Ben Purrington's goal put the icing on the cake for Ross County
Motherwell's dreadful run of form continued as a limp performance allowed Ross County to cruise to a comfortable Scottish Premiership win.
Simon Murray's header and Yan Dhanda's wonderful long-range effort put Derek Adams' side in control at the break, before Liam Kelly's error allowed Ben Purrington to tap in a third in the second half.
Will Nightingale was sent off for a second bookable offence late on, but the result was never in doubt for the Dingwall side.
It is now 12 games without a win for Motherwell, who fall below County to ninth in the league table.
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Line-upsRoss County
Formation 3-4-1-2
1Laidlaw35Nightingale5Baldwin42Leak4Brown2Randall6Allardice3Purrington10Dhanda26White15Murray
- 1Laidlaw35NightingaleBooked at 90mins5Baldwin42Leak4Brown2RandallSubstituted forLoturiat 71'minutes6Allardice3Purrington10DhandaSubstituted forTurnerat 76'minutes26WhiteBooked at 43minsSubstituted forSimsat 76'minutes15MurraySubstituted forSamuelat 87'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Turner11Sims12Sheaf14Loturi16Harmon21Munro25Samuel30Smith43Reid
Motherwell
Formation 3-1-4-2
1Kelly15Casey5Mugabi20Blaney8Slattery22Spencer99Wilkinson7Spittal2O'Donnell14Bair24Biereth
- 1Kelly15Casey5MugabiSubstituted forGentat 45'minutesBooked at 69mins20BlaneySubstituted forZdravkovskiat 45'minutes8Slattery22Spencer99WilkinsonSubstituted forButcherat 45'minutesSubstituted forShawat 71'minutes7SpittalBooked at 20mins2O'Donnell14BairSubstituted forObikaat 59'minutes24Biereth
Substitutes
- 3Gent9Obika13Oxborough17Zdravkovski18Shaw37Wells39Ross42Ross66Butcher
Referee:David DickinsonAttendance:2,835Match StatsHome TeamRoss CountyAway TeamMotherwellPossessionHome42%Away58%ShotsHome13Away14Shots on TargetHome6Away4CornersHome6Away3FoulsHome14Away9Live Text Post update
Match ends, Ross County 3, Motherwell 0.
90'+5'Full Time
Second Half ends, Ross County 3, Motherwell 0.
90'+4'Post update
Foul by Dan Casey (Motherwell).
90'+4'Post update
Alex Samuel (Ross County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3'Post update
Attempt missed. Callum Slattery (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
90'+2'Dismissal
Second yellow card to Will Nightingale (Ross County) for a bad foul.
90'+2'Post update
Blair Spittal (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'Post update
Foul by Will Nightingale (Ross County).
90'+1'Post update
Foul by Brodie Spencer (Motherwell).
90'+1'Post update
Scott Allardice (Ross County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'Post update
Attempt missed. Georgie Gent (Motherwell) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
88'Booking
Will Nightingale (Ross County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88'Post update
Oli Shaw (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88'Post update
Foul by Will Nightingale (Ross County).
87'Substitution
Substitution, Ross County. Alex Samuel replaces Simon Murray.
82'Post update
Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Will Nightingale.
80'Post update
Mika Biereth (Motherwell) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80'Post update
Foul by Scott Allardice (Ross County).
78'Post update
Attempt missed. Blair Spittal (Motherwell) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Callum Slattery.
76'Substitution
Substitution, Ross County. Josh Sims replaces Jordan White.
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Ross CountyStarting XIAvgSquad number1Player nameLaidlawAverage rating
8.33
12345678910Squad number35Player nameNightingaleAverage rating
8.00
12345678910Squad number5Player nameBaldwinAverage rating
8.67
12345678910Squad number42Player nameLeakAverage rating
7.67
12345678910Squad number4Player nameBrownAverage rating
7.75
12345678910Squad number2Player nameRandallAverage rating
8.46
12345678910Squad number6Player nameAllardiceAverage rating
7.67
12345678910Squad number3Player namePurringtonAverage rating
6.80
12345678910Squad number10Player nameDhandaAverage rating
8.67
12345678910Squad number26Player nameWhiteAverage rating
8.00
12345678910Squad number15Player nameMurrayAverage rating
8.25
12345678910SubstitutesAvgSquad number7Player nameTurnerAverage rating
8.50
12345678910Squad number11Player nameSimsAverage rating
8.50
12345678910Squad number14Player nameLoturiAverage rating
6.00
12345678910Squad number25Player nameSamuelAverage rating
8.00
12345678910Share your Ross County player ratings withFacebookTwitterWhatsAppCopy and share linkMotherwellStarting XIAvgSquad number1Player nameKellyAverage rating
2.25
12345678910Squad number15Player nameCaseyAverage rating
2.25
12345678910Squad number5Player nameMugabiAverage rating
2.33
12345678910Squad number20Player nameBlaneyAverage rating
2.33
12345678910Squad number8Player nameSlatteryAverage rating
2.25
12345678910Squad number22Player nameSpencerAverage rating
2.67
12345678910Squad number99Player nameWilkinsonAverage rating
2.67
12345678910Squad number7Player nameSpittalAverage rating
2.67
12345678910Squad number2Player nameO'DonnellAverage rating
2.67
12345678910Squad number14Player nameBairAverage rating
2.33
12345678910Squad number24Player nameBierethAverage rating
2.33
12345678910SubstitutesAvgSquad number3Player nameGentAverage rating
2.50
12345678910Squad number9Player nameObikaAverage rating
2.67
12345678910Squad number17Player nameZdravkovskiAverage rating
2.67
12345678910Squad number18Player nameShawAverage rating
3.00
12345678910Squad number66Player nameButcherAverage rating
2.67
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