St. Mirren Vs Motherwell — Motherwell run up five in Paisley downpour

st. mirren vs motherwell finished 0-5 as Motherwell produced a dominant performance at the SMiSA Stadium, the visitors scoring five times in a downpour that left St Mirren reeling and their defence uncharacteristically breached.

St. Mirren Vs Motherwell: Five-goal rout in Paisley

Motherwell’s goals came from Elijah Just, Tawanda Maswanhise (penalty), Ibrahim Said, Emmanuel Longelo and Eythor Bjorgolfsson as the visitors ran out 5-0 winners. The SMiSA Stadium attendance was 6, 758. Richard King was sent off for St Mirren for an off-the-ball incident in the 52nd minute.

How the goals unfolded

There were 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 guided Longelo's teasing cross just wide. Motherwell took the lead in the 14th minute when Just fired into the bottom corner following a series of blocked shots. The visitors doubled their lead with a 30th-minute penalty after Maswanhise was felled by a reckless challenge from Saints goalkeeper Shamal George; Maswanhise converted from the spot.

Ibrahim Said followed to put Motherwell further in command before King’s dismissal in the 52nd minute. Emmanuel Longelo added a fourth and Norwegian striker Eythor Bjorgolfsson finished with a spectacular first goal for the club to complete the five-goal haul.

Crowd, stats and a famous spectator

Sir Alex Ferguson was in attendance, back in Paisley 48 years after being sacked by Saints. Visiting fans chanted "We're gonna win the league" as Motherwell compiled 71% possession and 92% passing accuracy across the match. The performance came in a heavy downpour described by observers as raining on St Mirren’s parade.

Where this leaves both clubs and the wider weekend

Motherwell’s win keeps a strong run intact: they 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. The visitors are unbeaten in their latest four visits to SMiSA Stadium, all without conceding, and have suffered just one defeat in their last 12 league visits.

Jens Berthel Askou 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 described the display by Motherwell by saying that "that type of performance can really kick you on. " One report placed Motherwell four points behind third-top Celtic, who play tomorrow along with second-top Rangers; another placed them 10 points off leaders Hearts with a game in hand and noted that St Mirren sit just two points above the danger zone. If they win their game in hand, one account said, they would be seven points behind Hearts and still have Rangers and Celtic to play.

Other Premiership results and what to expect next

Elsewhere in the Scottish top flight this weekend: Hearts beat Falkirk 1-0 with Chesnokov poking in the only goal shortly before the interval. Aberdeen lost 2-3 to Dundee — Olusanya opened, Murray levelled with a penalty after Morrison was sent off for a last-man foul on Yogane; Cotterill forced in a second, 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 curled in a fine strike after the interval, only for Watkins to net a late leveller before Thomson was sent off.

Match highlights are available on Sportscene on One Scotland at 22: 25. Manager reaction from Paisley will be posted on the St Mirren and Motherwell club pages. The calendar moves on tomorrow with Celtic and Rangers both in action; more live Premiership coverage is scheduled then.