Scottish Premiership

Heart of Midlothian vs Livingston, 2023-24 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership
Heart of Midlothian
  • 79': Kenneth Vargas
FT
1 - 0
Livingston

    About

    Heart of Midlothian are hosting Livingston 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.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Cochrane.
    • 4': Foul by Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 4': Jason Holt (Livingston) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Stephen Kelly (Livingston) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Cochrane.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Sean Kelly (Livingston) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Miles Welch-Hayes with a cross.
    • 11': Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Foul by Andrew Shinnie (Livingston).
    • 11': Andrew Shinnie (Livingston) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Liam Boyce (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 13': Attempt saved. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Lowry.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Forrest.
    • 15': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Michael Devlin.
    • 16': Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 16': Foul by Miles Welch-Hayes (Livingston).
    • 18': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by James Penrice.
    • 20': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
    • 21': Foul by Beni Baningime (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 21': Scott Pittman (Livingston) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Sean Kelly.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Liam Boyce (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 25': Foul by Scott Pittman (Livingston).
    • 25': Kye Rowles (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Alex Lowry (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Mohammed Sangare (Livingston).
    • 27': Attempt saved. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 28': Beni Baningime (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Stephen Kelly (Livingston).
    • 29': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Mohammed Sangare.
    • 29': Foul by Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 29': James Penrice (Livingston) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Liam Boyce (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 36': Foul by Mohammed Sangare (Livingston).
    • 36': Liam Boyce (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 40': Foul by Beni Baningime (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 40': Joel Nouble (Livingston) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Beni Baningime (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Offside, Livingston. Stephen Kelly tries a through ball, but Miles Welch-Hayes is caught offside.
    • 42': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Andrew Shinnie.
    • 43': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 43': Joel Nouble (Livingston) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': Alex Lowry (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Miles Welch-Hayes (Livingston).
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Cochrane.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Miles Welch-Hayes.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Kye Rowles (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 45'+3': Alex Lowry (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Joel Nouble (Livingston).
    • 45'+3': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by James Penrice.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Heart of Midlothian 0, Livingston 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Heart of Midlothian 0, Livingston 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Jorge Grant replaces Cameron Devlin.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland.
    • 48': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Jack Hamilton.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Alex Lowry (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Stephen Kingsley.
    • 51': Foul by Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 51': Jason Holt (Livingston) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jorge Grant.
    • 56': Foul by Jason Holt (Livingston).
    • 56': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Delay in match because of an injury James Penrice (Livingston).
    • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 61': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Scott Pittman.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alex Lowry following a corner.
    • 62': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Yutaro Oda replaces Alan Forrest.
    • 63': James Penrice (Livingston) is shown the yellow card.
    • 63': Foul by James Penrice (Livingston).
    • 63': Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Jason Holt (Livingston) is shown the yellow card.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Lowry.
    • 67': Foul by Liam Boyce (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 67': Jason Holt (Livingston) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Substitution, Livingston. Jamie Brandon replaces Stephen Kelly.
    • 69': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Kenneth Vargas replaces Liam Boyce.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Alex Lowry (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Yutaro Oda.
    • 70': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Jack Hamilton.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Lowry with a cross following a corner.
    • 76': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Calem Nieuwenhof replaces Beni Baningime.
    • 77': Andrew Shinnie (Livingston) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1, Livingston 0. Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jorge Grant with a through ball.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Calem Nieuwenhof (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kenneth Vargas.
    • 81': Substitution, Livingston. Bruce Anderson replaces Andrew Shinnie.
    • 82': Substitution, Livingston. Danny Lloyd replaces Jason Holt.
    • 84': Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Foul by Jamie Brandon (Livingston).
    • 87': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Mohammed Sangare.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross.
    • 87': Bruce Anderson (Livingston) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Bruce Anderson (Livingston).
    • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Kye Rowles (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 89': Substitution, Livingston. Daniel Mackay replaces Miles Welch-Hayes because of an injury.
    • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90': Foul by Bruce Anderson (Livingston).
    • 90': Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Bruce Anderson (Livingston) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a headed pass.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Jamie Brandon.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Lowry (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Andrew Halliday replaces Alex Lowry because of an injury.
    • 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Bruce Anderson (Livingston) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Penrice with a cross.
    • 90'+8': Corner, Livingston. Conceded by Jorge Grant.
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Heart of Midlothian 1, Livingston 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Heart of Midlothian 1, Livingston 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: Scottish Premiership

    Venue: Tynecastle Park
    Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
    Attendance: 17,970

    SPFL Premiership Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Celtic 5 +7 13
    2 Heart of Midlothian 5 +6 13
    3 Hibernian 4 +1 6
    4 St Mirren 5 0 6
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    HOM Heart of Midlothian (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    28 Zander Clark (GK)
    2 Frankie Kent
    15 Kye Rowles
    3 Stephen Kingsley
    51 Alexander Lowry
    14 Cameron Devlin Yellow Card
    6 Beni Baningime Yellow Card
    19 Alex Cochrane
    17 Alan Forrest
    10 Liam Boyce
    9 Lawrence Shankland
    Heart of Midlothian Substitutes:
    Odeluga Offiah, Peter Haring, Michael McGovern, Calem Nieuwenhof, Toby Sibbick, Kenneth Vargas, Andy Halliday, Yutaro Oda, Jorge Grant.

    LIV Livingston (4-3-1-2)

    No. Name
    32 Jack Hamilton (GK)
    24 Sean Kelly
    5 Michael Devlin
    29 James Penrice Yellow Card
    14 Miles Welch-Hayes
    10 Stephen Kelly
    20 Mo Sangare
    8 Scott Pittman
    18 Jason Holt Yellow Card
    22 Andrew Shinnie Yellow Card
    19 Joel Jonathan Nouble
    Livingston Substitutes:
    Daniel Mackay, Shamal George, Jamie Brandon, Luiyi de Lucas, Steven Bradley, Danny Lloyd, Tom Parkes, Bruce Anderson, Samson Lawal.

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