Welly Machine

Pitch inspection 2:30

Have to be fairly pleased how the window has worked out for us. Glad to have Welsh back. Would have been, or probably was, very difficult to find an other option that would fit in as well. Hope the fact he is cup tied doesn't harm us too much.

Wondered that as well. Don't know if he was just explaining the reason for the delay?

Good to have difficulty choosing yet again. Went for Priestman but, Fadinger, Just, Slattery and Said stood out as well. Priestman just looks so balanced and assured. All the more impressive given how limited his opportunities have been. Thought O'Donnell strolled it at the back, Dackers is a big awkward unit. Longelo caused a lot of problems for them going forward, especially in the second half.

Have to agree. Didn't look great but seemed to play OK.

Not sure Kilmarnock were by far the better team in the first 20 but surprised how well they done to begin with. Didn't see any of our players claiming offside for their goal and very sweet it was disallowed especially given who scored. Good to see us being a bit relentless and run up a score. Encouraged Björgólfs­son got an assist and looks he might offer something a bit different. Thought the laddie McColm looked quite assured in the short time he was on.

Wonder what the thinking was playing him in the cup? Just to fill a shirt because they wanted to rest others higher up the pecking order? I know they won't care about how potentially impacts on us but if they are thinking there is a chance he will be loaned back surely they know it makes it a slightly less attractive option from our point of view.

Went for Priestman. Looked comfortable all game and has never let us down when he has come into the team.

We can play much better but still controlled the game,, kept our patience and the goal eventually came. Would have took a 1-0 with no injuries before the game. Great to see a 5K plus crowd.

Happy Birthday Grizzly 🎂, glad the good guys delivered for you.

Went for Just again. Said it before but his energy levels are incredible. Great ball for the first. Whole defence played well. Watt great again and cracker of a goal. Maswanhise with a great one on one finish, could have done with that at Ibrox. Think Said is fitting in to the team well now, could be a real asset for us. No failures really.

Great win, good performances all over the park. Probably like a lot of Well fans, felt like we owed them one. Game started they way St Mirren would have wanted it to but as someone used to say, "we earned the right to play". Thought we actually competed better than them for the majority of the game. Couple of cracking goals and could have been more. Another game where the opposition have said that's their worst performance of the season, funny that.

VAR KMI panel outcome for our penalty claim at Ibrox: The majority (2:1) of the panel agreed that the on-field decision of no penalty was incorrect and therefore the final outcome decsion of no penalty was incorrect. However, the majority (2:1) of the panel agreed it didn't meet threshhold of VAR intervention. So the majority thought it should have been awarded but also a majority vote that it wasn't a clear and obvious error so the referee was not asked to have another look?

Just for me. Incredible energy after Saturday. If he could find a finish it would be worth about another 10 points a season. Brilliant how he gets himself in front of people when it seems possession is lost. Special mentions for McGinn, O'Donnell and Watt. Great to see Said get his first (official) goal as well.

Never seen us so comfortable against Celtic over a full game and that's since the 80's . Absolute domination. A few better decisions away from making it even more comfortable. Incredible we were able to do it and put so much in a few days after all the effort put in at Ibrox, and without our top scorer.

Ward. Spilled a shot early on but outstanding from there on.

Welsh for me. Hoping Celtic take the view he does well for Motherwell but....., and don't recall him in January. Hoping. Just was the pick of the rest.

Didn't quite click today too many loose and overhit passes. You could feel the frustration building but we stuck with it and got what we deserved. One of those games where, poor as Dundee were, a mistake by us or a lucky break for them could have put the 3 points their way. Defended solidly again for the most part.

Johnny K for me. Thought he defended well and a threat going forward, especially second half. Also done great to cut out a Livingston break in the first. SOD came close. Great shift, few mistakes with throw ins apart, and nearly on the end of a chance late on. Special mention as well to Charles-Cook, who I think needs more minutes. Persisted all game and great assist for the 3rd.

I was a bit worried about this game beforehand and thought Livingston looked a really stuffy side at times to begin with. Good finish from Watt to go one up but not really comfortable until the second. Livingston had a few flurries at 2-0 but good move to seal it and could have been more late on. Most pleasing thing for me was the amount of changes we can make, taking account of the of the opposition, and no real drop off on performance. Positive result next week, home game against Dundee then the old squirm to end the year. Hoping for a good month and maybe a real special season. Onwards and upwards!

A good performance in general but thought Welsh completely strolled it. Hope we can keep him beyond January. Watt, Just and McGinn also contenders.

Enjoyed that yesterday, decent entertainment for a nil nil and another good performance. Disappointing not to win it, only lacked a bit of ruthless finishing but made good chances against league leaders. Great to see a five figure crowd against non OF opposition.

Has to be Priestman. Looked solid and composed all night. Fitted in as though he had been playing all season.

Brilliant night, not one failure. Thought Priestman was outstanding. Great to be ahead and hardly feel at any point they were getting back in the game. If I'm being greedy, which I am, another goal or two would have been no more than we deserved.

Really disappointing. Weren't good enough at both ends while having the best of possession. Thought they just seemed more up for it than us and made less mistakes. 4-1 still flattered them a bit, just seemed they took near enough every chance that came thier way.