Football
Hearts vs Motherwell. Scottish Premiership.
3:00pm, Saturday 17th February 2024.
TynecastleAttendance: Attendance18,748.
Match ends, Heart of Midlothian 2, Motherwell 0.
Second Half ends, Heart of Midlothian 2, Motherwell 0.
Goal! Heart of Midlothian 2, Motherwell 0. Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Atkinson (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland.
Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Theo Bair (Motherwell).
Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adam Devine (Motherwell).
Foul by Macaulay Tait (Heart of Midlothian).
Harry Paton (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Sam Nicholson (Motherwell) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Macaulay Tait (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sam Nicholson (Motherwell).
Attempt saved. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathaniel Atkinson.
Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Dan Casey.
Attempt blocked. Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenneth Vargas.
Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mark Ferrie (Motherwell).
Attempt missed. Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
Attempt saved. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kenneth Vargas.
Attempt blocked. Paul McGinn (Motherwell) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Mark Ferrie (Motherwell) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan Casey with a headed pass.
Substitution, Motherwell. Mark Ferrie replaces Davor Zdravkovski.
Substitution, Motherwell. Jonathan Obika replaces Jack Vale.
Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Frankie Kent.
Attempt blocked. Harry Paton (Motherwell) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Cameron Devlin replaces Calem Nieuwenhof.
Foul by Nathaniel Atkinson (Heart of Midlothian).
Harry Paton (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hand ball by Davor Zdravkovski (Motherwell).
Attempt missed. Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
Substitution, Motherwell. Sam Nicholson replaces Lennon Miller.
Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Jack Vale (Motherwell).
Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Adam Devine.
Attempt blocked. Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nathaniel Atkinson with a cross.
Jack Vale (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Davor Zdravkovski (Motherwell) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1, Motherwell 0. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alan Forrest with a cross following a set piece situation.
Calem Nieuwenhof (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Davor Zdravkovski (Motherwell).
Foul by Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian).
Theo Bair (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Motherwell. Stephen O'Donnell replaces Georgie Gent.
Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Liam Kelly.
Attempt saved. Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Dan Casey (Motherwell).
Attempt blocked. Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Calem Nieuwenhof.
Foul by Harry Paton (Motherwell).
Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Yutaro Oda replaces Alex Cochrane.
Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Macaulay Tait replaces Scott Fraser.
Attempt missed. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right following a corner.
Attempt saved. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland.
Attempt missed. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Calem Nieuwenhof following a corner.
Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Georgie Gent.
Kye Rowles (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian).
Attempt blocked. Theo Bair (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Paton.
Attempt saved. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stephen Kingsley.
Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Nathaniel Atkinson.
Attempt missed. Georgie Gent (Motherwell) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Paton with a cross.
Nathaniel Atkinson (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Lennon Miller (Motherwell) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Stephen Kingsley.
Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Nathaniel Atkinson replaces Dexter Lembikisa.
Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Kenneth Vargas replaces Beni Baningime.
Second Half begins Heart of Midlothian 0, Motherwell 0.
First Half ends, Heart of Midlothian 0, Motherwell 0.
Attempt missed. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dexter Lembikisa with a cross.
Delay in match because of an injury Beni Baningime (Heart of Midlothian).
Attempt blocked. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dexter Lembikisa with a cross.
Attempt missed. Lennon Miller (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Paton.
Attempt blocked. Calem Nieuwenhof (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Kingsley.
Attempt missed. Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Scott Fraser with a cross following a corner.
Foul by Scott Fraser (Heart of Midlothian).
Lennon Miller (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Scott Fraser (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland.
Calem Nieuwenhof (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian).
Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Zander Clark.
Attempt saved. Dan Casey (Motherwell) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Harry Paton (Motherwell) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Bair.
Hand ball by Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian).
Kye Rowles (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Calem Nieuwenhof (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Dan Casey (Motherwell) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Paton with a cross.
Paul McGinn (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.