Motherwell 2-1 Kilmarnock: result and report
Premiership · Saturday 26 August 2023
Result
Motherwell 2-1 Kilmarnock
Premiership · Saturday 26 August 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Motherwell 2-1 Kilmarnock: match report
Motherwell defeated Kilmarnock 2-1 in the Premiership on Saturday 26 August 2023. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Marley Watkins opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Motherwell's goals came from Dan Casey (59') and Harrison Paton (90+8'). Kilmarnock scored through Marley Watkins (12').
Discipline: Motherwell received 6 yellow cards; Kilmarnock received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Motherwell were 5th on 4 points from 2 and Kilmarnock 6th on 4 points from 2. Motherwell went on to finish that season 8th with 43 points, and Kilmarnock 4th with 56.
Motherwell lined up in a 3-5-2 and Kilmarnock in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Dan Casey of Motherwell (8.4), ahead of Paul McGinn (8.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Motherwell wins, 2 draws and 3 for Kilmarnock.
Key events
- 12'Goal · Marley Watkins
- 32'Yellow card · Marley Watkins
- 43'Yellow card · Stephen O'Donnell
- 52'Yellow card · Brodie Spencer
- 57'Yellow card · Callum Slattery
- 59'Goal · Dan Casey
- 66'Yellow card · Robbie Deas
- 66'Yellow card · Harrison Paton
- 71'Yellow card · Dan Casey
- 73'Yellow card · David Watson
- 78'Missed penalty · Callum Slattery
- 90+2'Yellow card · Paul McGinn
- 90+8'Goal · Harrison Paton
Head-to-head
Team news
Motherwell line-up (3-5-2)
Liam Kelly, Paul McGinn, Bevis Mugabi, Dan Casey, Stephen O'Donnell, Callum Slattery, Lennon Miller, Blair Spittal, Brodie Spencer, Joseph Efford, Theo Bair
Kilmarnock line-up (3-5-2)
Will Dennis, Lewis Mayo, Robbie Deas, Stuart Findlay, Danny Armstrong, David Shankland Watson, Kyle Magennis, Brad Lyons, Matty Kennedy, K. Vassell, Marley Watkins