Motherwell 0-0 Hearts
12/04/2025 13:09
Motherwell were held to a 0-0 draw on Saturday against Hearts, confirming the Steelmen’s spot in the bottom six for the final five games of the William Hill Premiership.
Manager Michael Wimmer made two changes to the side that were beaten seven days prior, with Tony Watt and Tawanda Maswanhise coming into the starting 11 in place of Luke Armstrong and Kai Andrews.
The first big chance of the game fell to the visitors just before the 20-minute mark. James Penrice’s deep cross found Sander Kartum unmarked at the back post, but the Hearts man blazed well over the bar.
Callum Slattery watched his low-driven effort just trickle past the post from the edge of the box, with Tony Watt also going close with a volley from the right-hand side of the box.
At the half time mark, the game still had a nervous feel to it. Luke Armstrong and Jair Tavares were introduced to proceedings, with the former getting in behind the Jambos backline to get on the end of a Lennon Miller through-ball, but the Hearts defender recovered in time to block the striker’s effort.
Lawrence Shankland went close twice to breaking the deadlock, with the Scotland international heading on target from a corner in the 84th minute but could only watch it being cleared off the line by Miller. The forward also latched onto a ball over the top of the defence in stoppage time but could only direct his finish wide of the mark.
Also in stoppage time, Dan Casey rose highest from a Motherwell corner, but couldn’t direct the effort on target. After some good work by Will Dickson and Kai Andrews, the Steelmen won a corner at the death but referee Kevin Clancy decided to blow for full-time before they could get the chance to take it.
Wimmer and his men can now prepare for life in the bottom six, with a host of things still to play for.
Motherwell Team: Balcombe, Sparrow, Balmer, O’Donnell, Casey, Thompson, Miller, Halliday, Slattery, Maswanhise, Watt.
Motherwell Subs: Oxborough, Koutroumbis, Wilson, Zdravkovski, Paton, Andrews, Dickson, Armstrong, Tavares.
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