Motherwell go level with Celtic on points at the top of the Scottish Premiership after a narrow, but well-deserved, victory over Hearts at Tynecastle.
Despite Hearts' magnificent home record against Motherwell - losing one of their last 11 - there was an air of trepidation around Tynecastle before kick-off. This was a support lacking in belief.
It was a counter-punch that most saw coming, including Hearts' technical director Steven Naismith, who highlighted exactly what Motherwell could and would do before the game. That was epitomised when Cammy Devlin laid off to Liam Boyce in the area, only for Bevis Mugabi to block and send the ball inches wide.
They absorbed the pressure, they picked off the ball at the right time, and they broke with real threat. When they got into the box, they linked up brilliantly.
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