St. Mirren Vs Motherwell: Motherwell rout St Mirren 5-0 in Paisley
In a dominant display at the SMiSA Stadium, st. mirren vs motherwell ended 0-5 as Motherwell delivered a thumping victory in Paisley. The match finished with an attendance of 6, 758 and featured five different scorers, a red card and notable crowd reaction.
St. Mirren Vs Motherwell match summary
Motherwell's goals came from Elijah Just, Tawanda Maswanhise, Ibrahim Said, Emmanuel Longelo and Eythor Bjorgolfsson, the latter firing a spectacular first goal for the club. The visitors led 3-0 before St Mirren defender Richard King was sent off for an off-the-ball incident in the 52nd minute. The final score was St Mirren 0-5 Motherwell.
Goals, chances and key moments
The match saw big chances at either end inside three minutes. Jake Young got down the side of the visiting defence and forced a diving save from Callum Ward, and Maswanhise then guided Emmanuel Longelo's teasing cross just wide. Conor McMenamin later made progress down the right and drew another save from Ward.
Motherwell took the lead in the 14th minute when Elijah Just fired into the bottom corner following a series of blocked shots. The visitors doubled their lead with a 30th-minute penalty when Tawanda Maswanhise was felled by a reckless challenge from Saints goalkeeper Shamal George. Ibrahim Said added to the advantage before Richard King's dismissal in the 52nd minute. Emmanuel Longelo added a fourth and Eythor Bjorgolfsson completed the 5-0 win.
Weather, venue and attendance
The match was played in a downpour in Paisley at the SMiSA Stadium, with 6, 758 in attendance. Visiting supporters chanted "We're gonna win the league" as Motherwell controlled large portions of the game with reported figures of 71 per cent possession and 92 per cent passing accuracy.
Form, records and reactions
Motherwell bounced back from their Scottish Cup exit at Aberdeen and produced what was described as their biggest victory of a hugely impressive Premiership campaign. Jens Berthel Askou had said before kick-off that "we still have that little bit of feeling of revenge" after Motherwell were beaten 4-1 by St Mirren in the League Cup semi-final earlier this season. Former Hibernian and Dundee United midfielder John Rankin said: "That type of performance can really kick you on. "
Statistically, Motherwell have now kept 12 clean sheets and conceded just three goals in their last 15 league games. They have lost only three league games this season; only second-top Rangers have lost fewer. St Mirren had kept a clean sheet in four of their latest five games prior to this defeat.
Motherwell are now unbeaten in their latest four visits to the SMiSA Stadium, all without conceding a goal, and have suffered just one defeat in their last 12 league visits.
Wider Premiership context and other results
The result left Motherwell four points behind third-top Celtic, who play tomorrow along with second-top Rangers. Separately, the victory was described as moving Motherwell 10 points off leaders Hearts with a game in hand; if they win that game in hand they would be seven points behind Hearts, and they still have Rangers and Celtic to play as well.
Elsewhere in the Scottish top flight, Hearts beat Falkirk 1-0 with Chesnokov poking in the only goal shortly before the interval. Dundee beat Aberdeen 3-2: Olusanya netted the opener, Murray levelled from the penalty spot after Morrison was sent off for a last-man foul on Yogane, Cotterill forced in a second for Aberdeen, Nisbet equalised with a stunning free-kick but Hamilton restored the lead for Dundee. Dundee United drew 1-1 with Kilmarnock — Fatah had a first-half penalty saved but then curled in a fine strike after the interval, Watkins netted a late leveller and Thomson was sent off.
Fans and followers can expect manager reaction from Paisley on the St Mirren and Motherwell club pages, and highlights will be available at 22: 25.
FT: St Mirren 0-5 Motherwell.
