Motherwell slumped to a seventh Premiership game without a win as a Kevin Nisbet hat-trick earned Hibs all three points at Fir Park.The Scotland striker gave the visitors the lead 16 minutes into the first half and netted either side of Stuart McKinstry's second-half strike to secure all three points.Ross Tierney provided a nervy finish for Hibs as he bagged another goal inside the last minute, reducing the deficit to just one.While Hibs were clinical with their chances rather than flowing with their play, it's hard to say they don't deserve the win.In response, Callum Slattery forced a good save from David Marshall, and Ricki Lamie and Sondre Solholm both hit the bar with headers.But Nisbet tapped the ball into the net in 52 minutes and rifled home in 74 to complete his treble, after sub McKinstry had pulled a goal back in 59 minutes.Nisbet got Hibs off the mark in 16 minutes and it was somewhat out of the blue at that point, but symptomatic of Motherwell's season, where they get caught out too often at the back.Aiden McGeady swung in a cross, nobody picked Nisbet up, and he bagged his third goal in five games with a simple, yet clinical, finish.Motherwell came to life after that, with Callum Slattery forcing a terrific save from David Marshall b before Ricki Lamie hit the bar.But a long ball over the top sent Elie Youan down the right and his cut-back was tapped into the net by Nisbet and a simple cross from Josh Campbell allowed him to score again.
Simply, the lethal striker wasn't picked up.Motherwell boss Steven Hammell kept faith with the same side that drew 1-1 at Livingston on Monday.His Hibs counterpart Lee Johnson made three changes to the team that lost 3-0 to derby rivals Hearts.
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