Aberdeen were reduced to ten men on the stroke of half time as Watt tussled with Slobodan Rubezic. Referee Nick Walsh judged the Montenegrin international of being guilty of violent conduct by pushing Watt with two hands and was handed his marching orders.
Aberdeen's dismal winless run was extended to 10 matches after they fell to a 2-0 defeat at Fir Park.
Motherwell have lost six of their last seven league meetings with Aberdeen (D1) since a 3-2 victory in August 2022. Aberdeen have won each of their last three away league visits to Motherwell, this after only winning one of their previous five beforehand (D2 L2).
Motherwell and Aberdeen have confirmed their starting XIs and substitutes for today's Premiership meeting at Fir Park.
Jimmy Thelin's men suffered yet another disappointing afternoon as their first away fixture of 2025 ended in a another defeat leaving the Dons winless in 10 Premiership outings.
Motherwell and Aberdeen players and coaches clashed inside the tunnel at half-time of their match and Tony Watt has told what happened.
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With Jimmy Thelin's men winless in nine games and losing four in-a-row, the Dons will need a big performance in North Lanarkshire if they are to end their losing run.
Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell: "Big thing for us today was to get a reaction from the players. I'm delighted with the reaction I got from some of the guys that came in that maybe haven't ...