League · Premier Division
Dundee Utd1–1Motherwell
Mitchell van der Gaag 76′
Lineups
Dundee Utd
Motherwell
Dundee Utd · Starting XI
Motherwell · Starting XI
- Scott Howie
- Eddie May
- Shaun McSkimming
- Mitchell van der Gaag
- Brian Martin
- Greig Denham
- John Hendry
- Jamie Dolan
- Tommy Coyne
- Willie Falconer
- Billy Davies
Dundee Utd · Substitutes
Motherwell · Substitutes
- Steve McMillan
- Alex Burns
- John Philliben
Dundee Utd · Substitutions
- Neil Duffy for Grant Johnson63′
- Robbie Winters for Ray McKinnon80′
Motherwell · Substitutions
- Steve McMillan for John Hendry32′
- Alex Burns for Tommy Coyne61′
Dundee Utd · Manager
Motherwell · Manager
- Alex McLeish
Dundee Utd · Cautions
- Not recorded
Motherwell · Cautions
- Greig Denham9′
- Eddie May45′
Match report
A great start to United's new campaign on their return to the Premier Division wasn't capitalised upon. With the Motherwell defence caught napping, Gary McSwegan sent a diving header past Scott Howie from Ray McKinnon's free kick to make it 1-0 in five minutes. More chances fell United's way, but they failed to take them and midway through the half, the visitors finally came to life. Only a finger-tip save by Ally Maxwell kept out Billy Davies first time shot through a ruck of players. However, the move of the match ended when Gary McSwegan shot past after great work…Read moreRead less
A great start to United's new campaign on their return to the Premier Division wasn't capitalised upon. With the Motherwell defence caught napping, Gary McSwegan sent a diving header past Scott Howie from Ray McKinnon's free kick to make it 1-0 in five minutes. More chances fell United's way, but they failed to take them and midway through the half, the visitors finally came to life. Only a finger-tip save by Ally Maxwell kept out Billy Davies first time shot through a ruck of players. However, the move of the match ended when Gary McSwegan shot past after great work by Dave Bowman and Owen Coyle.
The Motherwell goal survived a couple of goalmouth scrambles at the start of the second half, and Billy Davies again tested Ally Maxwell when he powered in a free-kick, but the United 'keeper blocked his effort. Although United were dictating play, Motherwell broke to the other end and after a brief spell of pressure, and Mitchell van der Gaag hooked in a McMillan cross from ten yards to score a goal which had looked beyond the visitors. Both sides had chances before the end. Substitute Alex Burns going close for Motherwell whilst Neil Duffy just failed to make it a scoring debut, heading a Robbie Winters cross from the right the wrong side of the far post. In the end, United had to make do with a point on their return to the Premier Division.
The Motherwell goal survived a couple of goalmouth scrambles at the start of the second half, and Billy Davies again tested Ally Maxwell when he powered in a free-kick, but the United 'keeper blocked his effort. Although United were dictating play, Motherwell broke to the other end and after a brief spell of pressure, and Mitchell van der Gaag hooked in a McMillan cross from ten yards to score a goal which had looked beyond the visitors. Both sides had chances before the end. Substitute Alex Burns going close for Motherwell whilst Neil Duffy just failed to make it a scoring debut, heading a Robbie Winters cross from the right the wrong side of the far post. In the end, United had to make do with a point on their return to the Premier Division.