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Scottish Premiership
May 16, 2015 at 3pm UK
 
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2-1

Naismith (84'), Mallan (97')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Sutton (75' pen.)
McDonald (90')

Motherwell face relegation playoff after St Mirren defeat

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Stevie Mallan's late winner for St Mirren means that Motherwell must go through a playoff to retain their Scottish Premiership status.

Motherwell must face a playoff against Championship opposition to retain their Scottish Premiership place after they were beaten by already-relegated St Mirren at Love Street.

John Sutton's 75th-minute penalty gave the Lanarkshire club hope of surviving, but a late Jason Naismith equaliser and a stoppage-time Stevie Mallan stunner means that Motherwell are in danger of dropping into the second tier.

Scott McDonald almost gave Well, who needed a win to stand any chance of avoiding a playoff, the perfect start when he forced a save out of Marian Kello in a cagey opening period.

Their faint hopes of survival were given a boost when they were awarded a penalty after Thomas Reilly fouled Lee Erwin in the box, which substitute Sutton converted.

However, they were pegged back when Naismith's shot from a tight angle found a way through George Long.

With results elsewhere having gone against them, Motherwell's afternoon worsened when McDonald was given a straight red card for a poor challenge on Reilly.

With both Ross County and Kilmarnock already assured of staying in the top flight, Motherwell then conceded a second in the seventh minute of injury time as Mallan's rocket of a strike from 25 yards found the top corner of the net.

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