Motherwell 4-0 St. Johnstone: result and report

Premiership · Wednesday 1 January 2014

Result

Motherwell 4-0 St. Johnstone

Premiership · Wednesday 1 January 2014, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Motherwell 4-0 St. Johnstone: match report

Motherwell defeated St. Johnstone 4-0 in the Premiership on Wednesday 1 January 2014. The half-time score was 1-0.

John Sutton opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Motherwell's goals came from John Sutton (22'), I. Vigurs (49'), Lionel Ainsworth (73') and James McFadden (87'). St. Johnstone did not score.

Discipline: Motherwell received 1 yellow card; St. Johnstone received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Motherwell were 3rd on 37 points from 19 and St. Johnstone 6th on 26 points from 18. Motherwell went on to finish that season 2nd with 70 points, and St. Johnstone 6th with 53.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Motherwell wins, 1 draw and 5 for St. Johnstone.

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

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Goal · John SuttonMotherwell · 1-0
  • 49'Goal · I. VigursMotherwell · 2-0
  • 67'Yellow card · Steven HammellMotherwell
  • 73'Goal · Lionel AinsworthMotherwell · 3-0
  • 78'Yellow card · Murray DavidsonSt. Johnstone
  • 87'Goal · James McFaddenMotherwell · 4-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Motherwell 4, draws 1, St. Johnstone 5.

Team news

Motherwell expected line-up

Lee Hollis, Darren Randolph, Steven Hammell, Zaine Francis-Angol, Stephen McManus, Shaun Hutchinson, Simon Ramsden, Keith Lasley, Iain Vigurs, John Sutton, Stephen Craigan

St. Johnstone expected line-up (4-5-1)

Alan Mannus, David Mackay, Frazer Wright, Brian Easton, Murray Davidson, Gary McDonald, David Wotherspoon, Stevie May, Chris Millar