Motherwell 1 Dundee 1: Mark McGhee enjoys Fir Park return as Steelmen go 10 without a win

Motherwell's wait for a Premiership win in 2022 has stretched to 10 games after former boss Mark McGhee hurt their top-six hopes.

McGhee's Dundee side turned up with a depleted side after Covid ravaged their squad in the build-up, and it is the basement boys who will be the happier of the two teams after a share of the spoils at Fir Park.

Dundee broke the deadlock early on when Paul McMullan pounced on a Stephen O'Donnell error, but Joe Efford bagged his first goal for 'Well after 18 minutes to earn the hosts a point that leaves them eighth in the table.

A win for Ross County sees the Staggies leapfrog Motherwell, but it still remains very tight in the race for the top six with just a point between Well in eighth and Hibs in fourth going into a break for Scottish Cup action next week.

Motherwell made two changes from the midweek defeat to Ross County as Efford and Juhani Ojala came in for Connor Shields and Jake Carroll.

Dundee were without key duo Charlie Adam and Nial McGinn, who missed out through injury, while there were a raft of enforced changes due to Covid with six players missing out after positive tests and close contact rules. There was also a Premiership debut for 20-year-old Harrison Sharp in the Dee goal.

The visitors had a couple of dangerous crosses into the box early on and after six minutes a delivery from the right looked like it would be comfortably dealt with by Steelmen skipper Stephen O'Donnell. However, his error led to the opening goal.

The Scotland international got caught in possession in his own box and Paul McMullan nipped in to curl his strike into the top corner from 10 yards out.

It was a nightmare start for Motherwell and Max Anderson's deflected strike moments later almost made it 2-0