Scottish Premiership

St Johnstone vs Heart of Midlothian, 2021-22 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership
St Johnstone
  • 1': Ali Crawford
  • 56': Jamie McCart
FT
2 - 1
Heart of Midlothian
  • 6': Nathaniel Atkinson

About

St Johnstone are hosting Heart of Midlothian at McDiarmid Park, Perth, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish Premiership.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Goal! St. Johnstone 1, Heart of Midlothian 0. Alister Crawford (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Melker Hallberg.
  • 6': Barrie McKay (Heart of Midlothian) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Stephen Kingsley.
  • 6': Goal! St. Johnstone 1, Heart of Midlothian 1. Nathaniel Atkinson (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 8': Offside, St. Johnstone. Callum Hendry tries a through ball, but Tom Sang is caught offside.
  • 10': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Liam Gordon.
  • 11': Ellis Simms (Heart of Midlothian) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Josh Ginnelly with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 15': Foul by Callum Hendry (St. Johnstone).
  • 15': John Souttar (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Offside, Heart of Midlothian. Peter Haring tries a through ball, but Barrie McKay is caught offside.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Melker Hallberg (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Hendry.
  • 36': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Callum Hendry (St. Johnstone).
  • 36': Callum Hendry (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card.
  • 37': Offside, St. Johnstone. Liam Gordon tries a through ball, but Glenn Middleton is caught offside.
  • 38': Foul by Callum Hendry (St. Johnstone).
  • 38': Peter Haring (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Foul by Ellis Simms (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 39': Liam Gordon (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Alister Crawford (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Melker Hallberg.
  • 40': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Nathaniel Atkinson.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Tony Gallacher (St. Johnstone) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alister Crawford with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Tony Gallacher.
  • 42': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Alister Crawford.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Ellis Simms (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 45'+1': Jamie McCart (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Offside, St. Johnstone. Jamie McCart tries a through ball, but Melker Hallberg is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, St. Johnstone 1, Heart of Midlothian 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins St. Johnstone 1, Heart of Midlothian 1.
  • 46': Foul by Ellis Simms (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 46': Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Melker Hallberg (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alister Crawford.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Josh Ginnelly.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Ellis Simms (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cameron Devlin with a cross.
  • 51': Daniel Cleary (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Josh Ginnelly (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 52': Barrie McKay (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Foul by Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone).
  • 54': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Toby Sibbick.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Liam Gordon (St. Johnstone) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Melker Hallberg with a cross.
  • 54': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Ellis Simms.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Alister Crawford (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Melker Hallberg.
  • 55': Foul by Nathaniel Atkinson (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 55': Tony Gallacher (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Goal! St. Johnstone 2, Heart of Midlothian 1. Jamie McCart (St. Johnstone) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Melker Hallberg with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 58': Foul by Glenn Middleton (St. Johnstone).
  • 58': John Souttar (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Callum Hendry (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Foul by John Souttar (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 59': Offside, St. Johnstone. Melker Hallberg tries a through ball, but Murray Davidson is caught offside.
  • 59': Offside, Heart of Midlothian. Ross Stewart tries a through ball, but Ellis Simms is caught offside.
  • 60': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Stephen Kingsley.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Jamie McCart (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Melker Hallberg with a cross.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Jamie McCart (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 61': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Ross Stewart.
  • 61': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Josh Ginnelly.
  • 63': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Jamie McCart.
  • 64': Attempt saved. John Souttar (Heart of Midlothian) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Stephen Kingsley with a cross.
  • 64': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Elliot Parish.
  • 65': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Ben Woodburn replaces Josh Ginnelly.
  • 65': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Gary Mackay-Steven replaces Alex Cochrane.
  • 65': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Andrew Halliday replaces Cameron Devlin.
  • 67': Foul by Jamie McCart (St. Johnstone).
  • 67': Peter Haring (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Barrie McKay (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Peter Haring.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Peter Haring (Heart of Midlothian) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stephen Kingsley with a cross.
  • 74': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Charlie Gilmour replaces Melker Hallberg because of an injury.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Barrie McKay (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 78': Hand ball by Peter Haring (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 78': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Nadir Çiftçi replaces Callum Hendry.
  • 78': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Jacob Butterfield replaces Alister Crawford.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Glenn Middleton (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nadir Çiftçi with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 80': Foul by Peter Haring (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 80': Glenn Middleton (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Tony Gallacher.
  • 82': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Liam Gordon.
  • 83': Foul by Nadir Çiftçi (St. Johnstone).
  • 83': Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Tony Gallacher.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. John Souttar (Heart of Midlothian) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Kingsley with a cross.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Ellis Simms (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Glenn Middleton (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 87': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Theo Bair replaces Glenn Middleton.
  • 88': Ellis Simms (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Foul by Jamie McCart (St. Johnstone).
  • 89': Attempt saved. Ellis Simms (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Peter Haring.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Nadir Çiftçi (St. Johnstone).
  • 90'+2': Peter Haring (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Barrie McKay (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone).
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Andrew Halliday (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Jacob Butterfield (St. Johnstone).
  • 90'+4': Jacob Butterfield (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, St. Johnstone 2, Heart of Midlothian 1.
  • 0': Match ends, St. Johnstone 2, Heart of Midlothian 1.
  • 0': Match ends, St. Johnstone 2, Heart of Midlothian 1.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: McDiarmid Park
Location: Perth, Scotland
Attendance: 4,409

SPFL Premiership Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Heart of Midlothian 22 +25 50
2 Celtic 22 +18 44
3 Rangers 22 +17 44
4 Motherwell 22 +14 37
Full Table

Line-Ups

STJ St Johnstone (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
12 Elliot Parish (GK)
6 Liam Gordon
4 Jamie McCart
5 Daniel Cleary
8 Murray Davidson
29 Melker Hallberg
21 Ali Crawford
3 Tony Gallacher
27 Thomas Sang
22 Callum Hendry Yellow Card
14 Glenn Middleton
St Johnstone Substitutes:
Charlie Gilmour, Thelonius Bair, Ross Sinclair, Jacob Butterfield, Stevie May, Nadir Ciftci, Michael O'Halloran, James Brown, John Mahon.

HOM Heart of Midlothian (3-4-3)

No. Name
13 Ross Stewart (GK)
4 John Souttar
3 Stephen Kingsley
21 Toby Sibbick
5 Peter Haring
14 Cameron Devlin
17 Alex Cochrane
12 Nathaniel Atkinson
20 Ellis Simms
18 Barrie McKay
30 Josh Ginnelly
Heart of Midlothian Substitutes:
Gary Mackay-Steven, Liam Macfarlane, Aaron McEneff, Andy Halliday, Ben Woodburn, Taylor Moore, Finlay Pollock, Beni Baningime.

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