Scottish Premiership

Heart of Midlothian vs Motherwell, 2023-24 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership
  • 67': Lawrence Shankland
  • 90'+2': Kenneth Vargas
FT
2 - 0

About

Heart of Midlothian are hosting Motherwell at Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh, 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.
  • 6': Foul by Harry Paton (Motherwell).
  • 6': Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Liam Kelly.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 10': Foul by Scott Fraser (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 10': Paul McGinn (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Stephen Kingsley.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Dan Casey (Motherwell) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Paton with a cross.
  • 14': Calem Nieuwenhof (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Foul by Harry Paton (Motherwell).
  • 15': Foul by Jack Vale (Motherwell).
  • 15': Kye Rowles (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Hand ball by Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Harry Paton (Motherwell) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Bair.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Dan Casey (Motherwell) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 19': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Zander Clark.
  • 23': Foul by Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 23': Jack Vale (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Calem Nieuwenhof (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Davor Zdravkovski (Motherwell).
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Scott Fraser (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland.
  • 28': Foul by Scott Fraser (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 28': Lennon Miller (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Adam Devine.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Scott Fraser with a cross following a corner.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Calem Nieuwenhof (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Kingsley.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Lennon Miller (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Paton.
  • 39': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Frankie Kent.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dexter Lembikisa with a cross.
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Beni Baningime (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dexter Lembikisa with a cross.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Heart of Midlothian 0, Motherwell 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Heart of Midlothian 0, Motherwell 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Kenneth Vargas replaces Beni Baningime.
  • 45': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Nathaniel Atkinson replaces Dexter Lembikisa.
  • 46': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Stephen Kingsley.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Lennon Miller (Motherwell) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 47': Foul by Harry Paton (Motherwell).
  • 47': Nathaniel Atkinson (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Georgie Gent (Motherwell) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Paton with a cross.
  • 50': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Nathaniel Atkinson.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stephen Kingsley.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Theo Bair (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Paton.
  • 52': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Frankie Kent.
  • 55': Foul by Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 55': Jack Vale (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Theo Bair (Motherwell).
  • 56': Kye Rowles (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Georgie Gent.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Calem Nieuwenhof following a corner.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 59': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Macaulay Tait replaces Scott Fraser.
  • 59': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Yutaro Oda replaces Alex Cochrane.
  • 60': Foul by Harry Paton (Motherwell).
  • 60': Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Calem Nieuwenhof.
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Dan Casey (Motherwell).
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland.
  • 62': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Liam Kelly.
  • 62': Substitution, Motherwell. Stephen O'Donnell replaces Georgie Gent.
  • 64': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Dan Casey.
  • 65': Foul by Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 65': Theo Bair (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Calem Nieuwenhof (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Davor Zdravkovski (Motherwell).
  • 67': Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1, Motherwell 0. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alan Forrest with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 69': Davor Zdravkovski (Motherwell) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Foul by Macaulay Tait (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 70': Jack Vale (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nathaniel Atkinson with a cross.
  • 72': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Adam Devine.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 72': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Adam Devine.
  • 73': Foul by Jack Vale (Motherwell).
  • 73': Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Substitution, Motherwell. Sam Nicholson replaces Lennon Miller.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 75': Hand ball by Davor Zdravkovski (Motherwell).
  • 76': Foul by Nathaniel Atkinson (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 76': Harry Paton (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Cameron Devlin replaces Calem Nieuwenhof.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Harry Paton (Motherwell) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 79': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Frankie Kent.
  • 79': Substitution, Motherwell. Jonathan Obika replaces Jack Vale.
  • 79': Substitution, Motherwell. Mark Ferrie replaces Davor Zdravkovski.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Mark Ferrie (Motherwell) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan Casey with a headed pass.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Paul McGinn (Motherwell) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kenneth Vargas.
  • 81': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Dan Casey.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 82': Foul by Mark Ferrie (Motherwell).
  • 82': Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenneth Vargas.
  • 84': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Dan Casey.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathaniel Atkinson.
  • 88': Foul by Sam Nicholson (Motherwell).
  • 88': Macaulay Tait (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Sam Nicholson (Motherwell) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Foul by Macaulay Tait (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 90': Harry Paton (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by Adam Devine (Motherwell).
  • 90': Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Theo Bair (Motherwell).
  • 90'+1': Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Atkinson (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Heart of Midlothian 2, Motherwell 0. Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Heart of Midlothian 2, Motherwell 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Heart of Midlothian 2, Motherwell 0.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: Tynecastle Park
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Attendance: 18,748

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

HOM Heart of Midlothian (3-5-2)

No. Name
28 Zander Clark (GK)
2 Frankie Kent
15 Kye Rowles
3 Stephen Kingsley
6 Beni Baningime
8 Calem Nieuwenhof
29 Scott Fraser
19 Alex Cochrane
81 Dexter Lembikisa
17 Alan Forrest
9 Lawrence Shankland Yellow Card

MOT Motherwell (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Liam Kelly (GK)
5 Bevis Mugabi
15 Dan Casey
16 Paul McGinn
17 Davor Zdravkovski Yellow Card
38 Lennon Miller
12 Harrison Patton
3 Georgie Gent
21 Adam Devine
14 Thelonius Bair
28 Jack Vale

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