Motherwell 4 St Mirren 2: Steelmen end wait for win with thrilling trumph on Robinson's return

Motherwell ended an 11-game wait for a league win in 2022 and gave their top six hopes a huge boost after winning a Fir Park thriller against Stephen Robinson's St Mirren.

The former 'Well gaffer returned to his old stomping ground for the first time since his departure in December 2020, but it was his successor Graham Alexander who came out on top in a pulsating Premiership clash that delivered six goals.

Robinson, who was a popular figure around ML1 having taken the club to two cup finals and into Europe during his three years in charge at Fir Park, certainly gave his former employers a run for their money and his side served up plenty of entertainment value in a clash well worth the admission fee.

The sides shared an incredible five goals in the first half as the Steelmen recovered from 1-0 down to earn a first league win since Boxing Day and score four goals in a game for the first time this season.

Connor Shields netted in either half for the Steelmen with Sean Goss and youngsters Dean Cornelius also on target, while Eamonn Brophy's early opener and Conor McCarthy's effort proved in vain for the Buddies.

It leaves Motherwell fifth in the table and one point off fourth-place Dundee United going into next week's final pre-split fixture with Livingston. The Buddies slip to 10th but are just two points off the top six where just four points separate fourth from 10th in the table.

'Well made three changes from their defeat to St Johnstone last time out. Bevis Mugabi, Sean Goss, and Callum Slattery all came into the side as Juhani Ojala, Jake Carroll and Liam Donnelly dropped out. Covid hit the squad during the international break but those affected all returned to the squad.

Ex-Steelman Richard Tait featured for Saints,