Motherwell 2-0 Ross County: result and report

Premiership · Saturday 19 August 2017

Result

Motherwell 2-0 Ross County

Premiership · Saturday 19 August 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Motherwell 2-0 Ross County: match report

Motherwell beat Ross County 2-0 in the Premiership on Saturday 19 August 2017. The half-time score was 0-0.

Richard Tait opened the scoring in the 53rd minute. Motherwell's goals came from Richard Tait (53') and Louis Moult (74', penalty). Ross County did not score.

Discipline: Motherwell received 2 yellow cards; Ross County received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Motherwell were 10th on 0 points from 2 and Ross County 7th on 3 points from 2. Motherwell went on to finish that season 7th with 48 points, and Ross County 12th with 29.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Motherwell wins, 3 draws and 4 for Ross County.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Yellow card · Ben HeneghanMotherwell
  • 17'Yellow card · Tim ChowRoss County
  • 27'Yellow card · Andrew RoseMotherwell
  • 46'Yellow card · Marcus FraserRoss County
  • 53'Goal · Richard TaitMotherwell · 1-0
  • 74'Penalty goal · Louis MoultMotherwell · 2-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Motherwell 3, draws 3, Ross County 4.

Team news

Motherwell line-up

Russell Griffiths, Ben Heneghan, Chris Cadden, Andrew Rose, Charles Dunne, Cédric Kipré, Richard Tait, Gaël Bigirimana, L. Moult, Alex Fisher, Craig Tanner

Ross County line-up

Scott Fox, Marcus Fraser, Jason Naismith, Andrew Davies, Kenny van der Weg, Michael Gardyne, Tim Chow, Jamie Lindsay, Alex Schalk, Craig Curran, Jim O'Brien