Hearts 2-0 Motherwell: result and report

Premiership · Saturday 24 December 2011

Result

Hearts 2-0 Motherwell

Premiership · Saturday 24 December 2011, 13:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Hearts 2-0 Motherwell: match report

Hearts defeated Motherwell 2-0 in the Premiership on Saturday 24 December 2011. The half-time score was 2-0.

Ian Blackstone opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Hearts's goals came from Ian Blackstone (18') and Stephen Elliott (28'). Motherwell did not score.

Discipline: Hearts received no yellow cards; Motherwell received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Hearts were 5th on 25 points from 19 and Motherwell 3rd on 34 points from 18. Hearts went on to finish that season 5th with 52 points, and Motherwell 3rd with 62.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Hearts wins, 5 draws and 3 for Motherwell.

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

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 18'Goal · Ian BlackstoneHearts · 1-0
  • 28'Goal · Stephen ElliottHearts · 2-0
  • 38'Yellow card · Michael HigdonMotherwell
  • 64'Yellow card · Stephen HughesMotherwell

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Hearts 2, draws 5, Motherwell 3.

Team news

Hearts line-up

Marián Kello, Andy Webster, Ryan McGowan, Marius Zaliukas, Adrian Mrowiec, Jamie Hamill, Ian Blackstone, David Templeton, Mehdi Taouil, Stephen Elliott, Scott Robinson

Motherwell line-up

Darren Randolph, Steven Hammell, Shaun Hutchinson, Tom Hateley, Keith Lasley, Omar Daley, Stephen Hughes, Jamie Murphy, Nicky Law, Stephen Craigan, Michael Higdon