The club turned to McCann for an injection of confidence, hoping points would duly follow. Liam Polworth had a goal disallowed for a narrow offside and Tom Lowery was dismissed for two bookable offences, just before Tawanda Maswanhise doubled Motherwell's lead. "The offside goal was not what killed us today, but it's so marginal," McCann said. "We've got another still where it looks like [Polworth] is just on with Tom Sparrow's shoulder. "When we go down to 10 men against a side with their tails up, it's going to be difficult."

Source: BBC January 24, 2026 22:11 UTC