Scottish Premiership

Motherwell vs Heart of Midlothian, 2022-23 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership
Motherwell
  • 40': Jonathan Obika
  • 46': Blair Spittal
FT
2 - 0
Heart of Midlothian

    About

    Motherwell are hosting Heart of Midlothian at Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish Premiership.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Calum Butcher.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 7': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Max Johnston.
    • 9': Offside, Motherwell. Kevin van Veen tries a through ball, but Max Johnston is caught offside.
    • 10': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Toby Sibbick.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Calum Butcher (Motherwell) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 15': Dean Cornelius (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 21': Attempt missed. Stephen Humphrys (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Michael Smith.
    • 22': Foul by Sean Goss (Motherwell).
    • 22': Robert Snodgrass (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Dean Cornelius (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Blair Spittal (Motherwell) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Obika.
    • 29': Barrie McKay (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Paul McGinn (Motherwell).
    • 32': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass.
    • 35': Offside, Heart of Midlothian. Alex Cochrane tries a through ball, but Stephen Humphrys is caught offside.
    • 36': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Dean Cornelius (Motherwell).
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Kingsley.
    • 37': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Dan Casey.
    • 38': Foul by Stephen Humphrys (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 38': Sean Goss (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Sean Goss (Motherwell) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Obika.
    • 39': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Zander Clark.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Sean Goss (Motherwell) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 40': Goal! Motherwell 1, Heart of Midlothian 0. Jonathan Obika (Motherwell) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sean Goss following a corner.
    • 43': Foul by James Furlong (Motherwell).
    • 43': Michael Smith (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Foul by Paul McGinn (Motherwell).
    • 44': Robert Snodgrass (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Hand ball by Calum Butcher (Motherwell).
    • 45': Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Motherwell 1, Heart of Midlothian 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Motherwell 1, Heart of Midlothian 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Jorge Grant replaces Cameron Devlin.
    • 46': Blair Spittal (Motherwell) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kevin van Veen with a cross.
    • 46': Goal! Motherwell 2, Heart of Midlothian 0. Blair Spittal (Motherwell) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alex Cochrane.
    • 51': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by James Furlong.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross following a corner.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Dean Cornelius (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Obika.
    • 52': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Toby Sibbick.
    • 54': Foul by Calum Butcher (Motherwell).
    • 54': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Foul by Sean Goss (Motherwell).
    • 55': Robert Snodgrass (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Paul McGinn.
    • 55': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Kevin van Veen.
    • 56': Attempt missed. James Hill (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Barrie McKay with a cross following a corner.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Toby Sibbick (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Hill.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Blair Spittal (Motherwell) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin van Veen.
    • 59': Offside, Motherwell. Paul McGinn tries a through ball, but Kevin van Veen is caught offside.
    • 59': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Alan Forrest replaces Michael Smith.
    • 60': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Nathaniel Atkinson replaces James Hill.
    • 60': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Garang Kuol replaces Stephen Humphrys.
    • 61': Foul by Calum Butcher (Motherwell).
    • 61': Garang Kuol (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 62': Foul by Nathaniel Atkinson (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 62': Sean Goss (Motherwell) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 63': Offside, Motherwell. Blair Spittal tries a through ball, but Calum Butcher is caught offside.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Obika (Motherwell) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Furlong.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Max Johnston (Motherwell) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Atkinson (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Cochrane.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Kevin van Veen (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 71': Barrie McKay (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 71': Foul by James Furlong (Motherwell).
    • 71': James Furlong (Motherwell) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Hand ball by Jonathan Obika (Motherwell).
    • 73': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Calum Butcher.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland.
    • 75': Foul by Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 75': Jonathan Obika (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Offside, Motherwell. Blair Spittal tries a through ball, but Dan Casey is caught offside.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 78': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Calum Butcher.
    • 78': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Yutaro Oda replaces Alex Cochrane.
    • 79': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Sean Goss.
    • 80': Substitution, Motherwell. Callum Slattery replaces Dean Cornelius.
    • 83': Substitution, Motherwell. Stephen O'Donnell replaces Sean Goss.
    • 84': Foul by Calum Butcher (Motherwell).
    • 84': Robert Snodgrass (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 85': Foul by Nathaniel Atkinson (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 85': Max Johnston (Motherwell) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Kevin van Veen (Motherwell) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 85': Nathaniel Atkinson (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Alan Forrest.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Kevin van Veen (Motherwell) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Blair Spittal with a cross following a corner.
    • 89': Substitution, Motherwell. Bevis Mugabi replaces Calum Butcher.
    • 89': Substitution, Motherwell. Riku Danzaki replaces Blair Spittal.
    • 89': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Stephen Kingsley.
    • 90': Foul by Max Johnston (Motherwell).
    • 90': Garang Kuol (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 90'+3': Riku Danzaki (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Barrie McKay (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+5': Foul by James Furlong (Motherwell).
    • 90'+5': Callum Slattery (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Nathaniel Atkinson (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Garang Kuol (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Motherwell 2, Heart of Midlothian 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Motherwell 2, Heart of Midlothian 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: Scottish Premiership

    Venue: Fir Park
    Location: Motherwell, Scotland
    Attendance: 6,968

    SPFL Premiership Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Celtic 12 +31 34
    2 Aberdeen 13 +13 32
    3 Rangers 12 +8 23
    4 Dundee United 13 +5 20
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    MOT Motherwell (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Liam Kelly (GK)
    66 Calum Butcher
    52 Dan Casey
    16 Paul McGinn
    27 Sean Goss
    18 Dean Cornelius
    7 Blair Spittal
    24 James Furlong Yellow Card
    22 Max Johnston
    9 Kevin Van Veen Yellow Card
    99 Jonathan Obika
    Motherwell Substitutes:
    Oliver Crankshaw, Jack Aitchison, Bevis Mugabi, Callum Slattery, Stephen O'Donnell, Riku Danzaki, Stuart Mckinstry, Aston Oxborough, Ross Tierney.

    HOM Heart of Midlothian (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    28 Zander Clark (GK)
    21 Toby Sibbick
    3 Stephen Kingsley
    72 James Hill
    77 Robert Snodgrass
    14 Cameron Devlin
    19 Alex Cochrane
    2 Michael Smith
    9 Lawrence Shankland
    18 Barrie McKay
    29 Stephen Humphrys
    Heart of Midlothian Substitutes:
    Ross Stewart, Kye Rowles, Alan Forrest, Orestis Kiomourtzoglou, Yutaro Oda, Nathaniel Atkinson, Andy Halliday, Garang Kuol, Jorge Grant.

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