Premiership: Hearts overcomes Motherwell 3-0
MOTHERWELL. Hearts was eventually too good for Motherwell.
MOTHERWELL. Hearts was eventually too much to handle for Motherwell with the goal of L. Shankland (17′), A. Forrest (50′) and A. Forrest (90′).
The match was played at the Fir Park stadium in Motherwell on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Nick Walsh with the assistance of Calum Spence and Michael Banks. The 4th official was Lloyd Wilson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 15.1 degrees Celsius or 59.2 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 77%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Motherwell was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Hearts that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Motherwell was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, Hearts was able to find the solution to win this match.
Motherwell shot 27 times, 7 on target, 20 off target. On the other side, Hearts shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Motherwell received 3 yellow cards (R. Aarons, S. McKinstry and P. McGinn). On the other side, Hearts received 2 yellow cards (A. Forrest and M. Smith).
After this contest, Motherwell will stay with 10 points like Aberdeen and Hearts to move up in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Hearts will have 10 points like Aberdeen and Motherwell to move up in the 7th place.
Match Events
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17'17'
L. Shankland
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33'33'
R. Aarons
J. Efford
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37'37'
R. Aarons
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39'39'
P. Haring
A. Cochrane
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45'45'
S. McKinstry
R. Aarons
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50'50'
A. Forrest
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64'64'
R. Snodgrass
C. Devlin
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64'64'
S. Humphrys
L. Shankland
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67'67'
D. Cornelius
B. Maguire
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67'67'
Dean Cornelius
Barry Maguire
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67'67'
Bevis Mugabi
Ricki Lamie
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73'73'
Toby Sibbick
Barrie McKay
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73'73'
Nathaniel Atkinson
Andy Halliday
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75'75'
S. McKinstry
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79'79'
A. Forrest
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90'90'
A. Forrest
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90'90'
M. Smith
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90'90'
P. McGinn
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, Motherwell will play away against Celtic on the 1st of October with a 45-4 head to head in favor of Celtic (9 draws).
Hearts will host Rangers on the 1st of October with a 30-8 head to head record in favor of Rangers (8 draws).
Motherwell: Formation and Lineups
Motherwell adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Graham Alexander chose to play with the following team: Liam Kelly , Paul McGinn , Sondre Solholm Johansen , Ricki Lamie , Matt Penney , Barry Maguire , Sean Goss , Joseph Efford , Ross Tierney , Blair Spittal and Kevin van Veen .
Motherwell could not rely on the presence of S. McKinstry (injured).
Substitutes
Motherwell made 5 changes: J. Efford for R. Aarons (33′), R. Aarons for S. McKinstry (45′), B. Maguire for D. Cornelius (67′), R. Lamie for B. Mugabi (67′) and R. Tierney for L. Moult (67′).
Top player: Ricki Lamie
The player who no doubt impressed Motherwell the most was Ricki Lamie.
His rating is with 31 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Hearts: Formation and Lineups
Also Hearts adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Robbie Neilson played with: Craig Gordon , Michael Smith , Lewis Neilson , Stephen Kingsley , Alex Cochrane , Andy Halliday , Cameron Devlin , Alan Forrest , Orestis Kiomourtzoglou , Barrie McKay and Lawrence Shankland .
Hearts could not rely on the presence of P. Haring (injured).
Substitutes
Hearts made 5 changes: A. Cochrane for P. Haring (39′), C. Devlin for R. Snodgrass (64′), L. Shankland for S. Humphrys (64′), A. Halliday for N. Atkinson (73′) and B. McKay for T. Sibbick (73′).
Top player: Alan Forrest
Probably the most impressive player in Hearts was Alan Forrest.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership
