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FT: Hibs 1-2 Motherwell - Fadinger scores penalty to put visitors ahead, Boyle levels with spot-kick before Said converts late breakaway strike
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Ibrahim Said
Sucker punch.
Motherwell have looked down and out in the second half but they conjure up a lovely move to punish the hosts.
Alex Lowry to Dylan Williams to Ibrahim Said, all first time touches, and the ball is in the back of the net.
Hibernian 1-1 Motherwell
Martin Moormann with his second goal-line clearance of the day, this time heading away a shot from Nathan Lowe after Alex Paulsen fumbles a cross.
Lowe maybe had more time than he thought but there were three Motherwell defenders lined up in front of him.
Hibernian 1-1 Motherwell
Hibs are pressing hard for a second goal as a Josh Mulligan effort is blocked behind for a corner.
Motherwell left-back Emmanuel Longelo looks done.
Aye, he's going to be replaced by Ewan Wilson. Olly Whyte is on for Oscar Priestman.
Hibernian 1-1 Motherwell
Now Jordan Obita has the chance to bang in a free-kick but this delivery is plucked out of the air too easily by goalkeeper Alex Paulsen.
Hibernian 1-1 Motherwell
Jordan Obita with a nice cross from the left, although it eludes three players in green and white in the visitors' penalty area.
Hibernian 1-1 Motherwell
Oh, that's a big chance for Hibs...
Owen Elding whips a great ball into the centre but a sliding Nathan Lowe can only ram the ball wide from six yards out.
Hibernian 1-1 Motherwell
Motherwell full-back Tom Sparrow is the latest player to have his name taken by referee Steven McLean after upending Owen Elding.
Hibernian 1-1 Motherwell
Alex Lowry is on for his Motherwell debut, with Regan Charles-Cook going the other way.
Hibernian 1-1 Motherwell
Hibs goalscorer Martin Boyle gets a warm ovation as he replaced by Ante Suto for the final 20 minutes or so.
Miguel Chaiwa also goes off after going down with what looks like cramp. Azeem Abdulai takes over in central midfield.
Image source, SNSHibernian 1-1 Motherwell
Ibrahim Said with a lovely run to get Motherwell at the edge of the home penalty area, but Hibs manage to hack the ball away.
Hibernian 1-1 Motherwell
Lukas Fadinger drags Hibs striker Nathan Lowe to the deck near halfway.
Hibernian 1-1 Motherwell
Willy Vogt and Jake Girdwood-Reich go off for Motherwell and on comes last season's top scorer Tawanda Maswanhise, along with new arrival Jamie Knight-Label.
Hibernian 1-1 Motherwell
Oscar Priestman was booked for conceding the penalty and now he avoids a caution for kicking the ball away...
Hibernian 1-1 Motherwell
That was Adam Mayor's last contribution, with Rudi Molotnikov on to replace him for Hibs.
Hibernian 1-1 Motherwell
And now a goal-line clearance from Martin Moormann denies Owen Elding in a busy penalty box.
Adam Mayor then curls a shot over the top from the edge of the box.
Hibernian 1-1 Motherwell
Hibs have their tails up now as Owen Elding tries to find the opposite top corner from a long way out.
Alex Paulsen is at full-stretch again to tip it over.
Martin Boyle (pen)
Right into the same corner Lukas Fadinger chose earlier...
The goalie went the right way too, making it a carbon copy of the first spot-kick.
Image source, SNSHibernian 0-1 Motherwell
Oscar Preistman won a penalty for Motherwell. Now he's given one away with a trip on Martin Boyle.
Hibernian 0-1 Motherwell
Nathan Lowe with Hibs' first shot on target. It's a great effort too, steering a first-time strike towards the bottom corner.
A great, diving save from Alex Paulsen keeps it out.
Hibernian 0-1 Motherwell
Raphael Sallinger is right behind a shot from Lukas Fadinger, although he needs two attempts to catch the ball, giving the home fans a wee fright.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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Manager: David Gray
Formation: 3 - 4 - 3
Manager: Alfred Johansson
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Manager: David Gray
Formation: 3 - 4 - 3
Manager: Alfred Johansson
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
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Hibernian have won three of the last four occasions they have faced Motherwell on MD1 of a league season (L1), including both of the last two: 3-0 in 2018-19, and 3-2 in 2021-22.
Motherwell won away to Hibernian 1-0 on the final day of last season. The Steelmen are therefore looking to successive away league wins over Hibs for the first time since August 2013 – when the second win was on MD1.
Hibernian have won their opening game in seven of the last nine Scottish Premiership seasons (L2), although have lost on MD1 in two of the last three.
Motherwell have only won their league opener in one of the last nine seasons (D4 L4), beating St. Mirren 1-0 in 2022-23.
This will be Alfred Johansson’s first league game in charge of Motherwell. Just two of the Steelmen’s last seven managers (incl. caretakers) have won their first league match (D2 L3), Steven Hammell beating St. Mirren 1-0 in July 2022 and Stuart Kettlewell beating the same side 2-1 in February 2023.
