Scottish Premiership

Motherwell vs St Johnstone, 2020-21 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership
Motherwell
    FT
    0 - 3
    St Johnstone
    • 19': Guy Melamed
    • 45': Jason Kerr
    • 50': Guy Melamed (P)

    About

    Motherwell are hosting St Johnstone at Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish Premiership.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Chris Long (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Foul by Jamie McCart (St. Johnstone).
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Shaun Rooney (St. Johnstone) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Booth with a cross.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Liam Craig (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 11': Chris Long (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Jamie McCart (St. Johnstone).
    • 13': Attempt saved. Alistair McCann (St. Johnstone) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 15': Foul by Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone).
    • 15': Robbie Crawford (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Goal! Motherwell 0, St. Johnstone 1. Guy Melamed (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Shaun Rooney.
    • 20': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Ricki Lamie.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Alistair McCann (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Craig.
    • 23': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Jamie McCart.
    • 23': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Guy Melamed.
    • 25': Devante Cole (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Liam Craig (St. Johnstone).
    • 29': Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Foul by Barry Maguire (Motherwell).
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Guy Melamed (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Guy Melamed (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Kerr with a headed pass.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Shaun Rooney (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Wotherspoon with a cross.
    • 32': Foul by Alistair McCann (St. Johnstone).
    • 32': Jake Carroll (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Liam Polworth (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tony Watt with a headed pass.
    • 34': Foul by Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone).
    • 34': Liam Polworth (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Alistair McCann (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Craig.
    • 36': David Wotherspoon (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Foul by Max Johnston (Motherwell).
    • 37': Chris Long (Motherwell) is shown the yellow card.
    • 38': Foul by Devante Cole (Motherwell).
    • 38': Liam Craig (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Jake Carroll.
    • 41': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Liam Polworth.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Liam Gordon (St. Johnstone) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by David Wotherspoon with a cross following a corner.
    • 43': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Ricki Lamie.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Jason Kerr (St. Johnstone) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by David Wotherspoon with a cross following a corner.
    • 45': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Ricki Lamie.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Liam Craig (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Callum Booth.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 45': Shaun Rooney (St. Johnstone) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Christopher Kane following a corner.
    • 45': Goal! Motherwell 0, St. Johnstone 2. Jason Kerr (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Motherwell 0, St. Johnstone 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Motherwell 0, St. Johnstone 2.
    • 47': Attempt missed. David Wotherspoon (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Booth.
    • 49': Penalty St. Johnstone. Christopher Kane draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 49': Penalty conceded by Liam Polworth (Motherwell) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 50': Goal! Motherwell 0, St. Johnstone 3. Guy Melamed (St. Johnstone) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 53': Devante Cole (Motherwell) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Foul by Liam Gordon (St. Johnstone).
    • 53': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Jamie McCart.
    • 54': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Liam Craig.
    • 54': Foul by Ricki Lamie (Motherwell).
    • 54': Jason Kerr (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Callum Booth (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 59': Foul by Alistair McCann (St. Johnstone).
    • 59': Robbie Crawford (Motherwell) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Substitution, Motherwell. Jake Hastie replaces Chris Long.
    • 61': Substitution, Motherwell. Nathan McGinley replaces Jake Carroll.
    • 61': Substitution, Motherwell. Jordan Roberts replaces Barry Maguire.
    • 62': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Craig Bryson replaces David Wotherspoon because of an injury.
    • 62': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Max Johnston.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Shaun Rooney (St. Johnstone) header from very close range is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Liam Craig with a cross.
    • 66': Devante Cole (Motherwell) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Foul by Liam Gordon (St. Johnstone).
    • 68': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Jamie McCart.
    • 69': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Shaun Rooney.
    • 72': Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Foul by Tyler Magloire (Motherwell).
    • 72': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Tony Watt.
    • 73': Liam Craig (St. Johnstone) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jamie McCart.
    • 74': Foul by Tony Watt (Motherwell).
    • 74': Liam Craig (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Stevie May replaces Christopher Kane.
    • 77': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Glenn Middleton replaces Guy Melamed.
    • 77': Foul by Craig Bryson (St. Johnstone).
    • 77': Liam Polworth (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Glenn Middleton (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stevie May.
    • 80': Devante Cole (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Jason Kerr (St. Johnstone).
    • 80': Callum Booth (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Jordan Roberts (Motherwell).
    • 82': Foul by Jordan Roberts (Motherwell).
    • 82': Stevie May (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Stevie May (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alistair McCann.
    • 90': Foul by Shaun Rooney (St. Johnstone).
    • 90': Jordan Roberts (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Charlie Gilmour replaces Alistair McCann.
    • 90'+1': Charlie Gilmour (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Liam Polworth (Motherwell).
    • 90'+1': Foul by Shaun Rooney (St. Johnstone).
    • 90'+1': Nathan McGinley (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Motherwell 0, St. Johnstone 3.
    • 0': Match ends, Motherwell 0, St. Johnstone 3.

    Game Information

    Competition: Scottish Premiership

    Venue: Fir Park
    Location: Motherwell, Scotland

    SPFL Premiership Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Heart of Midlothian 31 +28 66
    2 Rangers 31 +30 63
    3 Celtic 31 +22 61
    4 Motherwell 31 +26 54
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MOT Motherwell

    No. Name
    13 Liam Kelly (GK)
    4 Ricki Lamie
    40 Tyler Magliore
    3 Jake Carroll
    27 Max Johnston
    8 Robbie Crawford
    19 Liam Polworth
    15 Barry Maguire
    44 Devante Cole
    32 Tony Watt
    9 Chris Long Yellow Card
    Motherwell Substitutes:
    Jordan Roberts, Nathan McGinley, Jake Hastie, David Devine, Ross Maciver, Peter Morrison, Dean Cornelius.

    STJ St Johnstone

    No. Name
    1 Zander Clark (GK)
    6 Liam Gordon
    4 Jamie McCart
    5 Jason Kerr
    26 Liam Craig
    18 Alistair McCann
    24 Callum Booth
    19 Shaun Rooney
    9 Christopher Kane
    10 David Wotherspoon
    17 Guy Melamed
    St Johnstone Substitutes:
    Scott Tanser, Craig Conway, Glenn Middleton, Charlie Gilmour, James Brown, Craig Bryson, Michael O'Halloran, Elliot Parish, Stevie May.

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