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Motherwell vs Dundee Utd: match report

Motherwell hosted Dundee United at Fir Park on Wednesday 2 September 2026, in the SPFL Premiership (round 5). Calum Scott is the referee, averaging 4.5 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.3.

Result and scorers

Motherwell 3-0 Dundee Utd. Goals: Seb Palmer-Houlden 19' for Motherwell; Alexander Lowry 65' for Motherwell; Dylan Levitt 67' for Motherwell.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 14' Red card: Emmanuel Agyei (Dundee Utd)
  • 19' Goal: Seb Palmer-Houlden (Motherwell)
  • 35' Yellow card: Seb Palmer-Houlden (Motherwell)
  • 65' Goal: Alexander Lowry (Motherwell)
  • 67' Goal: Dylan Levitt (Motherwell)
Match stats (contains the result)
71.4%Possession28.6%
25Shots5
8Shots on target1
9Corners3
8Fouls6
1Offsides1
1Saves5
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards1

Line-ups

Motherwell 4-2-3-1

Coach: Alfred Johansson

  1. 1 Alex Paulsen GK
  2. 7 Tom Sparrow DEF
  3. 4 Jamie Knight-Lebel DEF
  4. 5 Martin Moormann DEF
  5. 45 Emmanuel Longelo DEF
  6. 71 Joe Hodge MID
  7. 8 Lukas Fadinger MID
  8. 13 Jardell Kanga FWD
  9. 11 Alex Lowry MID
  10. 47 Seb Palmer Houlden FWD
  11. 18 Tawanda Maswanhise FWD

Bench

  • 3 Jake Girdwood-Reich DEF
  • 63 Dylan Levitt MID
  • 15 Eythor Martin Bjørgolfsson FWD
  • 2 Stephen O'Donnell DEF
  • 77 Willy Vogt FWD
  • 21 Matty Connelly GK
  • 20 Dylan Williams MID
  • 19 Ibrahim Said FWD
  • 17 Regan Charles-Cook FWD

Dundee Utd 4-3-3

Coach: Jim Goodwin

  1. 1 Jack Walton GK
  2. 23 Joshua Rawlins DEF
  3. 3 Bert Esselink DEF
  4. 18 Michael Forbes DEF
  5. 11 Will Ferry MID
  6. 8 Panutche Camará MID
  7. 12 Emmanuel Agyei MID
  8. 26 Abdoulaye Yoro MID
  9. 7 Mehdi Merghem FWD
  10. 9 Zachary Sapsford FWD
  11. 77 Daniel Bennie FWD

Bench

  • 10 Dylan Tait MID
  • 21 Jesse Randall FWD
  • 20 Neil Farrugia MID
  • 15 Lachlan Rose FWD
  • 19 Kevin Ciubotaru DEF
  • 30 Jordan Amissah GK
  • 4 Iurie Iovu DEF
  • 22 Dario Naamo MID
  • 16 Lyall Cameron MID
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 28 February 2026: Motherwell 2-0 Dundee United
  • Saturday 13 December 2025: Dundee United 0-0 Motherwell
  • Wednesday 29 October 2025: Motherwell 2-0 Dundee United
  • Saturday 22 February 2025: Dundee United 1-0 Motherwell
  • Saturday 14 December 2024: Motherwell 4-3 Dundee United