Aberdeen vs Heart of Midlothian, 2021-22 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership

Aberdeen

49': Marley Watkins
69': Lewis Ferguson

FT
2 - 1

Heart of Midlothian

45'+2': John Souttar (P)
89': Andy Halliday

About

Aberdeen are hosting Heart of Midlothian at Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, 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': Offside, Aberdeen. Ross McCrorie tries a through ball, but Christian Ramírez is caught offside.
1': David Bates (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Gary Mackay-Steven (Heart of Midlothian).
3': Attempt blocked. Marley Watkins (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Hedges.
6': Offside, Heart of Midlothian. Craig Gordon tries a through ball, but Armand Gnanduillet is caught offside.
7': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Dylan McGeouch.
8': Foul by Craig Halkett (Heart of Midlothian).
8': Scott Brown (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Alex Cochrane.
11': Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Marley Watkins (Aberdeen).
15': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Aberdeen).
15': Gary Mackay-Steven (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Offside, Heart of Midlothian. Beni Baningime tries a through ball, but Armand Gnanduillet is caught offside.
17': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen).
17': Gary Mackay-Steven (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Offside, Heart of Midlothian. Gary Mackay-Steven tries a through ball, but Josh Ginnelly is caught offside.
22': Offside, Aberdeen. Funso Ojo tries a through ball, but Marley Watkins is caught offside.
23': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian).
23': Funso Ojo (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Attempt missed. Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marley Watkins.
27': Attempt saved. Ryan Hedges (Aberdeen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Ferguson with a through ball.
27': Foul by Armand Gnanduillet (Heart of Midlothian).
27': Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Attempt blocked. Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
29': Foul by John Souttar (Heart of Midlothian).
29': Marley Watkins (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Craig Halkett (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Aberdeen).
31': Dean Campbell (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Josh Ginnelly (Heart of Midlothian).
32': Attempt blocked. Marley Watkins (Aberdeen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
33': Foul by Armand Gnanduillet (Heart of Midlothian).
33': Scott Brown (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Michael Smith (Heart of Midlothian).
35': Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Christian Ramírez (Aberdeen).
36': John Souttar (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Dean Campbell.
38': Attempt missed. Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
41': Attempt missed. Josh Ginnelly (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Armand Gnanduillet.
43': Offside, Aberdeen. Ross McCrorie tries a through ball, but Christian Ramírez is caught offside.
45'+1': Penalty Heart of Midlothian. Josh Ginnelly draws a foul in the penalty area.
45'+1': Penalty conceded by Joe Lewis (Aberdeen) after a foul in the penalty area.
45'+2': Goal! Aberdeen 0, Heart of Midlothian 1. John Souttar (Heart of Midlothian) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Aberdeen 0, Heart of Midlothian 1.
45': Second Half begins Aberdeen 0, Heart of Midlothian 1.
46': Foul by Armand Gnanduillet (Heart of Midlothian).
46': Scott Brown (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Attempt saved. Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
47': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Ross McCrorie.
48': Attempt missed. Craig Halkett (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Michael Smith with a cross following a corner.
49': Goal! Aberdeen 1, Heart of Midlothian 1. Marley Watkins (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Hedges with a cross.
53': Attempt blocked. Ryan Hedges (Aberdeen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dean Campbell.
53': Attempt saved. Christian Ramírez (Aberdeen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
55': Attempt blocked. Christian Ramírez (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marley Watkins with a cross.
55': Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Stephen Kingsley.
55': Attempt blocked. Christian Ramírez (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dylan McGeouch with a cross.
56': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Aberdeen).
56': Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Barrie McKay replaces Gary Mackay-Steven.
57': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Ben Woodburn replaces Josh Ginnelly.
57': Christian Ramírez (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian).
59': Ben Woodburn (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Foul by Ross McCrorie (Aberdeen).
59': Ross McCrorie (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Attempt blocked. Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
60': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Dean Campbell.
61': Foul by Ben Woodburn (Heart of Midlothian).
61': Scott Brown (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Ben Woodburn (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card.
62': Beni Baningime (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen).
65': Ben Woodburn (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Foul by Dylan McGeouch (Aberdeen).
65': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Ross McCrorie.
66': David Bates (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Craig Halkett (Heart of Midlothian).
67': Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by John Souttar.
68': Attempt missed. David Bates (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dylan McGeouch with a cross following a corner.
68': Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by John Souttar.
69': Goal! Aberdeen 2, Heart of Midlothian 1. Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dylan McGeouch with a cross following a corner.
72': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Andrew Halliday replaces Alex Cochrane.
72': Attempt blocked. Marley Watkins (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
75': Beni Baningime (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Foul by Marley Watkins (Aberdeen).
77': Foul by Marley Watkins (Aberdeen).
77': John Souttar (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Hand ball by Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian).
82': Beni Baningime (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82': Foul by Dean Campbell (Aberdeen).
82': Dean Campbell (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Substitution, Aberdeen. Jonny Hayes replaces Marley Watkins.
86': Foul by Craig Halkett (Heart of Midlothian).
86': Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Craig Halkett (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Attempt missed. Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dylan McGeouch with a cross following a set piece situation.
88': Substitution, Aberdeen. Niall McGinn replaces Dylan McGeouch.
89': Foul by Andrew Halliday (Heart of Midlothian).
89': Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Andrew Halliday (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the red card.
90'+1': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Aberdeen).
90'+3': Attempt missed. Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonny Hayes.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Ramírez.
90'+4': Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by John Souttar.
90'+5': Craig Halkett (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen).
90'+6': Second Half ends, Aberdeen 2, Heart of Midlothian 1.
0': Match ends, Aberdeen 2, Heart of Midlothian 1.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: Pittodrie Stadium
Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
Attendance: 9,736

SPFL Premiership Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Heart of Midlothian	34	+31	73
2	Celtic	34	+26	70
3	Rangers	34	+34	69
4	Motherwell	34	+24	57

Full Table

Line-Ups

Aberdeen (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Joe Lewis (GK)
8	Scott Brown
2	Ross McCrorie
27	David Bates
19	Lewis Ferguson
15	Dylan McGeouch
11	Ryan Hedges
24	Dean Campbell
16	Funso Ojo
9	Christian Ramírez
7	Marley Watkins

Aberdeen Substitutes:

Niall McGinn, Austin Samuels, Gary Woods, Matthew Longstaff, Jack Gurr, Jonathan Hayes, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas.

Heart of Midlothian (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Craig Gordon (GK)
19	Craig Halkett
3	Stephen Kingsley
4	John Souttar
6	Beni Baningime
14	Cameron Devlin
17	Alex Cochrane
2	Michael Smith
21	Armand Gnanduillet
11	Gary Mackay-Steven
30	Josh Ginnelly

Heart of Midlothian Substitutes:

Barrie McKay, Aaron McEneff, Peter Haring, Andy Halliday, Taylor Moore, Ross Stewart, Ben Woodburn.

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