Premiership: Hearts beats Motherwell 3-2
EDINBURGH. Hearts prevailed over Motherwell.
EDINBURGH. Hearts prevailed over Motherwell.
Hearts remained in 10 people after J. Grant received a red card in the 38′. Anyway, Hearts still succeeded in win this match competing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Tynecastle Park stadium in Edinburgh on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Clancy who was helped by David McGeachie and Gary Hilland. The 4th official was Duncan Williams. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 9.8 degrees Celsius or 49.66 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 87%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Hearts 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 48 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Hearts found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Hearts shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Motherwell shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Hearts received 3 yellow cards (C. Gordon, T. Sibbick and C. Devlin). On the opposite side, Motherwell received 2 yellow cards (R. Lamie and L. Moult).
(Hearts) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (38′).
After playing this match, Hearts will have 17 points to move up in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Motherwell will stay with 16 points like St. Johnstone to move up in the 9th place.
Match Events
-
20'20'
S. O\'Donnell
P. McGinn
-
36'36'
R. Lamie
-
38'38'
J. Grant
-
38'38'
C. Gordon
-
45'45'
A. Halliday
-
46'46'
A. Halliday
-
54'54'
L. Moult
C. Shields
-
59'59'
L. Moult (Penalty)
-
60'60'
L. Moult
-
62'62'
K. van Veen (Goal Disallowed)
-
72'72'
T. Sibbick
-
77'77'
N. Atkinson
A. Halliday
-
77'77'
L. Neilson
J. Ginnelly
-
78'78'
B. Spittal
-
84'84'
S. McKinstry
-
87'87'
L. Shankland (Penalty)
-
89'89'
K. Rowles
B. McKay
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, Hearts will play away against Rangers on the 9th of November with a 31-8 head to head in favor of Rangers (8 draws).
Motherwell will host Celtic on the 9th of November with a 46-4 head to head stats in favor of Celtic (9 draws).
Hearts: Formation and Lineups
Hearts started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Robbie Neilson chose to play with the following team: Craig Gordon , Michael Smith , Toby Sibbick , Alex Cochrane , Andy Halliday , Cameron Devlin , Josh Ginnelly , Jorge Grant , Robert Snodgrass , Barrie McKay and Lawrence Shankland .
Substitutes
Hearts made 3 changes: J. Ginnelly for L. Neilson (75′), A. Halliday for N. Atkinson (76′) and B. McKay for K. Rowles (89′).
Top player: Andy Halliday
The player who no doubt impressed Hearts the most was Andy Halliday.
His rating is with 2 goals, 22 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
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 , Paul McGinn , Sondre Solholm Johansen , Ricki Lamie , Matt Penney , Callum Slattery , Sean Goss , Connor Shields , Blair Spittal , Stuart McKinstry and Kevin van Veen .
Substitutes
Motherwell made 2 changes: P. McGinn for S. O’Donnell (20′) and C. Shields for L. Moult (54′).
Top player: Blair Spittal
The player who no doubt impressed Motherwell the most was Blair Spittal.
His rating is with 1 goal, 35 passes (77% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Saragna
I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
