It had been seven games since Motherwell had tasted victory, and after two strong performances that included coming within seconds of victory against St Johnstone earlier in the week, the stakes couldn't have been higher when St Mirren visited North Lanarkshire.  The performance levels have been strong over the last few games, but manager Alfred Johansson wanted his side to tighten up in both boxes. Defensively, Alex Paulsen had very little to do, and the chances arrived for Ibrahim Said, Tawanda Maswanhise and Jake Girdwood-Reich, but nobody could convert. As the game ticked closer to its conclusion, it looked like it could have been another near miss. But when Regan Charles-Cook chased down a ball in behind and the St Mirren defender used his arm to take the ball away, VAR had no choice but to intervene. Lukas Fadinger dispatched the subsequent penalty, as a sigh of relief was blown around the stadium.

The manager gives his thoughts on the game against St Mirren at Fir Park.

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Seb Palmer-Houlden thinks the previous two performances have been strong and feels like things just aren't going Motherwell's way at the minute.  But the striker thinks if they keep playing the way they are, results will turning sooner rather than later.

Alfred Johansson reflects on a disappointing end to Wednesday night's match against St Johnstone, saying the reaction from the players in the dressing room was a positive one. Johansson confirms the team news ahead of Saturday's match against St Mirren, as he gets set to welcome three players potentially back into his squad.

It looked like Motherwell were going to secure their first win in seven attempts, following goals from Ibrahim Said and Tawanda Maswanhise.  With the Steelmen 2-1 up going into the final ten seconds of the match, the losing streak looked like it would be over. Then, in the cruellest of ways, it was snatched away from them.

The manager gives his post-match views.

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