Motherwell 4-3 Hibernian: result and report

Premiership · Wednesday 22 February 2012

Result

Motherwell 4-3 Hibernian

Premiership · Wednesday 22 February 2012, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Motherwell 4-3 Hibernian: match report

Motherwell won against Hibernian 4-3 in the Premiership on Wednesday 22 February 2012. The half-time score was 0-1.

I. Osbourne opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Motherwell's goals came from Michael Higdon (47', penalty), Jamie Murphy (63'), Michael Higdon (70') and Michael Higdon (75', penalty). Hibernian scored through I. Osbourne (18'), Matt Doherty (66') and Ivan Sproule (85').

Discipline: Motherwell received 2 yellow cards; Hibernian received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Motherwell were 3rd on 45 points from 26 and Hibernian 11th on 19 points from 26. Motherwell went on to finish that season 3rd with 62 points, and Hibernian 11th with 33.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Motherwell wins, 2 draws and 2 for Hibernian.

Going into the match Motherwell's last five read W-D-W-W-D and Hibernian's L-D-L-L-W.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 18'Goal · I. OsbourneHibernian · 0-1
  • 47'Penalty goal · Michael HigdonMotherwell · 1-1
  • 54'Yellow card · Henrik OjamaaMotherwell
  • 63'Goal · Jamie MurphyMotherwell · 2-1
  • 66'Goal · Matt DohertyHibernian · 2-2
  • 68'Yellow card · T. ClancyMotherwell
  • 70'Goal · Michael HigdonMotherwell · 3-2
  • 72'Yellow card · M. ScottHibernian
  • 74'Yellow card · Matt DohertyHibernian
  • 75'Penalty goal · Michael HigdonMotherwell · 4-2
  • 85'Goal · Ivan SprouleHibernian · 4-3
  • 86'Yellow card · Ivan SprouleHibernian
  • 90+3'Yellow card · G. FrancombHibernian

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Motherwell 3, draws 2, Hibernian 2.

Team news

Motherwell line-up

Darren Randolph, Steven Hammell, Shaun Hutchinson, Tom Hateley, Connor Jennings, Omar Daley, Jamie Murphy, Henrik Ojamaa, Nicky Law, Michael Higdon, Tim Clancy

Hibernian line-up

Graham Stack, Matt Doherty, Paul Hanlon, Lewis Stevenson, George Francomb, Jorge Claros, Ivan Sproule, Isaiah Osbourne, Garry O'Connor, James McPake, Leigh Griffiths