St Johnstone vs Heart of Midlothian, 2024-25 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership

St Johnstone

68': Nicholas Clark (P)

FT
1 - 2

Heart of Midlothian

23': Nicholas Clark (OG)
76': Kenneth Vargas

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

23': Nicholas Clark (St Johnstone) Own Goal at 23'
41': Daniel Oyegoke (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 41'
44': Sven Sprangler (St Johnstone) Yellow Card at 44'
45'+1': Kye Rowles (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 46'
45': Joshua Rae (St Johnstone) Substitution at 45'
52': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 52'
57': Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 57'
57': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 57'
61': Jason Holt (St Johnstone) Yellow Card at 61'
67': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 67'
68': Nicholas Clark (St Johnstone) Penalty - Scored at 68'
76': Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) Goal at 76'
80': Mackenzie Kirk (St Johnstone) Substitution at 80'
80': Matt Smith (St Johnstone) Substitution at 80'
85': Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 85'

Statistics

HOM		STJ
12	Fouls	13
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
9	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	1
38.9	Possession	61.1
13	SHOTS	13
2	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
7	Blocked Shots	3
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: McDiarmid Park
Location: Perth, Scotland
Attendance: 5,917

SPFL Premiership Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Heart of Midlothian	18	+22	41
2	Celtic	17	+15	35
3	Motherwell	18	+11	30
4	Rangers	17	+9	29

Full Table

Line-Ups

St Johnstone (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
20	Ross Sinclair (GK)
4	Kyle Cameron
5	Jack Sanders
30	Barry Douglas
14	Drey Wright
29	Benjamin Mgunga-Kimpioka
23	Sven Sprangler
10	Nicholas Clark
7	Jason Holt
11	Graham Carey
16	Adama Sidibeh

St Johnstone Substitutes:

Mackenzie Kirk, Scott Bright, Matt Smith, Maksym Kucheriavyi, Joshua Rae, David Keltjens, Joshua McPake, Fran Franczak, Aaron Essel.

Heart of Midlothian (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Craig Gordon (GK)
15	Kye Rowles
2	Frankie Kent
29	James Penrice
5	Daniel Oyegoke
16	Blair Spittal
18	Malachi Boateng
6	Beni Baningime
9	Lawrence Shankland
20	Yan Dhanda
17	Alan Forrest

Heart of Midlothian Substitutes:

Barrie McKay, Adam Forrester, Kenneth Vargas, Stephen Kingsley, Zander Clark, Cameron Devlin, Craig Halkett, James Wilson, Jorge Grant.

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