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Motherwell 3-2 St. Johnstone · Scottish Premiership

Motherwell beat St. Johnstone 3-2 in the Scottish Premiership. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Motherwell and St. Johnstone met in the Scottish Premiership at Fir Park in Motherwell on Saturday, 26 April 2025.

Goalscorers

Motherwell: C. Slattery 39'; S. Sprangler 40'; T. Sparrow 48'. St. Johnstone: M. Kirk 6'; E. Watt 66'.

How the match went

The referee showed 5 yellow cards (4 for Motherwell, 1 for St. Johnstone).

Line-ups

Motherwell started in a 4-4-1-1: Ellery Balcombe, Johnny Koutroumbis, Stephen O'Donnell, Dan Casey, Dominic Thompson, Tom Sparrow, Andy Halliday, Lennon Miller, Harrison Paton, Callum Slattery, Tony Watt.

St. Johnstone started in a 3-4-2-1: Andrew Fisher, Sam Curtis, Daniels Balodis, Sven Sprangler, Stephen Duke-McKenna, Jason Holt, Graham Carey, Taylor Steven, Makenzie Kirk, Josh McPake, Adama Sidibeh.

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Minute by minute

  1. 6'Goal! Motherwell 0-1 St. Johnstone. M. Kirk (St. Johnstone) scores, assisted by J. McPake.
  2. 39'Goal! Motherwell 1-1 St. Johnstone. C. Slattery (Motherwell) scores, assisted by T. Watt.
  3. 40'Goal! Motherwell 2-1 St. Johnstone. Own goal by S. Sprangler.
  4. 45'Half-time. Motherwell 2-1 St. Johnstone.
  5. 48'Goal! Motherwell 3-1 St. Johnstone. T. Sparrow (Motherwell) scores, assisted by D. Thompson.
  6. 66'Goal! Motherwell 3-2 St. Johnstone. E. Watt (St. Johnstone) scores, assisted by J. McPake.
  7. 90'Full-time. Motherwell 3-2 St. Johnstone.
Full commentary (51 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Motherwell vs St. Johnstone.
  2. 6'Goal! Motherwell 0-1 St. Johnstone. M. Kirk (St. Johnstone) scores, assisted by J. McPake.
  3. 11'Attempt missed. L. Miller (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  4. 20'Attempt missed. H. Paton (Motherwell), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  5. 23'Attempt missed. T. Steven (St. Johnstone), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  6. 28'Attempt missed. C. Slattery (Motherwell), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  7. 29'Attempt saved. C. Slattery (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  8. 34'Attempt blocked. S. Duke-McKenna (St. Johnstone), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  9. 38'Attempt missed. D. Casey (Motherwell), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  10. 39'Goal! Motherwell 1-1 St. Johnstone. C. Slattery (Motherwell) scores, assisted by T. Watt.
  11. 40'Goal! Motherwell 2-1 St. Johnstone. Own goal by S. Sprangler.
  12. 40'Attempt missed. J. Koutroumbis (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.27.
  13. 44'Attempt missed. G. Carey (St. Johnstone), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
  14. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  15. 45+1'Attempt missed. J. McPake (St. Johnstone), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
  16. 45'Half-time. Motherwell 2-1 St. Johnstone.
  17. 46'The second half is under way.
  18. 48'Goal! Motherwell 3-1 St. Johnstone. T. Sparrow (Motherwell) scores, assisted by D. Thompson.
  19. 50'Attempt saved. T. Steven (St. Johnstone), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  20. 52'Attempt missed. L. Miller (Motherwell), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  21. 52'Attempt blocked. C. Slattery (Motherwell), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  22. 52'Attempt blocked. L. Miller (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  23. 58'Substitution, St. Johnstone: E. Watt comes on for S. Duke-McKenna.
  24. 58'Substitution, St. Johnstone: U. Ikpeazu comes on for A. Sidibeh.
  25. 59'Attempt blocked. T. Steven (St. Johnstone), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.88.
  26. 59'Attempt saved. U. Ikpeazu (St. Johnstone), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.96.
  27. 59'Attempt blocked. J. McPake (St. Johnstone), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
  28. 65'Yellow card for C. Slattery (Motherwell) for persistent fouling.
  29. 65'Attempt saved. T. Sparrow (Motherwell), header. xG 0.28.
  30. 66'Goal! Motherwell 3-2 St. Johnstone. E. Watt (St. Johnstone) scores, assisted by J. McPake.
  31. 66'Yellow card for S. O'Donnell (Motherwell) for foul.
  32. 68'Yellow card for A. Halliday (Motherwell) for foul.
  33. 70'Substitution, Motherwell: L. Armstrong comes on for H. Paton.
  34. 73'Attempt missed. U. Ikpeazu (St. Johnstone), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.12.
  35. 77'Attempt blocked. J. McPake (St. Johnstone), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  36. 78'Attempt missed. T. Watt (Motherwell), header. xG 0.20.
  37. 78'Attempt saved. T. Watt (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.28.
  38. 79'Attempt missed. G. Carey (St. Johnstone), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  39. 81'Substitution, Motherwell: D. Zdravkovski comes on for A. Halliday.
  40. 81'Substitution, Motherwell: M. Ebiye comes on for T. Watt.
  41. 82'Attempt missed. D. Casey (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  42. 82'Attempt blocked. C. Slattery (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  43. 84'Substitution, St. Johnstone: B. Mbunga-Kimpioka comes on for J. Holt.
  44. 84'Yellow card for U. Ikpeazu (St. Johnstone) for simulation.
  45. 89'Yellow card for T. Sparrow (Motherwell) for foul.
  46. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  47. 90+1'Substitution, Motherwell: K. Andrews comes on for C. Slattery.
  48. 90+4'Attempt blocked. L. Miller (Motherwell), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
  49. 90+6'Attempt missed. U. Ikpeazu (St. Johnstone), header. xG 0.11.
  50. 90+6'Attempt blocked. T. Steven (St. Johnstone), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  51. 90'Full-time. Motherwell 3-2 St. Johnstone.
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