Motherwell vs Falkirk
Ref: Steven McLean, ScotlandFir Park, Motherwell · 13,742 cap
Match recap
Falkirk beat Motherwell 2–1 in their Premiership fixture. Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise scored for Motherwell; Miller and Arfield replied for Falkirk. Motherwell held 67% possession to 33% for Falkirk. Motherwell sit 4th in the Premiership table while Falkirk are 6th.
First Half
VAR
Goal cancelled
⚽
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
Assist: Fadinger
39'
Adams
Yellow Card
Watt
Yellow Card
45+4'
Hart
Yellow Card
45'
Miller
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Hart
57'
⚽
Miller
Assist: MacIver
⇄
Hendry
⇄
Emmanuel
⇄
Just
65'
⇄
Wilson
65'
⇄
Williams
74'
⇄
Miller
75'
⇄
MacIver
79'
⚽
Arfield
⇄
Koutroumbis
⇄
Fadinger
90+1'
Tait
Yellow Card
90+3'
Cartwright
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | +30 | 70 |
| 3 |  Celtic | 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | +24 | 67 |
| 4 |  Motherwell | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | +23 | 54 |
| 5 |  Hibernian | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | +14 | 51 |
| 6 |  Falkirk | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 46 |
| 7 |  Dundee Utd | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | -9 | 40 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
MotherwellFalkirk
12Won
Statistical edge
12–1
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack5 · 0 won
15
Shots
9
5
Shots on target
5
11
Shots in the box
7
4
Shots outside box
2
8
Shots off goal
3
6
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
67%
Possession
33%
571
Total passes
278
490
Accurate passes
188
86%
Pass accuracy
68%
Discipline2 · 0 won
14
Fouls
19
1
Yellow cards
5
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
4
2
Blocked shots
1
Motherwell
4-2-3-1
Falkirk
4-2-3-1Motherwell
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 12L. FadingerM
- 13C. WardG
- 16P. McGinnD
- 18Tawanda Jethro MaswanhiseM
- 20E. WattM
- 21E. JustM
- 22J. KoutroumbisD
- 45M. EmmanuelD
- 57S. WelshD
- 66C. HendryF
- 90I. SaidM
Substitutes
- 1A. OxboroughG
- 2S. O'DonnellD
- 4L. GordonD
- 7T. SparrowM
- 9A. StamatelopoulosF
- 11A. HallidayM
- 24D. OsongF
- 25O. PriestmanM
- 77R. Charles-CookF
Falkirk
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2K. AdamsD
- 5L. HendersonD
- 8B. SpencerM
- 9R. MacIverF
- 15L. NeilsonD
- 19S. BainG
- 21D. TaitM
- 22Kyrell WilsonM
- 24Ethan WilliamsM
- 29C. MillerM
- 42S. HartD
Substitutes
- 1N. HogarthG
- 7B. Graham
- 11A. AgyemanF
- 17H. Cartwright
- 18G. OliverF
- 20C. AllanM
- 28F. LissahD
- 37S. ArfieldM
- 47T. OgunsuyiF
Motherwell
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Said | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5/6 |
| Paul McGinn(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Elliot Watt | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lukas Fadinger | M | 84 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Tawanda Maswanhise | M | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Stephen Welsh | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Emmanuel Longelo | D | 64 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/6 |
| Callum Hendry | F | 63 | 6.7 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Johnny Koutroumbis | D | 84 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Calum Ward | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elijah Just | M | 64 | 6.5 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Liam Gordon | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aston Oxborough | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Halliday | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Detlef Esapa Osong | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen O'Donnell | D | 26 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Tom Sparrow | M | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | F | 27 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Regan Charles-Cook | F | 26 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/4 |
| Oscar Priestman | M | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Falkirk
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Bain | G | 90 | 8.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Miller | M | 74 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Keelan Adams | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Brad Spencer(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dylan Tait | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ethan Williams | M | 65 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Lewis Neilson | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross Maclver | F | 74 | 6.5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Liam Henderson | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Hart | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Kyrell Wilson | M | 65 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Trey Samuel Ogunsuyi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Connor Allan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicky Hogarth | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Oliver | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Arfield | M | 16 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Filip Lissah | D | 45 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/3 |
| Brian Graham | F | 16 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henry Cartwright | M | 25 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfie Agyeman | F | 25 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |