Motherwell News

Michael Stewart claimed his seventh goal of the season as Hearts made it three wins in a row.

FIR PARK defender Mark Reynolds insists his side must be up for a battle at Tynecastle tonight if they want to pick up their first win in 12 games.

MOTHERWELL manager Jim Gannon claims his players must take responsibility for getting out of their malaise after a 3-1 home defeat by St Johnstone stretched their losing run to four matches.

Their supporters will have enjoyed this visit rather more. A thoroughly deserved victory for Derek McInnes' side was achieved on the back of a stirring second-half performance during which they overturned Motherwell's half-time advantage to run out comfortable winners.

Peter MacDonald's second-half hat trick helped St Johnstone to a 3-1 win over Motherwell at Fir Park Stadium on Saturday.

Derek McInnes hailed St Johnstone for producing the perfect response to their Rangers defeat as they bounced back with victory over St Mirren.

MOTHERWELL fans will have a great chance to lose some of their extra Christmas weight and raise money for two charities thanks to the 'Walk 10 for 10' event on December 29.

Motherwell midfielder Ross Forbes is sure there are more quality youngsters set to come off the Fir Park conveyer belt.

It might be said that this was never a contest, at least not in the way that two teams come together and demand that the other reveals something of the best of themselves.

Kenny Miller struck his second double in five days as Rangers stepped up their impressive goalscoring run by thrashing Motherwell 6-1. Miller added to his strikes at Dundee United in midweek with a brilliant early opener and struck again soon after Kris Boyd's goal shortly after the restart.

Celtic travel to Fir Park to defend their position as league leaders in Saturday's televised lunchtime fixture from Scotland but the focus of attention will be on the Motherwell dugout, occupied by Jim Gannon, whose broadsides at referees and the Scottish FA have proved so inflammatory.

ROUGH AND STUMBLE: Georgios Samaras falls under a challenge from Mark Reynolds. Picture: Jeff Holmes/SNS Michael Grant Published on 13 Dec 2009 SPLENDID game, now what did it all mean? Did the qualities Celtic demonstrated in dealing with Motherwell's teenage kicks suggest they are on their way to reclaiming the SPL trophy in May? Or were there ...

Celtic's Marc-Antoine Fortune celebrates with his team mates after scoring the winning goal against Motherwell during their Scottish Premier League match in Motherwell, Scotland, yesterday.

CELTIC'S A 3.8 million summer signing Marc-Antoine Fortune came off the bench to secure a 3-2 win over Motherwell.

The tunnel at Fir Park was an unlikely location for the convergence of the two stories which dominated the front and back pages of the Scottish newspapers on the morning of Saturday's meeting of Motherwell and Celtic, in which the Parkhead side maintained their leadership of the league with an absorbing 3-2 victory.

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Kris Boyd scored his second double in two Clydesdale Bank Premier League games as Rangers cruised to victory against St Johnstone.

McGeady fancies a pop from distane and he hits a thundering strike that Ruddy needs a strong hand to tip over the bar! Could have been 2-0. 15' GOAL!! N'Guemo zips a pass forward to Samaras who turns, heads for goal and slams a fierce finish past Ruddy! Cracking strike - that's Samaras's sixth in the league this season.

MOTHERWELL midfielder Ross Forbes described Saturday's defeat to Hibernian as "a minor blip" and hopes the Steelmen are back on form for the visit of Celtic.

Motherwell manager Jim Gannon has revealed self-preservation was behind his vow of silence after Saturday's 2-0 defeat by Hibernian.