’m hopeful that it’ll be the first of many to come in the future.”

The Bellshill-born central midfielder has continued to impress in claret and amber since lifting the 2023-24 Motherwell Women’s player of the year, scoring 12 in 24-appearances, surpassing her previous total of six in eight fewer appearances. 

A stalwart of the Motherwell midfield, Boyes has yet to miss a single game this season, featuring on 25-occasions; starting in 24 of those. The number. 19 has played a vital role in Motherwell’s route to the National Stadium, netting in every round of the Scottish Cup against Rossvale, Bonnyrigg Rose and Boroughmuir Thistle, as Paul Brownlie’s side secured their Semi-Final place against Glasgow City later this month. 

“It’s been a really strong season both personally and collectively as a team,” Boyes added.

“I set myself targets at the start of the season because I wanted to establish myself as a more consistent goal threat from midfield. After speaking to Paul at the start of the season, my position drifted forward, and I was able to play regularly in a more attacking area of the pitch. To surpass last season’s goal tally before the split had even started was a really proud feeling, especially having worked towards achieving those targets from the start of the season.

“To score and play my part in each round of our Scottish Cup campaign was really special. We’ve really wanted to get back to Hampden since our last Semi-Final in 2023, and we’ve had a perfect route to Hampden – netting 16-goals whilst keeping a clean sheet in all three games.

“For myself personally, having not featured in the previous Semi-Final against Rangers, I’m determined to perform to the highest standard in any game I’m called upon, and hopefully I’ll be able to play my part this time around.”

Motherwell will face their Semi-Final opponents in the SWPL when they return from the international break this weekend, and Boyes is keen for the squad to lay down a marker.

“It’ll be a great test for the full squad,” Boyes summarised.

“We have the capability to compete against the strongest teams in the league, and building up to the Semi-Final by facing these opponents in the country is the perfect preparation.

“We will head to Glasgow full of confidence that we can achieve a result, and hopefully lay down a marker for the Semi-Final at Hampden later this month.”

The Motherwell FC Girls academy are hosting an open trial for players to join their Next generation U13s Squad. 

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Date – 27th April 2025

Time – 5PM-7PM

Stadium – K-Park

Motherwell will contest a Scottish Cup Semi-Final preview, as they travel to Glasgow to face opponents Glasgow City in the third post-split fixture of the 2024/25 SWPL campaign. 

The women of steel will return from the international break, looking to build on their positive yet frustrating display against league leaders Hibernian over a fortnight ago.

Motherwell were defeated by three-goals to nil, but could leave East Kilbride encouraged by their competitive and closely-fought display.

The Tale of the Tape 

Motherwell 

Motherwell return to domestic action this weekend following a fortnight-long international break, with the women of steel keen to kickstart their top-six campaign after opening post-split defeats to Rangers and Hibernian.

Paul Brownlie’s side fought the league leaders closely at K-Park last month, but couldn’t capitalise on their attacking threat shown throughout the vast majority of the second-half.

Scotland internationals Mason Clark, Lucy Barclay, Brodie Greenwood, Eilidh Austin, Louisa Boyes and Jenna Penman will all return to action after representing the under-19s and 23s squad respectively.

Glasgow City

Glasgow City remain firmly in the hunt to restore their place at the top of the SWPL, with the Springburn outfit sitting three-points behind league leaders Hibernian

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We had six players away on international duty this month. Here’s how they got on. 

Mason Clark

Mason Clark represented the Scotland U19-squad in a triple-header of Euro Qualification matches, with the youngster totalling 89-minutes in a comfortable 4-0 victory against the Czech Republic at Broadwood last Wednesday, before adding another 65-minutes against Spain at the weekend. Clark started the final Group A5 match against Switzerland on Tuesday.

Lucy Barclay

Defender Lucy Barclay was a double second-half substitute over both games against the Czech Republic and Spain. Barclay played a total of 38-minutes across both games, and supported the Scots 4-0 victory in Cumbernauld. Barclay then received her first start against Switzerland on Tuesday evening.

Brodie Greenwood

Hearts loanee Brodie Greenwood played a vast majority of the U19s fixtures, receiving 65-minutes against Czech Republic before competing an additional 79-minutes against Spain the following weekend. Greenwood started alongside her teammates in the defeat to Switzerland.

Eilidh Austin

Striker Eilidh Austin featured in both Scotland U23 fixtures, starting against Portugal in a 5-4 victory on penalties following a 0-0 draw after coming on as a second-half substitute in their opening friendly match with Denmark.

Louisa Boyes 

Midfielder Louisa Boyes made her first appearance in a Scotland jersey, earning her first cap in the National Team’s victory over Portugal after being named in the starting XI at the Pinatar Arena on Sunday.

Jenna Penman

Defender Jenna Penman started alongside her Motherwell teammates in Sunday’s victory over the Portuguese, with the 22-year-old earning her second cap in the U23s squad.