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·9 May 2026

Shankland levels as Hearts hold Motherwell in top-six tussle

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Motherwell 1-1 Hearts at Fir Park, a draw that keeps Hearts top of the Championship group and Motherwell fourth.

Stephen Kingsley put through his own net in the 25th minute to give Motherwell the lead.

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Lawrence Shankland steered in the equaliser from the centre of the box (43.).

Calum Ward denied Pierre Kaboré with a low stop (75.) and finished with three saves, while Alexander Schwolow kept out Callum Slattery's early header.

Hearts lost Marc Leonard to injury at half time, then replaced Craig Halkett with Frankie Kent (63.) as Derek McInnes adjusted his back line.

A potential Hearts penalty was checked and rejected by VAR (66.).

Motherwell mustered eight attempts with one on target. Hearts produced 11 efforts, five on target, and earned six corners.

Next, Motherwell host Celtic. The Jambos host Falkirk.

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