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Motherwell 1-0 Dundee United: tops 1-0 with a goal scored by S. Johansen

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DUNDEE. Motherwell conquers Dundee United 1-0 after S. Johansen scored just 1 goal (22').

DUNDEE. Motherwell tops Dundee United 1-0 after S. Johansen scored just 1 goal (22′).

T. Watt received a red card (40′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Dundee United lost the match.

The match was played at the Tannadice Park stadium in Dundee on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was John Beaton with the help of Jonathan Bell and Steven Traynor. The 4th official was Graham Beaton. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 12 degrees Celsius or 53.51 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 87%.​

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Dundee United was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Motherwell that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Motherwell was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Motherwell won the match.​

Dundee United shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Motherwell shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

No yellow cards were issued to Dundee United. On the opposite side, Motherwell received 1 yellow card (C. Slattery).

(Dundee United) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (40′).

After playing this encounter, Dundee United will stay with 9 points like Ross County to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Motherwell will have 13 points like St. Johnstone to stay in the 8th place.

Match Events

  • 22'
    22'

    S. Johansen

    B. Spittal

  • 40'
    40'

    Tony Watt (Card adjusted)

  • 40'
    40'

    Tony Watt

  • 60'
    60'

    B. Mugabi

    S. Johansen

  • 60'
    60'

    Bevis Mugabi

    Sondre Johansen

  • 60'
    60'

    Dean Cornelius

    Connor Shields

  • 73'
    73'

    G. Middleton

    S. Fletcher

  • 74'
    74'

    B. Maguire

    C. Slattery

  • 75'
    75'

    S. Anaku

    K. Freeman

  • 75'
    75'

    J. Morris

    B. Spittal

  • 82'
    82'

    P. Pawlett

    J. McGrath

Next match

In the upcoming Premiership match, Dundee United will play away against Celtic on the 5th of November with a 32-3 head to head stats in favor of Celtic (14 draws).

Motherwell will play away with Hearts on the 6th of November with a 24-20 head to head stats in favor of Hearts (7 draws).

Dundee United: Formation and Lineups

Dundee United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Jack Ross chose to play with the following team: Mark Birighitti (6.8), Liam Smith (7.0), Ryan Edwards (7.5), Scott McMann (7.1), Kieran Freeman (6.6), Jamie McGrath (7.7), Dylan Levitt (6.4), Craig Sibbald (7.6), Aziz Behich (7.5), Tony Watt (6.4) and Steven Fletcher (7.1).

Substitutes

Dundee United made 4 changes: D. Levitt for I. Harkes (46′), S. Fletcher for G. Middleton (73′), K. Freeman for A. Sadat (75′) and J. McGrath for P. Pawlett (82′).

Top player: Jamie McGrath

Probably the most impressive player in Dundee United was Jamie McGrath.

His rating is (7.7) with 29 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 16 crosses.

Motherwell: Formation and Lineups

Motherwell started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the other side, Steven Hammell played with: Liam Kelly (7.1), Paul McGinn (7.2), Sondre Solholm Johansen (7.2), Ricki Lamie (6.8), Matt Penney (6.5), Callum Slattery (7.4), Sean Goss (7.3), Connor Shields (6.4), Blair Spittal (7.1), Stuart McKinstry (6.6) and Kevin van Veen (7.0).

Substitutes

Motherwell made 4 changes: S. Johansen for B. Mugabi (60′), C. Shields for D. Cornelius (60′), C. Slattery for B. Maguire (74′) and B. Spittal for J. Morris (75′).

Top player: Callum Slattery

The player who no doubt impressed Motherwell the most was Callum Slattery even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 24 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership

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