Motherwell vs Livingston, 2023-24 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership

Motherwell

21': Thelonius Bair (P)
45'+2': Sam Nicholson
68': Thelonius Bair
74': Dan Casey

FT
4 - 1

Livingston

77': Joel Jonathan Nouble

About

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

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt missed. Sam Nicholson (Motherwell) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Blair Spittal.
5': Daniel Mackay (Livingston) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Georgie Gent (Motherwell).
6': Corner, Livingston. Conceded by Paul McGinn.
7': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Michael Nottingham.
8': Attempt blocked. Andrew Halliday (Motherwell) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Blair Spittal with a cross.
8': Attempt missed. Stephen Kelly (Livingston) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Pittman following a fast break.
13': Attempt missed. Theo Bair (Motherwell) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Nicholson with a cross.
15': Foul by Scott Pittman (Livingston).
15': Sam Nicholson (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Penalty conceded by Michael Devlin (Livingston) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
19': VAR Decision: Penalty Motherwell.
21': Goal! Motherwell 1, Livingston 0. Theo Bair (Motherwell) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
22': Bruce Anderson (Livingston) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Foul by Shane Blaney (Motherwell).
23': Corner, Livingston. Conceded by Theo Bair.
23': Attempt blocked. Michael Nottingham (Livingston) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Kelly with a cross.
23': Foul by Georgie Gent (Motherwell).
23': Jamie Brandon (Livingston) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Stephen Kelly (Livingston).
24': Lennon Miller (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Bruce Anderson (Livingston).
27': Georgie Gent (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Michael Devlin.
30': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Stephen Kelly.
31': Foul by Bruce Anderson (Livingston).
31': Paul McGinn (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Delay in match because of an injury Andrew Halliday (Motherwell).
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36': Andrew Halliday (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Ayo Obileye (Livingston).
37': Foul by Ayo Obileye (Livingston).
37': Theo Bair (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Attempt saved. Theo Bair (Motherwell) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Georgie Gent.
39': Foul by Georgie Gent (Motherwell).
39': Michael Nottingham (Livingston) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Michael Nottingham (Livingston).
42': Shane Blaney (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Delay in match because of an injury Jason Holt (Livingston).
45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Blair Spittal (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Nicholson.
45'+1': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Ayo Obileye.
45'+2': Goal! Motherwell 2, Livingston 0. Sam Nicholson (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Stephen O'Donnell.
45'+4': First Half ends, Motherwell 2, Livingston 0.
45': Second Half begins Motherwell 2, Livingston 0.
45': Substitution, Livingston. Tete Yengi replaces Jason Holt because of an injury.
47': Offside, Motherwell. Theo Bair is caught offside.
49': Attempt saved. Blair Spittal (Motherwell) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Theo Bair with a cross.
51': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Jamie Brandon.
51': Attempt missed. Andrew Halliday (Motherwell) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
61': Substitution, Livingston. Steven Bradley replaces Ayo Obileye.
61': Substitution, Livingston. Joel Nouble replaces Daniel Mackay.
63': Foul by Scott Pittman (Livingston).
63': Sam Nicholson (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Substitution, Motherwell. Harry Paton replaces Andrew Halliday.
67': Substitution, Motherwell. Davor Zdravkovski replaces Sam Nicholson.
68': Goal! Motherwell 3, Livingston 0. Theo Bair (Motherwell) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Georgie Gent with a cross following a fast break.
69': Foul by Joel Nouble (Livingston).
69': Stephen O'Donnell (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Lennon Miller (Motherwell).
70': Steven Bradley (Livingston) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Lennon Miller (Motherwell) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Foul by Tete Yengi (Livingston).
73': Shane Blaney (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Michael Devlin.
74': Substitution, Livingston. Andrew Shinnie replaces Bruce Anderson.
74': Goal! Motherwell 4, Livingston 0. Dan Casey (Motherwell) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Blair Spittal with a cross following a corner.
76': Foul by Stephen O'Donnell (Motherwell).
76': Joel Nouble (Livingston) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Goal! Motherwell 4, Livingston 1. Joel Nouble (Livingston) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Stephen Kelly with a cross.
81': Attempt missed. Harry Paton (Motherwell) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dan Casey.
83': Delay in match because of an injury Blair Spittal (Motherwell).
83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84': Substitution, Motherwell. Ebiye Moses replaces Blair Spittal because of an injury.
85': Foul by Davor Zdravkovski (Motherwell).
85': Scott Pittman (Livingston) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Davor Zdravkovski (Motherwell) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Attempt blocked. Scott Pittman (Livingston) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Nottingham.
87': Corner, Livingston. Conceded by Dan Casey.
87': Corner, Livingston. Conceded by Shane Blaney.
88': Foul by Jamie Brandon (Livingston).
88': Lennon Miller (Motherwell) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Foul by Stephen O'Donnell (Motherwell).
90'+1': Joel Nouble (Livingston) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2': Substitution, Motherwell. Luca Ross replaces Georgie Gent.
90'+3': Substitution, Motherwell. Calum Butcher replaces Dan Casey.
90'+3': Corner, Livingston. Conceded by Theo Bair.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Joel Nouble (Livingston) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sean Kelly with a cross following a corner.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Harry Paton (Motherwell) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paul McGinn with a cross.
90'+4': Ebiye Moses (Motherwell) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Harry Paton.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Motherwell 4, Livingston 1.
0': Match ends, Motherwell 4, Livingston 1.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: Fir Park
Location: Motherwell, Scotland
Attendance: 4,399

SPFL Premiership Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Celtic	13	+18	31
2	Rangers	12	+12	27
3	Falkirk	13	+6	21
4	Heart of Midlothian	12	+4	20

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Motherwell (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Liam Kelly (GK)
16	Paul McGinn
20	Shane Blaney
15	Dan Casey
38	Lennon Miller
11	Andy Halliday
3	Georgie Gent
2	Stephen O'Donnell
14	Thelonius Bair
19	Sam Nicholson
7	Blair Spittal

Motherwell Substitutes:

Luca Ross, Davor Zdravkovski, Moses Ebiye, Bevis Mugabi, Oliver Shaw, Aston Oxborough, Harrison Patton, Calum Butcher, Mark Ferrie.

Livingston (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Shamal George (GK)
6	Stephen Ayomide Obileye
5	Michael Devlin
12	Jamie Brandon
24	Sean Kelly
21	Michael Nottingham
10	Stephen Kelly
18	Jason Holt
8	Scott Pittman
11	Daniel Mackay
9	Bruce Anderson

Livingston Substitutes:

Andrew Shinnie, Mo Sangare, Kurtis Guthrie, Steven Bradley, Tete Yengi, Kieran Wright, Cristian Montano, Joel Jonathan Nouble, David Carson.

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