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Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Can Sparrow end debut season as Well's top scorer?
Wing-back Tom Sparrow is eyeing a goal in Dingwall on Sunday to end his debut season with Motherwell as the club's top scorer. The 22-year-old Welshman is tied on six goals for the campaign with midfielder Callum Slattery and forward Tawanda Maswanhise. Prior to Sunday's season-ending game at Ross County, Sparrow is well aware Slattery "might have something to say about" his attempts to outdo him in the scoring stakes. Sparrow added: "We are both on six but we will see what happens in Dingwall. But that would be nice. "He will tell you that he's played a lot less games than me. I will tell you that he plays higher up the pitch than me but he's been on fire so if he finishes top then there will be no complaints from me. "It's not something I go into games massively thinking about. My position is more about defending first and foremost and then getting up and supporting play and getting in and around when I can. "But as the season has gone on, I have felt more confident that I can contribute in that and it's definitely something I want to take into next season." Instructions from recently-appointed manager Michael Wimmer have helped the goals flow for Sparrow, who has three in nine games. "Quite early on he noticed that I hang a bit wider in build-up play and goals are scored at the back post and getting in nice and narrow," he said. "It's something we spoke about and it's worked a couple of times, and I had another couple of chances where I probably should have scored in that position. So I will keep that going."
BBC News
16-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Can Sparrow end debut season as Well's top scorer?
Wing-back Tom Sparrow is eyeing a goal in Dingwall on Sunday to end his debut season with Motherwell as the club's top scorer. The 22-year-old Welshman is tied on six goals for the campaign with midfielder Callum Slattery and forward Tawanda to Sunday's season-ending game at Ross County, Sparrow is well award Slattery "might have something to say about" his attempts to outdo him in the scoring added: "We are both on six but we will see what happens in Dingwall. But that would be nice."He will tell you that he's played a lot less games than me. I will tell you that he plays higher up the pitch than me but he's been on fire so if he finishes top then there will be no complaints from me."It's not something I go into games massively thinking about. My position is more about defending first and foremost and then getting up and supporting play and getting in and around when I can."But as the season has gone on, I have felt more confident that I can contribute in that and it's definitely something I want to take into next season."Instructions from recently-appointed manager Michael Wimmer, who took charge in February, have helped the goals goal for Sparrow, who has three in nine games."Quite early on he noticed that I hang a bit wider in build-up play and goals are scored at the back post and getting in nice and narrow," he said."It's something we spoke about and it's worked a couple of times, and I had another couple of chances where I probably should have scored in that position. So I will keep that going."
STV News
16-05-2025
- Sport
- STV News
Motherwell wing-back Tom Sparrow looking to continue his scoring streak
Motherwell wing-back Tom Sparrow is looking to continue his goals streak as he vies for the club's top-scorer mantle. Sparrow is on six goals for the campaign along with midfielder Callum Slattery and attacker Tawanda Maswanhise. The friendly rivalry could help Motherwell get on the goal trail when they face Ross County in their final game of the William Hill Premiership season. When asked if he was gunning for top spot on his own, the versatile Sparrow said: 'Slatts might have something to say about it but we'll see. We are both on six but we will see what happens in Dingwall. But that would be nice. 'He will tell you that he's played a lot less games than me. I will tell you that he plays higher up the pitch than me but he's been on fire so if he finishes top then there will be no complaints from me. 'It's not something I go into games massively thinking about. My position is more about defending first and foremost and then getting up and supporting play and getting in and around when I can. 'But as the season has gone on, I have felt more confident that I can contribute in that and it's definitely something I want to take into next season.' Three of Sparrow's goals have come in the last nine matches and some instructions from recently-appointed manager Michael Wimmer have helped. Sparrow has also played in midfield but full-back or wing-back has been his main position under the German. 'Quite early on he noticed that I hang a bit wider in build-up play and goals are scored at the back post and getting in nice and narrow,' he said. 'It's something we spoke about and it's worked a couple of times, and I had another couple of chances where I probably should have scored in that position. So I will keep that going. 'I probably should score more for finishing alone but one of my main attributes is the ability to get there, with energy to get in the box. 'If you get in the right position enough, the ball will come at some point. My thought process is to get in those positions as much as possible and some of them will go in.' Sparrow has been hugely encouraged by the early days under Wimmer and his assistant, Ahmet Koc. Motherwell are unbeaten in five home matches under the pair and away wins against Rangers and Dundee have given them a potential opportunity to beat Hearts to seventh place on Sunday. 'It's been brilliant,' Sparrow said. 'He really suits how I want to play and he makes it easy – I know exactly what he wants from me in that position. 'Up to now, I can't speak highly enough of it, and Ahmet as well, it's brilliant day to day and hopefully it continues.' Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
BBC News
11-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Hearts 3-0 Motherwell: Key stats
Motherwell have failed to score in 12 of their 36 games, only Ross County (15) have failed to score more often in the Premiership this Shankland has scored eight goals in the Premiership this season (two in this game), more than any other Hearts Sparrow attempted nine tackles in this game, more than any other player (ahead of Beni Baningime - five tackles).Cameron Devlin made five fouls in this game, more than any other player (ahead of Anthony Paul Watt - four fouls).
Daily Record
01-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Record
Motherwell boss Michael Wimmer underlines pre-season requirements as he puts his stamp on club
The Fir Park gaffer is looking forward to rebuilding his squad for next season Motherwell boss Michael Wimmer is looking to bring in 'three or four' signings this summer, but says he has a good squad to start with. Wimmer has 18 players signed up at Fir Park, and wants the majority of his squad settled before heading off to pre-season training. Stephen O'Donnell, Callum Slattery, Tom Sparrow and goalkeeper Calum Ward have all signed new deals, and Wimmer is happy with his lot so far. 'I like to start pre-season with the majority of the squad there, so I can work with them,' said the German. 'If I start with 10 guys then I have no pre-season, or if they arrive later I have no pre-season, so we have now 18 contracted players at the moment, which I think is a very good situation, and I think it confirms what I said before. 'It's my job to know what I want to bring in, but I also said I have many players who did well, and my first thoughts are, do we have these players in my squad. 'If we bring another player from abroad or another league or club inside my team, this guy has to be better than the players I have in my team. 'I like to work with them, I know what I want, and now we'll see what I get. 'I always say it's good to know what you have, before you bring something where you don't know what you get. 'I'm happy with the situation and i wouldn't expect that we will have a so big transfer window, but I'm looking at the market and one, two, three or four will do. 'The possibility of looking abroad, Europe, Germany or Austria is there, because I know many players there, I worked with many players, but it's also important that the guys you bring in should be better than what we have. 'It's also important to know the culture, the traditions and the league, so our eyes are open to everything. 'But I also want Scottish players, UK players who know the league and are not so surprised when they come in and play in the Premiership.' On players signing new deals, Wimmer said: 'We looked first to our own squad at what we had, so we signed Tom Sparrow, Andy Halliday, because I like him. He is a very good player and character, and it's very important for the dressing room. 'He understands my style, he communicates to the players, he's a role model for the young players, so for me I'm very happy that Andy extended. 'Calum Ward, since I've been here he has impressed me, he's a brilliant guy, he's a hard worker, he's a good competition for the other goalies.'
