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Falkirk FC 1-0 Motherwell · Scottish Premiership

Falkirk FC beat Motherwell 1-0 in the Scottish Premiership. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Falkirk FC and Motherwell met in the Scottish Premiership at Falkirk Stadium in Falkirk on Saturday, 2 May 2026.

Goalscorers

Falkirk FC: H. Cartwright 63'. Motherwell did not score.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 49% to 51%. Falkirk FC had 18 shots with 5 on target, Motherwell 15 with 4 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 2 to Falkirk FC and 5 to Motherwell. Falkirk FC conceded 12 fouls, Motherwell 13. The referee showed 10 yellow cards (4 for Falkirk FC, 6 for Motherwell).

Line-ups

Falkirk FC started in a 4-2-3-1: Nicky Hogarth, Filip Lissah, Lewis Neilson, Connor Allan, Leon McCann, Brad Spencer, Dylan Tait, Ben Broggio, Finn Yeats, Calvin Miller, Barney Stewart.

Motherwell started in a 4-2-3-1: Calum Ward, Tom Sparrow, Paul McGinn, Stephen Welsh, Stephen O'Donnell, Lukas Fadinger, Elliot Watt, Tawanda Maswanhise, Callum Slattery, Emmanuel Longelo, Elijah Just.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Falkirk FC 0-0 Motherwell.
  2. 63'Goal! Falkirk FC 1-0 Motherwell. H. Cartwright (Falkirk FC) scores, assisted by B. Broggio.
  3. 90'Full-time. Falkirk FC 1-0 Motherwell.
Full commentary (57 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Falkirk FC vs Motherwell.
  2. 0'Yellow card for J. Askou (Motherwell) for argument.
  3. 1'Attempt saved. C. Miller (Falkirk FC), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.01.
  4. 12'Attempt missed. B. Stewart (Falkirk FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  5. 14'Attempt missed. E. Just (Motherwell), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  6. 15'Attempt saved. T. Sparrow (Motherwell), header from a corner. xG 0.15.
  7. 17'Attempt blocked. S. O'Donnell (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  8. 20'Attempt blocked. C. Slattery (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  9. 22'Attempt missed. E. Just (Motherwell), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  10. 25'Attempt missed. D. Tait (Falkirk FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  11. 26'Attempt missed. B. Stewart (Falkirk FC), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
  12. 27'Attempt missed. B. Stewart (Falkirk FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.21.
  13. 28'Yellow card for B. Broggio (Falkirk FC) for foul.
  14. 29'Yellow card for B. Spencer (Falkirk FC) for foul.
  15. 31'Attempt saved. F. Lissah (Falkirk FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  16. 32'Attempt saved. S. O'Donnell (Motherwell), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  17. 33'Attempt missed. E. Watt (Motherwell), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  18. 33'Attempt saved. E. Longelo (Motherwell), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  19. 35'Yellow card for T. Sparrow (Motherwell) for time wasting.
  20. 37'Attempt missed. B. Broggio (Falkirk FC), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.05.
  21. 43'Attempt blocked. C. Miller (Falkirk FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  22. 44'Attempt blocked. B. Stewart (Falkirk FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  23. 45'Attempt saved. B. Stewart (Falkirk FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.64.
  24. 45'Half-time. Falkirk FC 0-0 Motherwell.
  25. 46'The second half is under way.
  26. 49'Attempt missed. T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  27. 50'Yellow card for C. Slattery (Motherwell) for foul.
  28. 52'Attempt missed. B. Stewart (Falkirk FC), header on the counter. xG 0.30.
  29. 54'Attempt missed. E. Longelo (Motherwell), left-footed shot. xG 0.22.
  30. 54'Attempt missed. T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), header. xG 0.06.
  31. 55'Yellow card for D. Tait (Falkirk FC) for argument.
  32. 61'Attempt blocked. F. Lissah (Falkirk FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  33. 61'Attempt blocked. F. Yeats (Falkirk FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  34. 62'Substitution, Motherwell: I. Said comes on for T. Sparrow.
  35. 62'Substitution, Falkirk FC: H. Cartwright comes on for D. Tait.
  36. 63'Goal! Falkirk FC 1-0 Motherwell. H. Cartwright (Falkirk FC) scores, assisted by B. Broggio.
  37. 66'Attempt missed. C. Miller (Falkirk FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  38. 75'Substitution, Falkirk FC: K. Wilson comes on for B. Broggio.
  39. 75'Yellow card for F. Yeats (Falkirk FC) for time wasting.
  40. 76'Substitution, Motherwell: R. Charles-Cook comes on for C. Slattery.
  41. 76'Substitution, Motherwell: C. Hendry comes on for T. Maswanhise.
  42. 76'Substitution, Falkirk FC: B. Parkinson comes on for C. Miller.
  43. 77'Substitution, Motherwell: S. Nicholson comes on for L. Fadinger.
  44. 81'Attempt saved. K. Wilson (Falkirk FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  45. 82'Attempt missed. F. Lissah (Falkirk FC), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
  46. 84'Substitution, Falkirk FC: C. Donaldson comes on for L. McCann.
  47. 85'Substitution, Falkirk FC: K. Adams comes on for F. Lissah.
  48. 85'Attempt blocked. C. Hendry (Motherwell), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.07.
  49. 86'Attempt blocked. S. O'Donnell (Motherwell), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.11.
  50. 88'Yellow card for E. Longelo (Motherwell) for foul.
  51. 88'Attempt missed. B. Stewart (Falkirk FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  52. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  53. 90+1'Yellow card for C. Hendry (Motherwell) for foul.
  54. 90+2'Yellow card for E. Just (Motherwell) for argument.
  55. 90+4'Attempt saved. P. McGinn (Motherwell), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.28.
  56. 90+4'Attempt missed. S. Welsh (Motherwell), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  57. 90'Full-time. Falkirk FC 1-0 Motherwell.
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