Heart of Midlothian vs Dunfermline Athletic, 2025-26 Scottish League Cup, Group Stage

· Scottish League Cup

Heart of Midlothian

3': James Wilson
76': Lawrence Shankland (P)
79': Lawrence Shankland (P)
90'+1': Stephen Kingsley

FT
4 - 1

Dunfermline Athletic

38': Josh Cooper

About

Heart of Midlothian are hosting Dunfermline Athletic at Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish League Cup.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish League Cup

Venue: Tynecastle Park
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Attendance: 12,940

Scottish League Cup Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Heart of Midlothian	1	+3	3
2	Hamilton Academical	1	+2	3
3	Dumbarton	0	0	0
4	Stirling Albion	1	-2	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Heart of Midlothian (4-4-2)

No.	Name
28	Zander Clark (GK)
4	Craig Halkett
2	Frankie Kent
18	Harry Milne
31	Oisin McEntee
6	Beni Baningime
14	Cameron Devlin
10	Cláudio Braga
17	Alan Forrest
21	James Wilson
9	Lawrence Shankland

Heart of Midlothian Substitutes:

Stephen Kingsley, Yan Dhanda, Blair Spittal, Calem Nieuwenhof, Elton Kabangu, Christian Borchgrevink, Ryan Fulton, Alexandros Kyziridis, Michael Steinwender.

Dunfermline Athletic (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Deniz Dogan Mehmet (GK)
2	Jeremiah Mullen
31	John Tod
4	Kyle Benedictus
35	Tashan Oakley-Boothe
14	Alfons Amade
8	Charlie Gilmour
6	Ewan Otoo
7	Kane Ritchie-Hosler
33	Josh Cooper
20	Christopher Kane

Dunfermline Athletic Substitutes:

Kieran Ngwenya, Alasdair Davidson, Connor Young, Lucas Fyfe, Thomas Margetts, Shea Kearney, Keith Bray, Matthew Todd, Chris Hamilton.

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