St. Johnstone 1-1 Motherwell: result and report

Premiership · Sunday 8 August 2021

Result

St. Johnstone 1-1 Motherwell

Premiership · Sunday 8 August 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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St. Johnstone 1-1 Motherwell: match report

St. Johnstone drew with Motherwell 1-1 in the Premiership on Sunday 8 August 2021. It was 1-0 at half-time.

St. Johnstone's goal came from an own goal by Stephen O'Donnell (34'). Motherwell scored through Tony Watt (80').

Discipline: St. Johnstone received 2 yellow cards; Motherwell received 2 yellow cards.

St. Johnstone went on to finish that season 11th with 35 points, and Motherwell 6th with 46.

St. Johnstone lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Motherwell in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Ricki Lamie of Motherwell (7.7), level with Steven Lawless (7.7).

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 26'Yellow card · Connor ShieldsMotherwell
  • 34'Own goal · Stephen O'DonnellSt. Johnstone · 1-0
  • 62'Yellow card · David WotherspoonSt. Johnstone
  • 67'Yellow card · Liam CraigSt. Johnstone
  • 80'Goal · Tony WattMotherwell · 1-1
  • 90'Yellow card · Stephen O'DonnellMotherwell

Head-to-head

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

Team news

Unavailable

  • Dan ClearySt. Johnstone · injury (Hip Injury)
  • Craig BrysonSt. Johnstone · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)
  • M. HallbergSt. Johnstone · injury (Dislocation Of The Patella)

St. Johnstone line-up (3-4-2-1)

Zander Clark, Hayden Muller, Liam Gordon, Jamie McCart, Shaun Rooney, Ali McCann, Liam Craig, Callum Booth, Glenn Middleton, David Wotherspoon, Stevie May

Motherwell line-up (4-3-3)

Liam Kelly, Stephen O'Donnell, Bevis Mugabi, Ricki Lamie, Jake Carroll, Callum Slattery, Liam Donnelly, Barry Maguire, Kaiyne Woolery, Kevin van Veen, Connor Shields