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.

Tom Sparrow was delighted to see Stephen Welsh return to the club on transfer deadline day, and is now excited for the remainder of the season. The utility man believes the full squad will play a part in a crucial segment of the season.

Manager Jens Berthel Askou was pleased to see the loan deal for Stephen Welsh be finalised right before the deadline, and believes his return to the squad could play a big part in the final four months of the season.  The Motherwell Boss reveals there was late interest in star man Tawanda Maswanhise, but the club stood firm to keep their forward and everyone can now focus on the remainder of the season.

Facing off against a side that hadn't picked up a win in 23 games was always going to pile the pressure on the Steelmen to pick up a result against Livingston, but manager Jens Berthel Askou wanted his side to go up a gear compared to their last visit to West Lothian.  Calum Ward was called into action in the opening minutes to pull off a wonderful save to deny Livi an opener. From then on, however, Motherwell clicked into action, and amongst a barrage of chances, Tawanda Maswanhise was able to score a brace to put Motherwell firmly in the driving seat. The second-half saw less action as the Steelmen controlled proceedings, ensuring their unbeaten run would continue in all competitions.

Jens Berthel Askou gives his thoughts as a first half double from Tawanda Maswanhise was enough to earn the Steelmen all three points in Livingston.

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Jens Berthel Askou wants to see a better version of his team than the one that won in stoppage-time in West Lothian earlier in the season. Askou believes his team will need to perform to a higher level if they wish to come away with all three points once again.   The Motherwell manager discusses why Eythor Bjørgolfsson is a good fit for the team and what the new striker will bring, as well as providing an update on Stephen Welsh's potential return to the club.

Eythor Bjørgolfsson is delighted to have already made his debut and the new striker explains the quick process of joining the club once he knew Motherwell were interested.  Bjørgolfsson discusses what the differences are from his current team to those he's played with before, but believes this move is going to be the correct one for him to thrive.