Hearts vs Motherwell

Premiership - 1st Phase 3 Sep 2023, 14:00
Hearts
Hearts
0–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Motherwell
Motherwell
🏟 Tynecastle Park (Edinburgh) 👤 G. Irvine Round 4

Match report

Motherwell edged past Hearts 1-0 in the Premiership - 1st Phase on 3 September 2023.

Hearts dominated possession with 68% of the ball and had 18 shots to Motherwell's 8.

P. McGinn was sent off in the 69th minute.

The match was played at Tynecastle Park (Edinburgh), with G. Irvine in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 68% - 32% Shots 18 - 8 On target 1 - 4 Corners 16 - 5 Fouls 10 - 16 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Callum Slattery
Motherwell · 1 goal
8 Frankie Kent 73 passes (92% accurate)
8 Stephen O'Donnell captained the side
8 Bevis Mugabi captained the side
8 Lennon Miller captained the side
First half vs second half
Hearts stepped it up after the break, with 13 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–5 13–3
Shots On Goal 0–3 1–1
Ball Possession 65–35 —
Corners 7–4 9–1
Match statistics
18 Shots Total 8
1 Shots On Goal 4
6 Shots Off Goal 2
11 Shots Blocked 2
11 Shots Inside Box 5
7 Shots Outside Box 3
10 Fouls 16
16 Corners 5
1 Offsides 3
68% Ball Possession 32%
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
3 Saves 1
521 Passes Total 242
426 Passes Accurate 155
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  5-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Hearts · 4-2-3-1
28 Z. Clark
13 N. Atkinson 2 F. Kent 15 K. Rowles 19 A. Cochrane
14 C. Devlin 5 P. Haring
11 Y. Oda 10 L. Boyce 51 A. Lowry
9 L. Shankland
Motherwell · 5-4-1
1 L. Kelly
2 S. O'Donnell 16 P. McGinn 5 B. Mugabi 15 D. Casey 22 B. Spencer
12 H. Paton 8 C. Slattery 38 L. Miller 7 B. Spittal
14 T. Bair
Hearts
Coach
F. McAvoy
Substitutes
  • 21 Toby Sibbick
  • 30 Kyosuke Tagawa
  • 77 Kenneth Vargas
  • 17 Alan Forrest
  • 12 Michael McGovern
  • 7 Jorge Grant
  • 16 Andy Halliday
  • 25 Macaulay Tait
  • 22 Aidan Denholm
Motherwell
Coach
S. Kettlewell
Substitutes
  • 17 Davor Zdravkovski
  • 18 Oli Shaw
  • 19 Nathan McGinley
  • 13 Aston Oxborough
  • 23 Ewan Wilson
  • 34 Arran Bone
  • 3 Georgie Gent
  • 30 Mark Ferrie
  • 11 Joseph Efford
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ T. Sibbick ↓ A. Lowry Hearts
  • 46' ↑ K. Tagawa ↓ Y. Oda Hearts
  • 72' ↑ K. Vargas ↓ C. Devlin Hearts
  • 75' ↑ D. Zdravkovski ↓ C. Slattery Motherwell
  • 81' ↑ O. Shaw ↓ T. Bair Motherwell
  • 88' ↑ N. McGinley ↓ L. Miller Motherwell
  • 89' ↑ A. Forrest ↓ P. Haring Hearts
Cards
  • 69' P. McGinn Motherwell
  • 36' P. McGinn Motherwell
  • 69' P. McGinn Motherwell
  • 71' C. Devlin Hearts
  • 71' D. Casey Motherwell
  • 90' O. Shaw Motherwell
Head-to-head
Hearts 7 4 draws 4 Motherwell
2026-05-09 Motherwell vs Hearts 0 - 0
2026-04-11 Hearts vs Motherwell 3 - 1
2025-11-29 Motherwell vs Hearts 0 - 0
2025-08-23 Hearts vs Motherwell 3 - 3
2025-05-10 Hearts vs Motherwell 3 - 0
2025-04-12 Motherwell vs Hearts 0 - 0
Recent form
Hearts D D W W W
Motherwell D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Hearts vs Motherwell?
Hearts lost 0-1 against Motherwell on 3 September 2023.
Who won Hearts vs Motherwell?
Motherwell won the match 1-0.
Where was Hearts vs Motherwell played?
The match was played at Tynecastle Park (Edinburgh).
Who had more possession in Hearts vs Motherwell?
Hearts had 68% of possession, compared to 32% for the other side.