Scottish Premiership

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

· Scottish Premiership
Heart of Midlothian
  • 46': Josh Ginnelly
  • 75': Josh Ginnelly
FT
2 - 0
St Johnstone

    About

    Heart of Midlothian are hosting St Johnstone at Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh, 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.
    • 4': Foul by Nadir Çiftçi (St. Johnstone).
    • 4': John Souttar (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Stevie May (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Booth.
    • 6': Foul by Barrie McKay (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 6': Nadir Çiftçi (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Offside, St. Johnstone. Jamie McCart tries a through ball, but Stevie May is caught offside.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a headed pass.
    • 11': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Nadir Çiftçi (St. Johnstone).
    • 12': Foul by Peter Haring (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 12': Nadir Çiftçi (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Daniel Cleary (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 18': (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 18': Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone).
    • 20': Attempt missed. John Souttar (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Peter Haring.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Michael Smith (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Michael Smith (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Barrie McKay (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Peter Haring.
    • 24': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Zander Clark.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Craig Halkett (Heart of Midlothian) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barrie McKay with a cross.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Barrie McKay (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 25': Foul by Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 25': Nadir Çiftçi (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Nadir Çiftçi (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Liam Gordon.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stevie May.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 34': Offside, St. Johnstone. Callum Booth tries a through ball, but Stevie May is caught offside.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Nadir Çiftçi (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Cochrane.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Michael Smith (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Stephen Kingsley.
    • 40': Foul by Liam Gordon (St. Johnstone).
    • 40': Josh Ginnelly (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Nadir Çiftçi (St. Johnstone).
    • 45': First Half ends, Heart of Midlothian 0, St. Johnstone 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Heart of Midlothian 0, St. Johnstone 0.
    • 46': Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1, St. Johnstone 0. Josh Ginnelly (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Barrie McKay following a fast break.
    • 49': Offside, St. Johnstone. Cameron MacPherson tries a through ball, but Michael O'Halloran is caught offside.
    • 51': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Callum Booth.
    • 53': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Daniel Cleary (St. Johnstone).
    • 59': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Foul by Daniel Cleary (St. Johnstone).
    • 60': Daniel Cleary (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Barrie McKay (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Peter Haring.
    • 62': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Michael O'Halloran.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Stevie May (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael O'Halloran.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Callum Booth (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 64': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Charlie Gilmour replaces Jacob Butterfield.
    • 64': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Christopher Kane replaces Stevie May.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Gary Mackay-Steven (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Barrie McKay.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Josh Ginnelly (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Michael O'Halloran (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nadir Çiftçi.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Nadir Çiftçi (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 67': Barrie McKay (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Liam Gordon (St. Johnstone).
    • 70': Foul by Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone).
    • 70': Peter Haring (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 70': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Aaron McEneff replaces Gary Mackay-Steven.
    • 71': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Taylor Moore replaces Craig Halkett because of an injury.
    • 72': Offside, St. Johnstone. Cameron MacPherson tries a through ball, but Nadir Çiftçi is caught offside.
    • 73': Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Foul by John Souttar (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 73': John Souttar (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Goal! Heart of Midlothian 2, St. Johnstone 0. Josh Ginnelly (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Barrie McKay following a fast break.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nadir Çiftçi.
    • 78': Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Foul by John Souttar (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 79': Attempt missed. Cameron MacPherson (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 80': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Alister Crawford replaces Murray Davidson.
    • 80': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Glenn Middleton replaces Nadir Çiftçi.
    • 81': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Cameron MacPherson (St. Johnstone).
    • 82': Attempt saved. Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Barrie McKay.
    • 82': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Zander Clark.
    • 83': Charlie Gilmour (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Taylor Moore (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 83': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Andrew Halliday replaces Barrie McKay.
    • 88': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Charlie Gilmour (St. Johnstone).
    • 89': Callum Booth (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Foul by Michael Smith (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 89': Michael Smith (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Alex Cochrane.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Jamie McCart (St. Johnstone) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alister Crawford with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+1': Cameron MacPherson (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Peter Haring (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 90'+2': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by John Souttar.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Jamie McCart (St. Johnstone) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alister Crawford with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Liam Gordon (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+3': Liam Gordon (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Heart of Midlothian 2, St. Johnstone 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Heart of Midlothian 2, St. Johnstone 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: Scottish Premiership

    Venue: Tynecastle Park
    Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
    Attendance: 16,589

    SPFL Premiership Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Heart of Midlothian 29 +28 63
    2 Celtic 29 +22 58
    3 Rangers 29 +26 57
    4 Motherwell 29 +28 53
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    HOM Heart of Midlothian (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Craig Gordon (GK)
    19 Craig Halkett
    3 Stephen Kingsley
    4 John Souttar Yellow Card
    5 Peter Haring
    14 Cameron Devlin
    17 Alex Cochrane
    2 Michael Smith Yellow Card
    30 Josh Ginnelly
    11 Gary Mackay-Steven
    18 Barrie McKay
    Heart of Midlothian Substitutes:
    Finlay Pollock, Taylor Moore, Liam Boyce, Euan Henderson, Andy Halliday, Nathaniel Atkinson, Aaron McEneff, Ross Stewart.

    STJ St Johnstone (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Zander Clark (GK)
    6 Liam Gordon Yellow Card
    4 Jamie McCart
    5 Daniel Cleary Yellow Card
    18 Cameron Macpherson
    8 Murray Davidson Yellow Card
    34 Jacob Butterfield
    24 Callum Booth
    11 Michael O'Halloran
    7 Stevie May
    23 Nadir Ciftci
    St Johnstone Substitutes:
    Glenn Middleton, Tony Gallacher, Christopher Kane, Efe Ambrose, Ali Crawford, Charlie Gilmour, Elliot Parish, James Brown, Liam Craig.

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