Scottish Championship

FT Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Arbroath LLLWL 1
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Heart of Midlothian LWWLW 3
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ARB011
HOM303
Tynecastle Park

Head to Head

HOM leads series 2-0

Lineups

HOM · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Craig GordonG
  2. 6Christophe BerraCD-L
  3. 26Craig HalkettCD-R
  4. 5Peter HaringDM
  5. 16Andy HallidayLB
  6. 2Michael SmithRB
  7. 14Steven NaismithAM
  8. 19Andrew IrvingLM
  9. 8Oliver LeeRM
  10. 10Liam BoyceCF-L
  11. 15Craig WightCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Mihai PopescuSUB
  2. 25Jamie BrandonSUB
  3. 11Jordan RobertsSUB
  4. 31Euan HendersonSUB
  5. 24Elliott FrearSUB
  6. 13Ross StewartSUB
  7. 7Jamie WalkerSUB

ARB · 4-3-3

  1. 1Derek GastonG
  2. 5Thomas O'BrienCD-L
  3. 4Ricky LittleCD-R
  4. 3Colin HamiltonLB
  5. 2Jason ThomsonRB
  6. 7David GoldCM
  7. 28James CraigenLM
  8. 22Miko VirtanenRM
  9. 10Gavin SwankieF
  10. 15Luke DonnellyLF
  11. 14Kris DoolanRF

Substitutes

  1. 8Michael McKennaSUB
  2. 16Michael RuthSUB
  3. 6Mark WhatleySUB
  4. 11Bobby LinnSUB
  5. 21Scott GallacherSUB
  6. 12Scott StewartSUB

Timeline

  1. 21' Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Jamie Walker replaces Liam Boyce because of an injury.
  2. 30' Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1, Arbroath 0. Steven Naismith (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Walker.
  3. 33' Goal! Heart of Midlothian 2, Arbroath 0. Steven Naismith (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  4. 36' Colin Hamilton (Arbroath) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  5. 36' Goal! Heart of Midlothian 3, Arbroath 0. Steven Naismith (Heart of Midlothian) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  6. 48' Goal! Heart of Midlothian 3, Arbroath 1. Kris Doolan (Arbroath) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner.
  7. 51' Substitution, Arbroath. Bobby Linn replaces Gavin Swankie.
  8. 57' Substitution, Arbroath. Scott Stewart replaces Luke Donnelly.
  9. 72' Substitution, Arbroath. Michael McKenna replaces James Craigen.
  10. 75' Craig Wighton (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 76' Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Elliott Frear replaces Christophe Berra because of an injury.
  12. 79' Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Mihai Popescu replaces Olly Lee.
  13. 87' Jamie Walker (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90' Scott Stewart (Arbroath) is shown the yellow card.

SPFL Championship News

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