Motherwell 3-0 Dundee United: result and report
Premiership · Wednesday 2 September 2026
Result
Motherwell 3-0 Dundee United
Premiership · Wednesday 2 September 2026, 18:45 UTC · Fir Park, Motherwell · half-time 1-0
Motherwell 3-0 Dundee United: match report
Motherwell defeated Dundee United 3-0 in the Premiership on Wednesday 2 September 2026 at Fir Park. The half-time score was 1-0.
S. Palmer-Houlden opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Motherwell's goals came from S. Palmer-Houlden (19'), Alex Lowry (65') and Dylan Levitt (67'). Dundee United did not score.
Discipline: Motherwell received 1 yellow card; Dundee United received no yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Motherwell were 6th on 5 points from 3 and Dundee United 8th on 4 points from 4. In the current table Motherwell are 9th on 12 points and Dundee United are 6th on 16 points.
Motherwell lined up in a 4-2-2-2 and Dundee United in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Alex Lowry of Motherwell (8.3), ahead of Joe Hodge (8.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Motherwell wins, 2 draws and 2 for Dundee United.
Key events
- 14'Red card · Emmanuel Agyei
- 19'Goal · S. Palmer-Houlden
- 35'Yellow card · S. Palmer-Houlden
- 65'Goal · Alex Lowry
- 67'Goal · Dylan Levitt
Form and table
- MotherwellLast five: D W L L D
- Dundee UnitedLast five: D L L W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Dundee United | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | WWDWD |
| 9 | Motherwell | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 12 | LLLDW |
Head-to-head
Team news
Motherwell line-up (4-2-2-2)
Alex Paulsen, Tom Sparrow, Jamie Knight-Lebel, Martin Moormann, Emmanuel Longelo, Lukas Fadinger, Joe Hodge, Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise, Alex Lowry, Jardell Kanga, S. Palmer-Houlden
Dundee United line-up (4-3-3)
Jack Walton, Joshua Rawlins, Bert Esselink, Michael Forbes, Will Ferry, Panutche Camara, Emmanuel Agyei, Abdoulaye Yoro, Mehdi Merghem, Zachary Sapsford, Daniel Bennie
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