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Heart of Midlothian 2-1 Rangers · Scottish Premiership

Heart of Midlothian beat Rangers 2-1 in the Scottish Premiership. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Heart of Midlothian and Rangers met in the Scottish Premiership at Tynecastle Park in Edinburgh on Monday, 4 May 2026.

Goalscorers

Heart of Midlothian: S. Kingsley 54'; L. Shankland 71'. Rangers: D. Sterling 23'.

How the match went

Rangers saw more of the ball, 58% of it. Heart of Midlothian had 11 shots with 5 on target, Rangers 13 with 3 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 2 to Heart of Midlothian and 6 to Rangers. Heart of Midlothian conceded 8 fouls, Rangers 12. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Heart of Midlothian, 2 for Rangers).

Line-ups

Heart of Midlothian started in a 3-4-2-1: Alexander Schwolow, Michael Steinwender, Craig Halkett, Stuart Findlay, Alexandros Kyziridis, Marc Leonard, Beni Baningime, Stephen Kingsley, Lawrence Shankland, Islam Chesnokov, Cláudio Braga.

Rangers started in a 4-2-3-1: Jack Butland, James Tavernier, Nasser Djiga, Emmanuel Fernandez, Dujon Sterling, Tochi Chukwuani, Nicolas Raskin, Andreas Skov Olsen, Mohammed Diomande, Mikey Moore, Youssef Chermiti.

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Minute by minute

  1. 23'Goal! Heart of Midlothian 0-1 Rangers. D. Sterling (Rangers) scores.
  2. 45'Half-time. Heart of Midlothian 0-1 Rangers.
  3. 54'Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1-1 Rangers. S. Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) scores.
  4. 71'Goal! Heart of Midlothian 2-1 Rangers. L. Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) scores.
Full commentary (42 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Heart of Midlothian vs Rangers.
  2. 11'Attempt missed. C. Halkett (Heart of Midlothian), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  3. 14'Attempt blocked. M. Diomande (Rangers), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  4. 19'Attempt missed. T. P. Chukwuani (Rangers), header from a corner. xG 0.18.
  5. 22'Attempt blocked. J. Tavernier (Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  6. 23'Goal! Heart of Midlothian 0-1 Rangers. D. Sterling (Rangers) scores.
  7. 37'Yellow card for L. Shankland (Heart of Midlothian).
  8. 41'Attempt blocked. J. Tavernier (Rangers), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.08.
  9. 42'Attempt blocked. Y. Chermiti (Rangers), header. xG 0.03.
  10. 45'1 minute of added time.
  11. 45'Half-time. Heart of Midlothian 0-1 Rangers.
  12. 46'The second half is under way.
  13. 46'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: B. Spittal comes on for I. Chesnokov.
  14. 49'Attempt missed. B. Spittal (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  15. 49'Attempt blocked. L. Shankland (Heart of Midlothian), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
  16. 53'Attempt saved. A. Skov Olsen (Rangers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  17. 53'Attempt saved. C. Braga (Heart of Midlothian), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  18. 54'Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1-1 Rangers. S. Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) scores.
  19. 54'Off the woodwork! A. Kyziridis (Heart of Midlothian), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  20. 57'Attempt missed. J. Tavernier (Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  21. 59'Attempt saved. E. Fernandez (Rangers), header from a throw-in. xG 0.06.
  22. 67'Attempt saved. A. Kyziridis (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  23. 69'Substitution, Rangers: D. Gassama comes on for A. Skov Olsen.
  24. 71'Goal! Heart of Midlothian 2-1 Rangers. L. Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) scores.
  25. 72'Yellow card for M. Diomande (Rangers).
  26. 74'Attempt missed. S. Findlay (Heart of Midlothian), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  27. 74'Attempt saved. B. Spittal (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  28. 75'Substitution, Rangers: R. D. Naderi comes on for N. Raskin.
  29. 75'Substitution, Rangers: T. Aasgaard comes on for M. Moore.
  30. 75'Substitution, Rangers: T. Rommens comes on for D. Sterling.
  31. 77'Off the woodwork! T. Aasgaard (Rangers), header from a set piece. xG 0.07.
  32. 80'Yellow card for E. Fernandez (Rangers).
  33. 82'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: J. McCart comes on for A. Kyziridis.
  34. 83'Substitution, Rangers: B. Miovski comes on for M. Diomande.
  35. 83'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: P. L. Kabore comes on for C. Braga.
  36. 90'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: F. Kent comes on for S. Kingsley.
  37. 90'7 minutes of added time.
  38. 90+4'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: J. Altena comes on for L. Shankland.
  39. 90+5'Attempt missed. D. Gassama (Rangers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  40. 90+5'Attempt blocked. E. Fernandez (Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  41. 90+7'Attempt missed. M. Steinwender (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  42. 90+8'Attempt missed. Y. Chermiti (Rangers), header. xG 0.06.
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