Motherwell host Falkirk at Fir Park on Sunday 9 August, 15:00, in their first home league game of the 2026/27 William Hill Premiership season. It is Alfred Johansson‘s side’s first outing since the 1-1 Conference League draw away to HJK Helsinki, and it falls four days before the second leg of that tie. John McGlynn brings a Falkirk team that finished sixth last season, has been substantially rebuilt over the summer — and that Motherwell could not beat last year. Here is everything you need for Motherwell vs Falkirk: team news, form, the full Falkirk squad and how both sides could line up.
Time to banish a demon
It would be remiss not to say it: this has been a pretty good start to the competitive season for the ‘Well. Four matches, three wins, no defeats. Eight goals scored, two conceded, one of those a penalty. All of it done with new management, new signings, the departure of first-team players and injuries along the way. It cannot be overstated how good this has been so far.
But on Sunday at Fir Park we face a test to banish a demon of last season. His name? John McGlynn. And his band of Falkirk Bairns. Motherwell famously could not get the upper hand on Falkirk last year. There were wins against everyone else
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