Aberdeen 2:0 Motherwell: FA Cup Match Result

FA Cup

Aberdeen LDDWDW

2:0

Finished

Kick-off was 18 Feb, 19:45 UTC

Motherwell LDWLLL

Venue: Pittodrie Stadium City: Aberdeen

In the FA Cup game on 18 February 2026, Aberdeen beat Motherwell 2:0. Match numbers: shots on target 9:3, corners 2:9.

Key numbers

Possession, % 53 – 47

Shots on target 9 – 3

Shots off target 3 – 3

Attacks 90 – 121

🟥 3' O. Priestman — Red card ⚽ 4' K. Nisbet — Goal 🟨 18' N. Milanovic — Yellow card 🟥 23' D. Geiger — Red card 🟨 40' T. Keskinen — Yellow card ⇄ 46' T. Sparrow — Substitution ⇄ 46' N. Milanovic — Substitution ⇄ 46' T. Keskinen — Substitution 🟥 48' L. Gordon — Red card ⇄ 61' L. Fadinger — Substitution ⇄ 61' E. Bjorgolfsson — Substitution 🟨 63' S. O'Donnell — Yellow card ⚽ 63' G. Shinnie — Goal 🟨 66' C. Slattery — Yellow card ⇄ 68' E. Just — Substitution 🟨 72' A. Palaversa — Yellow card ⇄ 80' K. Nisbet — Substitution ⇄ 81' R. Charles-Cook — Substitution ⇄ 85' L. Cameron — Substitution

Match events

3' 0:0 Motherwell Red card O. Priestman
4' 1:0 Aberdeen Goal K. Nisbet
18' 1:0 Aberdeen Yellow card N. Milanovic
23' 1:0 Aberdeen Red card D. Geiger
40' 1:0 Aberdeen Yellow card T. Keskinen
46' 1:0 Motherwell Substitution T. Sparrow off: C. Slattery
46' 1:0 Aberdeen Substitution N. Milanovic off: T. Olusanya
46' 1:0 Aberdeen Substitution T. Keskinen off: A. Palaversa
48' 1:0 Motherwell Red card L. Gordon
61' 1:0 Motherwell Substitution L. Fadinger off: E. Longelo
61' 1:0 Motherwell Substitution E. Bjorgolfsson off: E. Watt
63' 1:0 Motherwell Yellow card S. O'Donnell
63' 2:0 Aberdeen Goal G. Shinnie assist: M. Frame
66' 2:0 Motherwell Yellow card C. Slattery
68' 2:0 Motherwell Substitution E. Just off: I. Said
72' 2:0 Aberdeen Yellow card A. Palaversa
80' 2:0 Aberdeen Substitution K. Nisbet off: M. Lazetic
81' 2:0 Motherwell Substitution R. Charles-Cook off: S. Nicholson
85' 2:0 Aberdeen Substitution L. Cameron off: S. Nilsen

Statistics

53 Possession, % 47

9 Shots on target 3

3 Shots off target 3

0 Big chances 0

90 Attacks 121

2 Corners 9

16 Fouls 14

14 Free kicks 15

2 Offsides 1

3 Yellow cards 2

1 Red cards 2

5 Goal kicks 4

17 Throw-ins 20

All statistics

1 Blocked shots 1

3 Goalkeeper saves 7

0.69 Shot accuracy 0.43

Line-ups

Aberdeen

Starting XI
#	Player	number
99	Per Kristian Worre Bråtveit	99
2	Nicky Devlin	2
3	M. Frame	3
22	Jack Milne	22
26	Thomas Peter Mcintyre	26
4	Graeme Garry Shinnie	4
8	Dennis Geiger	8
11	Nicolas Milanovic	11
25	Lyall Cameron	25
81	Topi Keskinen	81
15	Kevin Nisbet	15

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Dimitar Mitov	1
21	Gavin Molloy	21
6	Sivert Heltne Nilsen	6
14	K. Bilalovich	14
18	Ante Palaversa	18
32	Afeez Aremu Olalekan	32
38	Dylan Lobban	38
20	Olutoyosi Tajudeen Olusanya	20
27	Marko Lazetić	27

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Motherwell

Starting XI
#	Player	number
31	Matthew Connelly	31
2	Stephen O'Donnell	2
4	Liam Gordon	4
16	Paul McGinn	16
7	Thomas Lance Sparrow	7
12	Lukas Fadinger	12
21	Elijah Just	21
25	Oscar Priestman	25
15	Eyþór Martin Vigerust Björgólfsson	15
18	Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise	18
77	Regan Charles-Cook	77

Substitutes
#	Player	number
13	Calum Brian Joseph Ward	13
6	Jordan McGhee	6
45	Emmanuel Longelo Mbule	45
19	Sam Nicholson	19
20	Elliot Watt	20
55	Zander McAlister	55
90	Ibrahim Said	90
8	Callum Slattery	8
28	Luca Ross	28