Hearts 2 Motherwell 0: Steelmen masters of own downfall at Tynecastle
dailyrecord.co.ukMotherwell were punished for mistakes at Tynecastle in Premiership action, losing 2-0 to Hearts.Two midfield errors would haunt the Steelmen, the first coming before half-time.
After losing the ball in the middle of the park, the Jambos scored through Andy Halliday.Graham Alexander's side did the same again before the hour mark and Ellis Simms was on hand to dispatch his first goal for Hearts.Livingston's win over fifth-placed Hibs across the other side of Edinburgh means Motherwell remain fourth despite picking up one point from three games after the winter break.Six changes were made for Hearts following their 2-1 defeat to Celtic on Wednesday night.
Taylor Moore, Halliday, Nathaniel Atkinson, Gary Mackay-Steven, Beni Baningime and Simms all came in from the start.Craig Halkett and Michael Smith were injured, while Alex Cochrane, Peter Haring, Barrie McKay and Josh Ginnelly all dropped to the bench.Alexander made three changes - Callum Slattery was back in midfield, while Ross Tierney and Liam Shaw made their first starts for the club.Liam Donnelly was suspended after a red card in Wednesday's stalemate with Hibs while Sean Goss and Connor Shields dropped to the bench.A bizarre moment occurred on the third minute. 'Well goalkeeper was deemed to have taken too long on clearing the ball from his hands, and an indirect free-kick was given by referee Craig Napier.Stephen Kingsley's effort though went nowhere other than a sea of 'Well bodies who charged him while taking it.
Motherwell then offered threat at the other end through Shaw but his header was over the bar on seven minutes.Slattery then won the ball in midfield and some work between Tierney and Kevin Van Veen set the latter up for a chance on 11 minutes, which went
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