Motherwell conquers Livingston 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

LIVINGSTON. Motherwell was able to reverse the scoreline against Livingston.

By
John Ross
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Motherwell conquers Livingston 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

LIVINGSTON. Motherwell succeeded in turn the tables against Livingston. It was Livingston to score first with a goal from Tete Yengi. However, later Motherwell found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Sam Nicholson (49′), Blair Spittal (71′) and Jack Vale (87′). Motherwell made the most of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Tony Macaroni Arena stadium in Livingston on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was John Beaton who was helped by Gordon Crawford and Andy Milne. The 4th official was Dan McFarlane. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.06 degrees Celsius or 42.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Livingston

1 - 3

Team 1

Motherwell

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 14 Total 15
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 8
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 92 Attack 130
  • 34 Dangerous attack 54
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Motherwell had a strong ball possession 60% while Livingston was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Motherwell was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Motherwell won the match.​

Livingston shot 14 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Motherwell shot 15 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Livingston received 1 yellow card (Tete Yengi). On the opposite side, Motherwell received 1 yellow card (Dan Casey).

Match Timeline

Tete Yengi(goal)
3'
46'
Jack Vale- sub ->Davor Zdravkovski
49'
Sam Nicholson(goal)Stephen O\'Donnell
Michael McGovern- sub ->Shamal George
57'
Mikey Devlin - sub ->Sean Kelly
65'
Cristian Montano- sub ->Daniel MacKay
65'
71'
Blair Spittal(goal)
74'
Dan Casey- Yellow
Kurtis Guthrie- sub ->Joel Nouble
77'
Andrew Shinnie- sub ->Jason Holt
77'
87'
Georgie Gent- sub ->Sam Nicholson
87'
Jack Vale(goal)Thelonius Bair
90'
Shane Blaney- sub ->Adam Devine
90'
Jonathan Obika- sub ->Thelonius Bair
Tete Yengi- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
78
0
Rangers
75
33
Hearts
62
33
Kilmarnock
51
33
St. Mirren
43
1
Dundee
41
0
Hibernian
39
33
Motherwell
37
33
Aberdeen
35
33
St. Johnstone
31
33
Ross County
30
33
Livingston
18
33

After playing this match, Livingston stays with 16 points to remain in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Motherwell will has 29 points to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Livingston will play away with St. Johnstone on the 2nd of March with a 8-7 head to head statistic in favor of Livingston (7 draws).

Motherwell will play away against Rangers on the 2nd of March with a 35-2 head to head statistic in favor of Rangers (14 draws).

Livingston – Formation

Livingston
G
Shamal George 1.England
6.8
57'
D
Ayo Obileye 6.England
6.0
D
Jamie Brandon 12.Scotland
6.3
D
Michael Nottingham 21.Saint Kitts and Nevis
6.4
D
Sean Kelly 24.Scotland
6.7
65'
M
David Carson 4.England
6.3
M
Dan MacKay 11.Scotland
7.0
65'
M
Jason Holt 18.Scotland
7.0
77'
M
Joel Nouble 19.England
7.0
77'
M
Tete Yengi 33.Australia
7.7
90' Goals3'
F
Bruce Anderson 9.Scotland
7.1
Substitutes
G
Michael McGovern 23.Northern Ireland
6.3
57'
D
Mikey Devlin  5.Scotland
6.6
65'
M
Cristian Montano 3.Colombia
6.8
65'
M
Stephen Kelly 10.Scotland
M
Mo Sangare 20.Liberia
M
Andrew Shinnie 22.Scotland
6.4
77'
M
Samson Lawal 40.Nigeria
F
Steven Bradley 16.Scotland
F
Kurtis Guthrie 28.England
6.4
77'

Livingston started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager David Martindale decided to play with the following team: Shamal George (6.8), Jamie Brandon (6.3), Michael Nottingham (6.4), Ayo Obileye (6.0), Sean Kelly (6.7), Daniel MacKay (7.0), David Carson (6.3), Jason Holt (7.0), Joel Nouble (7.0), Tete Yengi (7.7) and Bruce Anderson (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Cristian Montano (6.8), Michael Devlin (6.6), Stephen Kelly, Steven Bradley, Mo Sangare, Andrew Shinnie (6.4), Michael McGovern (6.3), Kurtis Guthrie (6.4) and Samson Lawal.

Livingston could not rely on the presence of Michael McGovern (injured).

Substitutions

Livingston made 5 changes: Shamal George for Michael McGovern (57′), Sean Kelly for Michael Devlin (65′), Daniel MacKay for Cristian Montano (65′), Jason Holt for Andrew Shinnie (77′) and Joel Nouble for Kurtis Guthrie (78′).

Player of the match: Tete Yengi​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Livingston was Tete Yengi.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 26 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 24.

Motherwell – Formation

Motherwell
G
L. Kelly 1.Scotland
7.0
D
Bevis Mugabi 5.Uganda
7.7
D
Dan Casey 15.Republic of Ireland
7.5
74'
D
Paul McGinn 16.Scotland
7.1
M
Stephen O'Donnell 2.Scotland
7.1
M
Blair Spittal 7.Scotland
8.5
Goals71'
M
Davor Zdravkovski 17.Macedonia
6.8
46'
M
Sam Nicholson 19.Scotland
7.9
87' Goals49'
M
A. Devine 21.Scotland
7.0
90'
M
L. Miller 38.Scotland
7.1
F
T. Bair 14.Canada
7.3
90'
Substitutes
G
Aston Oxborough 13.England
D
Georgie Gent 3.England
6.8
87'
D
Shane Blaney 20.Republic of Ireland
90'
D
Callan Elliot 29.New Zealand
F
Jonathan Obika 9.England
90'
F
Oli Shaw 18.Scotland
F
Jack Vale 28.Wales
7.5
46' Goals87'

Motherwell started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Stuart Kettlewell played with: Liam Kelly (7.0), Paul McGinn (7.1), Bevis Mugabi (7.7), Dan Casey (7.5), Stephen O’Donnell (7.1), Lennon Miller (7.1), Davor Zdravkovski (6.8), Adam Devine (7.0), Sam Nicholson (7.9), Blair Spittal (8.5) and Thelonius Bair (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Georgie Gent (6.8), Jonathan Obika, Aston Oxborough, Oli Shaw, Shane Blaney, Jack Vale (7.5), Callan Elliot, Mark Ferrie and Dylan Wells.

Substitutions

Motherwell made 4 changes: Davor Zdravkovski for Jack Vale (46′), Sam Nicholson for Georgie Gent (87′), Thelonius Bair for Jonathan Obika (90′) and Adam Devine for Shane Blaney (90′).

Player of the match: Blair Spittal​

The most impressive player for Motherwell was Blair Spittal.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 46 passes (65% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​