Fadinger’s penalty downs St Mirren to end Motherwell’s winless run

Lukas Fadinger's late penalty brought Motherwell's seven-game winless run to an end and delivered three much-needed Scottish Premiership points against out-of-sorts St Mirren.

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Published: Saturday, 31 October 2026 at 5:08 PM

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Lukas Fadinger scored a late penalty as Motherwell beat St Mirren 1-0 to end a seven-match winless run.
The 82nd-minute penalty was awarded following a VAR review for a handball by Henry Fieldson.
Motherwell moved up to ninth place, while Craig McLeish's St Mirren dropped to eighth in the table.

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Lukas Fadinger scored an 82nd-minute penalty to secure a 1-0 victory for Motherwell against St Mirren at Fir Park on Saturday, October 31, 2026. The late spot-kick ended Motherwell's seven-match winless run in the Scottish Premiership and moved Alfred Johansson's side up to ninth place in the table.

Motherwell dominated the match but missed several chances through Tawanda Maswanhise, Ibrahim Said, and Tom Sparrow. The decisive breakthrough came eight minutes from time when referee Don Robertson awarded a penalty for a Henry Fieldson handball following a VAR check, keeping Craig McLeish's St Mirren in eighth spot.

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