Motherwell 1-3 Hearts: result and report

Premiership · Friday 30 September 2016

Result

Motherwell 1-3 Hearts

Premiership · Friday 30 September 2016, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Motherwell 1-3 Hearts: match report

Motherwell were beaten by Hearts 1-3 in the Premiership on Friday 30 September 2016. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Motherwell's goal came from James McFadden (90+2'). Hearts scored through an own goal by S. McManus (45'), Callum Paterson (67') and Arnaud Djoum (84').

Discipline: Motherwell received no yellow cards; Hearts received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Motherwell were 6th on 9 points from 7 and Hearts 4th on 11 points from 7. Motherwell went on to finish that season 9th with 38 points, and Hearts 5th with 46.

Motherwell lined up in a 4-3-3 and Hearts in a 4-4-2.

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

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 45'Own goal · S. McManusHearts · 0-1
  • 63'Yellow card · Igor RossiHearts
  • 67'Goal · Callum PatersonHearts · 0-2
  • 84'Goal · Arnaud DjoumHearts · 0-3
  • 90+2'Goal · James McFaddenMotherwell · 1-3

Head-to-head

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

Team news

Motherwell line-up (4-3-3)

Craig Samson, Steven Hammell, Ben Heneghan, Stephen McManus, Chris Cadden, Richard Tait, Keith Lasley, Craig Clay, L. Moult, R. Bowman, Scott McDonald

Hearts line-up (4-4-2)

Jack Hamilton, Faycal Rherras, Igor Rossi, John Souttar, Perry Kitchen, Jamie Walker, Arnaud Djoum, Sam Nicholson, Callum Paterson, Conor Sammon, Tony Watt