Scottish Premiership

Heart of Midlothian vs St Johnstone, 2022-23 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership
Heart of Midlothian
  • 21': Josh Ginnelly
  • 63': Josh Ginnelly
  • 73': Jorge Grant
FT
3 - 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.
    • 1': Adam Montgomery (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 1': Foul by Michael Smith (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 2': Delay in match because of an injury Remi Matthews (St. Johnstone).
    • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 7': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Cameron MacPherson.
    • 8': Foul by James Hill (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 8': Stevie May (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Stevie May (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Melker Hallberg.
    • 13': Foul by Adam Montgomery (St. Johnstone).
    • 13': Michael Smith (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Michael Smith (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland.
    • 16': Foul by Melker Hallberg (St. Johnstone).
    • 16': Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Ginnelly.
    • 17': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by James Brown.
    • 18': Foul by Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 18': Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Offside, St. Johnstone. Drey Wright tries a through ball, but Graham Carey is caught offside.
    • 21': Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1, St. Johnstone 0. Josh Ginnelly (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jorge Grant.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorge Grant.
    • 25': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Remi Matthews.
    • 26': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Melker Hallberg.
    • 28': Offside, St. Johnstone. Drey Wright tries a through ball, but Connor McLennan is caught offside.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stevie May.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Drey Wright (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stevie May.
    • 31': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Zander Clark.
    • 36': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Liam Gordon.
    • 36': Attempt missed. James Hill (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross following a corner.
    • 39': Offside, Heart of Midlothian. Stephen Kingsley tries a through ball, but Lawrence Shankland is caught offside.
    • 39': Offside, St. Johnstone. Remi Matthews tries a through ball, but Connor McLennan is caught offside.
    • 41': Hand ball by Michael Smith (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 41': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Alex Cochrane.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Liam Gordon (St. Johnstone) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Graham Carey with a cross.
    • 42': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Lawrence Shankland.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Cameron MacPherson (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Stevie May.
    • 43': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Zander Clark.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cameron MacPherson following a corner.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Connor McLennan (St. Johnstone) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Drey Wright with a cross.
    • 45'+1': Cameron MacPherson (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Heart of Midlothian 1, St. Johnstone 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Heart of Midlothian 1, St. Johnstone 0.
    • 47': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Stephen Kingsley.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Melker Hallberg (St. Johnstone) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Graham Carey with a cross.
    • 51': Foul by Melker Hallberg (St. Johnstone).
    • 51': Josh Ginnelly (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 53': Foul by Adam Montgomery (St. Johnstone).
    • 53': James Hill (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Melker Hallberg (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stevie May.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Barrie McKay (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland.
    • 59': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by James Brown.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 62': Foul by Melker Hallberg (St. Johnstone).
    • 62': Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Goal! Heart of Midlothian 2, St. Johnstone 0. Josh Ginnelly (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Barrie McKay.
    • 63': Melker Hallberg (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Barrie McKay (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 66': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Alex Cochrane.
    • 68': Foul by Melker Hallberg (St. Johnstone).
    • 68': Kye Rowles (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Connor McLennan (St. Johnstone).
    • 69': Kye Rowles (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Orestis Kiomourtzoglou replaces Robert Snodgrass.
    • 71': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Andrew Halliday replaces Alex Cochrane.
    • 71': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Zak Rudden replaces Connor McLennan.
    • 72': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by James Brown.
    • 73': Goal! Heart of Midlothian 3, St. Johnstone 0. Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Barrie McKay following a corner.
    • 75': Substitution, St. Johnstone. David Wotherspoon replaces Melker Hallberg.
    • 75': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Jamie Murphy replaces Graham Carey.
    • 75': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Theo Bair replaces Stevie May.
    • 76': Andrew Halliday (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 76': Foul by Theo Bair (St. Johnstone).
    • 77': Attempt missed. Josh Ginnelly (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland with a through ball.
    • 78': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Cameron Devlin replaces Barrie McKay.
    • 79': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Garang Kuol replaces Josh Ginnelly.
    • 83': Foul by Andrew Halliday (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 83': Jamie Murphy (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Alan Forrest replaces Michael Smith.
    • 87': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Tony Gallacher replaces Adam Montgomery.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Zak Rudden (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
    • 89': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Stephen Kingsley.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Zak Rudden (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Murphy with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Liam Gordon (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Wotherspoon.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Drey Wright (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Jamie Murphy (St. Johnstone) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Drey Wright following a corner.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Cameron MacPherson (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Zak Rudden.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Remi Matthews.
    • 90'+4': Foul by James Hill (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 90'+4': Liam Gordon (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Heart of Midlothian 3, St. Johnstone 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Heart of Midlothian 3, St. Johnstone 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: Scottish Premiership

    Venue: Tynecastle Park
    Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
    Attendance: 18,596

    SPFL Premiership Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 St Mirren 1 +2 3
    2 St Johnstone 1 +1 3
    3 Aberdeen 1 +1 3
    4 Motherwell 1 +1 3
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    HOM Heart of Midlothian (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    28 Zander Clark (GK)
    15 Kye Rowles
    3 Stephen Kingsley
    72 James Hill
    77 Robert Snodgrass
    7 Jorge Grant
    19 Alex Cochrane
    2 Michael Smith
    30 Josh Ginnelly
    18 Barrie McKay
    9 Lawrence Shankland
    Heart of Midlothian Substitutes:
    Ross Stewart, Andy Halliday, Yutaro Oda, Orestis Kiomourtzoglou, Garang Kuol, Nathaniel Atkinson, Toby Sibbick, Alan Forrest, Cameron Devlin.

    STJ St Johnstone (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Remi Matthews (GK)
    6 Liam Gordon
    2 James Brown
    5 Alex Mitchell
    19 Adam Montgomery
    14 Drey Wright
    22 Melker Hallberg Yellow Card
    23 Graham Carey
    18 Cameron Macpherson
    26 Connor Mclennan
    7 Stevie May
    St Johnstone Substitutes:
    Liam Parker, Jamie Murphy, David Wotherspoon, Thelonius Bair, Zak Rudden, Ross Sinclair, Tony Gallacher, Cameron Ballantyne.

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