Hearts and Motherwell met at Tynecastle, just days after Daniel Stendel’s men recorded a stunning 3-1 win over Capital rivals Hibs at Easter Road. Here’s how Joel Sked scored the men in maroon this afternoon...
Player ratings scale - 10: One of the best performances you've seen. 9: Outstanding. 8: Very good. 7: Good. 6: Average. 5: Poor, 4: Very poor. 3: A terrible day at office. 2: Abysmal. 1: One of the worst performances you've seen.
1. Zdenek Zlamal - 7
Hesitated coming out for the opening goal. Bizarre moment when he opted to head a bouncing ball in his box rather than catch it. Couple of important saves in the second half, especially one from Hylton. Photo: Gary Hutchison - SNS Group
2. Michael Smith - 6
Defensively excellent, not the greatest of games in an attacking sense. Got into a number of crossing opportunities but too often sent them towards Gillespie in the Motherwell goal. Photo: Bill Murray - SNS Group
3. Craig Halkett - 5
An error for the opening goal when Chris Long dispossessed him. Steadied afterwards but still guilty of the mistake which put Hearts in a difficult position. Photo: Craig Foy - SNS Group
4. Clevid Dikamona - 6
The centre-back came up with a few solid defensive moments but took too long on the ball at times. Tried to score with a free-kick from 40 yards. Photo: Rob Casey - SNS Group