Hibs v Motherwell: Bowie Rescues Point in Thrilling Easter Road Encounter

11 January 2026 Football Matches

Introduction: Crucial Clash in Race for European Places

A goal from Kieron Bowie rescued a deserved point for Hibs against high flying Motherwell at Easter Road on 10 January 2026. The match represented a pivotal moment in the Scottish Premiership season, with both teams locked in an intense battle for European qualification spots. Hibs head into Saturday’s home game knowing that a victory would see them leapfrog Jens Berthel Askou’s much-lauded Motherwell into fourth place in the table, making the stakes particularly high for David Gray’s resurgent side.

Match Details and Key Moments

Motherwell immediately broke clear and opened the scoring with an angled drive from Maswanhise, his 10th goal of the season, putting the visitors ahead shortly after the restart. However, it took Bowie’s ninth goal of the season to ensure a share of the spoils in what was an entertaining contest between two form teams. Hibs ‘football for a fiver’ initiative paid off with a full house at Easter Road, with the home crowd witnessing an end-to-end encounter.

Striker Bowie who has been linked with both Rangers and Celtic this week started up front, responding to transfer speculation with a crucial equalising goal. An end-to-end second-half saw this battle between two in-form sides finish level.

Significance for Both Teams

The 1-1 draw maintains the tight race for European qualification places in what has been an unpredictable Scottish Premiership campaign. Both Hibs and Motherwell have 13 points from a possible 18, with each having won four, drawn one and lost one in their last six matches, demonstrating the evenly matched nature of these sides.

For Hibs, David Gray’s men have won three games on the spin to put themselves in the mix for European qualification before this draw. While they missed the opportunity to leapfrog Motherwell, the bigger picture is it remains very much all to play for in the race to qualify for Europe. The result keeps both teams firmly in contention as the season progresses, with multiple clubs still capable of securing coveted European spots in what remains a wide-open campaign.