With Motherwell playing their seventh game in 21 days, the Steelmen travelled East to the capital to face an in-form Hibernian side. The manager made six changes to cope with fatigue and injury and in the opening stages, the game lacked any real moment of quality. A misplaced pass from Andy Halliday was pounced upon by the hosts who opened the scoring through Martin Boyle. It was a quickfire double for the Hibees as pressure on the Motherwell backline paid off, with a second goal secured before the break. Stuart Kettlewell made changes that did make an impact with the Steelmen growing into the game. Callum Slattery made the most of a free kick on the edge of the box, neatly placing the ball into the bottom corner for his first goal in almost 500 days due to missing over a year of action. However, with the Hibs support and players seemingly on edge, the referee would point to the spot to aid their nervous energy after Stephen O'Donnell was adjudged to have held Miller in the area. Boyle converted down the middle to secure the points, meaning Motherwell returned to North Lanarkshire empty handed.
