Elliot Watt was delighted to get back to the action on Wednesday night following his short spell on the sidelines and is now looking for a strong finish to the season.  The Motherwell midfielder is also questioned on his Scotland ambitions.

Jens Berthel Askou says although the progress has been exciting, he doesn't want it to stop and expects his side to continue pushing in a forward direction.  The Motherwell boss was delighted to welcome Elliot Watt back on Wednesday night, and Askou also explains the impact the supporters are having on his side.

It was an eventful night down at Fir Park, as title challengers Rangers arrived in North Lanarkshire looking to keep the momentum driving forward in their charge to lift the league title.  Motherwell, however, had their own targets as they looked to stretch their unbeaten run at Fir Park to ten matches. With over 11,000 supporters inside the stadium under the lights, the visitors got off to the perfect start in the opening stages through Nicolas Raskin, who opened the scoring. The Belgian became the first opposition player to net at Fir Park since Scott Arfield for Falkirk back in October. But that early setback didn't knock the Steelmen's confidence, and they continued to push forward and threaten in front of goal. Emmanuel Longelo, Tawanda Maswanhise and Elijah Just all had major chances in the match, but when Lukas Fadinger was shown red for his challenge, the game looked like it could get away from Motherwell. With ten players, Motherwell became even stronger in the game, and in the final minute, Celtic loanee Stephen Welsh popped up with a wonderful moment of composure to score his first Motherwell goal on his first appearance since returning to the club. Fir Park was standing up and singing as Motherwell continued to seriously impress.

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With six goals in five matches, Tawanda Maswanhise lit up the William Hill Premiership and Scottish Cup in January. Scoring against St Mirren, Kilmarnock, Ross County, Hibernian and Livingston, the Zimbabwean is leading the way the goalscoring charts.

Paul McGinn believes Rangers will be full of confidence going into Wednesday night's match and think his own side can take inspiration from their home form this season.  The Motherwell Captain thinks that the new signings at Rangers have improved the side and he knows it will need to be a big performance to get the three points on Wednesday.

Manager Jens Berthel Askou is looking forward to Wednesday night's clash with title challengers Rangers, and says both teams have improved since their last match against each other in December.  Askou refuses to be drawn into discussion regarding targets for the team this season and instead insists the focus is simply on winning each match as they come.

2025 ended with a statement win over Champions Celtic at Fir Park, could the Steelmen start 2026 in similar fashion?  Fixtures against St Mirren, Hibernian, Ross County, Kilmarnock and Livingston lay ahead as Motherwell looked to push on in the Premiership and the Scottish Cup. Oscar Priestman looked to make his breakthrough since arriving in the summer and cult-hero Ibrahim Said was growing in confidence every week. The two of them sat down to break the month of January down.