Livingston 1-1 Motherwell: Draw on Monday
LIVINGSTON. Livingston and Motherwell draw 1-1. M. Boyes scored the first goal (39') for Livingston. K. van settled the score 1-1 (42').
LIVINGSTON. Livingston and Motherwell draw 1-1. M. Boyes scored the first goal (39′) for Livingston. K. van settled the score 1-1 (42′).
Nicky Devlin missed a decisive penalty (14′). That would have allowed Livingston to win the match.
Nicky Devlin missed 2 penalties for Livingston.
The match was played at the Tony Macaroni Arena stadium in Livingston on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Munro who was helped by Sean Carr and Douglas Ross. The 4th official was Chris Graham. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 1.2 degrees Celsius or 34.09 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 88%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Livingston was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Motherwell that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Motherwell was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Motherwell to win the match.
Livingston shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Motherwell shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Livingston received 3 yellow cards (Cristian Montano, Sean Kelly and Stephane Omeonga). On the other side, Motherwell received 2 yellow cards (Callum Slattery and Sean Goss).
After playing this match, Livingston will have 24 points like St. Johnstone to stay in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Motherwell will have 18 points to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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10'10'
Cristian Montano
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14'14'
Nicky Devlin
Nicky Devlin
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17'17'
Nicky Devlin (Penalty Awarded)
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18'18'
Nicky Devlin
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39'39'
Morgan Boyes
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42'42'
Kevin van Veen
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44'44'
Sean Kelly
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46'46'
Steven Bradley
Cristian Montano
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60'60'
Stephane Omeonga
Dylan Bahamboula
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70'70'
Stephane Omeonga
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73'73'
Callum Slattery
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77'77'
Stuart McKinstry
Connor Shields
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79'79'
Sean Goss
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89'89'
Esmaël Gonçalves
Bruce Anderson
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, Livingston will play away against Ross County on the 7th of January with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Livingston (3 draws).
Motherwell will host Hibernian on the 8th of January with a 20-15 head to head record in favor of Hibernian (10 draws).
Livingston: Formation and Lineups
Livingston adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager David Martindale chose to play with the following team: Shamal George , Nicky Devlin , Ayo Obileye , Morgan Boyes , Cristian Montano , Andrew Shinnie , Sean Kelly , Stephen Kelly , Dylan Bahamboula , Bruce Anderson and James Penrice .
Livingston could not rely on the presence of Steven Bradley (injured).
Substitutes
Livingston made 3 changes: Cristian Montano for Steven Bradley (46′), Dylan Bahamboula for Stephane Omeonga (60′) and Bruce Anderson for Esmaël Gonçalves (89′).
Top player: Morgan Boyes
The player who no doubt impressed Livingston the most was Morgan Boyes.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He performed 1 cross.
Motherwell: Formation and Lineups
Also Motherwell adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Talking about the opposition, Steven Hammell played with: Liam Kelly , Paul McGinn , Sondre Solholm Johansen , Ricki Lamie , Matt Penney , Dean Cornelius , Sean Goss , Callum Slattery , Connor Shields , Kevin van Veen and Blair Spittal .
Substitutes
Motherwell made only 1 change substituting Connor Shields for Stuart McKinstry (77′).
Best player: Liam Kelly
The player that probably impressed the most for Motherwell was the goalkeeper: Liam Kelly. His rating is 8.00. He saved 2 penalties. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership
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