Maswanhise drives Motherwell past St Mirren to stay fourth | OneFootball

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·3 January 2026

Maswanhise drives Motherwell past St Mirren to stay fourth

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Match in Five Sentences: Motherwell beat St Mirren 2-0 at Fir Park. In the 35th minute, Tawanda Maswanhise finished low into the bottom left after Elijah Just's incisive through ball. After the restart, Elliot Watt arrowed a shot into the top right from outside the box (57.), set up by Maswanhise. Motherwell controlled 55.3% possession, dictating much of the contest. They stay fourth on 36 points and visit Hibernian next.

Player of the Match: Tawanda Maswanhise was the standout, scoring once, supplying the second, and producing three attempts with two on target as he led the attack.


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Stat of the Match: Shamal George made six saves, keeping the deficit to two on a busy afternoon.

Three Things We Learned: Elijah Just created consistently, adding an assist and three key passes. Motherwell limited St Mirren to two shots on target from nine attempts, showing defensive control. St Mirren remain 10th on 18 points and travel to Livingston next.

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