Motherwell 3-0 Dundee United · Scottish Premiership
Motherwell beat Dundee United 3-0 in the Scottish Premiership. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Motherwell and Dundee United met in the Scottish Premiership at Fir Park in Motherwell on Wednesday, 2 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Motherwell: S. Palmer-Houlden 19'; A. Lowry 65'; D. Levitt 67'. Dundee United did not score.
How the match went
Motherwell saw more of the ball, 71% of it. Motherwell had 25 shots with 8 on target, Dundee United 5 with 1 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 9 to Motherwell and 3 to Dundee United. Motherwell conceded 8 fouls, Dundee United 6. The referee showed 1 yellow card (1 for Motherwell, 0 for Dundee United) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
Motherwell started in a 4-2-2-2: Alex Paulsen, Tom Sparrow, Jamie Knight-Lebel, Martin Moormann, Emmanuel Longelo, Lukas Fadinger, Joe Hodge, Tawanda Maswanhise, Alex Lowry, Jardell Kanga, Sebastian Palmer-Houlden.
Dundee United started in a 4-3-3: Jack James Walton, Joshua Rawlins, Bert Esselink, Michael Forbes, William Ferry, Panutche Camará, Emmanuel Agyei, Abdoulaye Yoro, Mehdi Merghem, Zachary Sapsford, Daniel Bennie.
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Minute by minute
- 14'Red card! E. Agyei (Dundee United) is sent off for foul.
- 19'Goal! Motherwell 1-0 Dundee United. S. Palmer-Houlden (Motherwell) scores, assisted by T. Sparrow.
- 45'Half-time. Motherwell 1-0 Dundee United.
- 65'Goal! Motherwell 2-0 Dundee United. A. Lowry (Motherwell) scores, assisted by T. Maswanhise.
- 67'Goal! Motherwell 3-0 Dundee United. D. Levitt (Motherwell) scores, assisted by T. Maswanhise.
- 90'Full-time. Motherwell 3-0 Dundee United.
Full commentary (60 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Motherwell vs Dundee United.
- 2'Off the woodwork! E. Longelo (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 2'Attempt saved. A. Lowry (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 9'Attempt saved. S. Palmer-Houlden (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 14'Red card! E. Agyei (Dundee United) is sent off for foul.
- 15'Corner, Motherwell.
- 16'Attempt missed. T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.09.
- 16'Attempt blocked. A. Lowry (Motherwell), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 17'Attempt saved. T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 17'Attempt missed. S. Palmer-Houlden (Motherwell), header. xG 0.06.
- 19'Goal! Motherwell 1-0 Dundee United. S. Palmer-Houlden (Motherwell) scores, assisted by T. Sparrow.
- 20'Substitution, Dundee United: D. Tait comes on for A. Yoro.
- 22'Attempt missed. T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.43.
- 24'Attempt saved. L. Fadinger (Motherwell), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 24'Corner, Motherwell.
- 26'Corner, Motherwell.
- 28'Attempt missed. T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 35'Yellow card for S. Palmer-Houlden (Motherwell) for argument.
- 38'Attempt blocked. E. Longelo (Motherwell), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 38'Attempt blocked. A. Lowry (Motherwell), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 39'Corner, Motherwell.
- 40'Attempt missed. S. Palmer-Houlden (Motherwell), left-footed shot. xG 0.22.
- 44'Attempt missed. J. Kanga (Motherwell), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 44'Attempt blocked. E. Longelo (Motherwell), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Motherwell 1-0 Dundee United.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Motherwell: J. Girdwood-Reich comes on for J. Knight-Lebel.
- 46'Substitution, Dundee United: J. Randall comes on for M. Merghem.
- 47'Attempt saved. A. Lowry (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 48'Corner, Motherwell.
- 48'Attempt blocked. L. Fadinger (Motherwell), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 49'Offside, Motherwell.
- 49'Corner, Dundee United.
- 50'Attempt blocked. D. Tait (Dundee United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 51'Attempt missed. E. Longelo (Motherwell), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 55'Corner, Dundee United.
- 55'Attempt blocked. J. Randall (Dundee United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
- 56'Attempt missed. P. Camará (Dundee United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 57'Substitution, Dundee United: N. Farrugia comes on for D. Bennie.
- 58'Substitution, Dundee United: L. Rose comes on for Z. Sapsford.
- 59'Corner, Motherwell.
- 59'Substitution, Motherwell: D. Levitt comes on for L. Fadinger.
- 59'Substitution, Motherwell: E. Bjørgolfsson comes on for S. Palmer-Houlden.
- 64'Substitution, Dundee United: K. Ciubotaru comes on for W. Ferry.
- 65'Goal! Motherwell 2-0 Dundee United. A. Lowry (Motherwell) scores, assisted by T. Maswanhise.
- 67'Goal! Motherwell 3-0 Dundee United. D. Levitt (Motherwell) scores, assisted by T. Maswanhise.
- 68'Substitution, Motherwell: W. Vogt comes on for A. Lowry.
- 68'Substitution, Motherwell: S. O'Donnell comes on for T. Sparrow.
- 70'Attempt blocked. J. Hodge (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 70'Corner, Motherwell.
- 71'Attempt blocked. W. Vogt (Motherwell), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.09.
- 73'Attempt blocked. W. Vogt (Motherwell), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 77'Offside, Dundee United.
- 78'Attempt blocked. D. Levitt (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 81'Attempt missed. D. Tait (Dundee United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 87'Corner, Dundee United.
- 88'Attempt saved. L. Rose (Dundee United), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 90'2 minutes of added time.
- 90'Full-time. Motherwell 3-0 Dundee United.