Motherwell suffered a sixth consecutive Scottish Premiership defeat, losing 2-0 at home to Hearts on Sunday. Goals from Cláudio Braga and Calvin Miller secured the points for the visitors, leaving the Steelmen stranded in 10th place with just eight points from nine games, a record of two wins and five draws from those matches.

Braga opened the scoring after 29 minutes, converting a cross from Sabah Kerjota for his fifth goal of the season. Motherwell created numerous chances to level, with Emmanuel Longelo forcing a near-post save from Hearts keeper Beau Reus after 15 minutes and later hitting the post from a Joe Hodge cross. Seb Palmer-Houlden also missed an early opportunity, firing into the side-netting.

Despite having 17 attempts and 54% of possession, Motherwell could not find a breakthrough. Reus made another important stop to parry a Jordan McGhee effort past the post just after the hour mark. The result was sealed four minutes from time when Calvin Miller fired home from outside the area for his seventh goal of the season.

Braga was named Player of the Match, contributing nine possession regains and 12 successful passes in the final third. The defeat equals a club record for consecutive league losses last set in April 2003. Motherwell's recent form shows five straight defeats, having conceded 16 goals while scoring only 11 this campaign, giving them a goal difference of minus five. They now sit 16 points behind leaders Celtic in the standings.

This latest loss follows a sequence of results including a 3-2 defeat at Kilmarnock on Saturday 17 October, a 2-0 home loss to Celtic, a 2-1 defeat at Dundee, and a 4-0 home loss to Aberdeen. Their top scorer this season is Alex Lowry, who has three goals in nine appearances. Manager Stuart Kettlewell must now prepare his side for a key away fixture against St Johnstone on Wednesday 28 October. The Perth side currently sit eighth, just one place and a handful of points above Motherwell in a congested bottom half of the table.

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Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell insists one win can change his side's fortunes after a sixth straight defeat. He said, "These things tend to go negatively as a snowball, then boom, the confidence and focus comes more." The 2-0 loss to Hearts on October 25 leaves the Steelmen 10th with eight points from nine games. They have now lost their last five matches, scoring 11 and conceding 16 this season. Kettlewell's side travel to face St Johnstone on Wednesday October 28.

Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell confirmed left-back Dylan Williams and striker Callum Hendry remain long-term absentees. The 2-0 loss to Hearts on October 25 was the club's fifth straight defeat, leaving them 10th with eight points from nine games. Kettlewell said, "These things tend to go negatively as a snowball, then boom, the confidence and focus comes more." His side travel to face St Johnstone on Wednesday October 28.

Manager Alfred Johansson confirmed Alex Lowry and Lukas Fadinger missed the 2-0 defeat to Hearts through injury and illness. The club's sixth straight loss leaves them 10th in the Premiership with eight points from nine games. Johansson said, "It's a game we dare not lose." His side, having scored 11 and conceded 16 this season, travel to face St Johnstone on Wednesday October 28.