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Heart of Midlothian 2-1 St. Johnstone · Scottish Premiership

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

Heart of Midlothian fixtures and results · St. Johnstone fixtures and results · Scottish Premiership table

Match report

Heart of Midlothian and St. Johnstone met in the Scottish Premiership at Tynecastle Park in Edinburgh on Saturday, 29 August 2026.

Goalscorers

Heart of Midlothian: J. Wilson 9'; E. Alić 39'. St. Johnstone: R. Paton 48'.

How the match went

St. Johnstone saw more of the ball, 53% of it. Heart of Midlothian had 16 shots with 7 on target, St. Johnstone 9 with 4 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 8 to Heart of Midlothian and 4 to St. Johnstone. Heart of Midlothian conceded 11 fouls, St. Johnstone 14.

Line-ups

Heart of Midlothian started in a 4-2-3-1: Beau Reus, Jordi Altena, Oisin McEntee, Stuart Findlay, Christian Borchgrevink, Tomas Magnusson, Laurent Mendy, Sabah Kerjota, Cláudio Braga, Josh McPake, James Wilson.

St. Johnstone started in a 4-4-2: Toby Steward, Liam Smith, Zach Mitchell, Cheick Diabate, Enes Alić, Sam Stanton, Reece McAlear, Jason Holt, Jamie Gullan, Josh Fowler, Ruari Paton.

More from this competition: Scottish Premiership fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 9'Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1-0 St. Johnstone. J. Wilson (Heart of Midlothian) scores, assisted by J. McPake.
  2. 39'Goal! Heart of Midlothian 2-0 St. Johnstone. Own goal by E. Alić.
  3. 45'Half-time. Heart of Midlothian 2-0 St. Johnstone.
  4. 48'Goal! Heart of Midlothian 2-1 St. Johnstone. R. Paton (St. Johnstone) scores, assisted by S. Stanton.
  5. 90'Full-time. Heart of Midlothian 2-1 St. Johnstone.
Full commentary (53 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Heart of Midlothian vs St. Johnstone.
  2. 4'Attempt missed. J. Gullan (St. Johnstone), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  3. 7'Corner, Heart of Midlothian.
  4. 7'Attempt saved. L. Mendy (Heart of Midlothian), header. xG 0.32.
  5. 7'Corner, Heart of Midlothian.
  6. 9'Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1-0 St. Johnstone. J. Wilson (Heart of Midlothian) scores, assisted by J. McPake.
  7. 11'Attempt saved. S. Kerjota (Heart of Midlothian), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  8. 15'Corner, Heart of Midlothian.
  9. 19'Corner, St. Johnstone.
  10. 23'Attempt blocked. J. Gullan (St. Johnstone), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  11. 24'Attempt saved. L. Mendy (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  12. 24'Corner, Heart of Midlothian.
  13. 25'Attempt missed. L. Mendy (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.11.
  14. 26'Attempt missed. J. Gullan (St. Johnstone), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  15. 28'Corner, St. Johnstone.
  16. 36'Corner, Heart of Midlothian.
  17. 36'Attempt saved. J. Altena (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.16.
  18. 37'Attempt saved. T. Magnusson (Heart of Midlothian), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  19. 38'Attempt missed. C. Braga (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  20. 39'Goal! Heart of Midlothian 2-0 St. Johnstone. Own goal by E. Alić.
  21. 42'Attempt saved. J. Fowler (St. Johnstone), header. xG 0.05.
  22. 43'Corner, Heart of Midlothian.
  23. 43'Attempt blocked. S. Kerjota (Heart of Midlothian), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  24. 43'Attempt saved. J. McPake (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
  25. 44'Attempt missed. S. Kerjota (Heart of Midlothian), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  26. 45'1 minute of added time.
  27. 45'Half-time. Heart of Midlothian 2-0 St. Johnstone.
  28. 46'The second half is under way.
  29. 48'Goal! Heart of Midlothian 2-1 St. Johnstone. R. Paton (St. Johnstone) scores, assisted by S. Stanton.
  30. 53'Corner, St. Johnstone.
  31. 57'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: P. L. Kabore comes on for J. Wilson.
  32. 57'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: B. Spittal comes on for L. Mendy.
  33. 60'Attempt saved. R. Paton (St. Johnstone), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  34. 62'Offside, St. Johnstone.
  35. 66'Corner, Heart of Midlothian.
  36. 68'Off the woodwork! B. Spittal (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  37. 68'Attempt blocked. B. Spittal (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  38. 72'Corner, Heart of Midlothian.
  39. 72'Substitution, St. Johnstone: M. Tait comes on for S. Stanton.
  40. 72'Attempt missed. T. Magnusson (Heart of Midlothian), header from a corner. xG 0.12.
  41. 73'Substitution, St. Johnstone: T. Steven comes on for J. Gullan.
  42. 73'Substitution, St. Johnstone: K. Fotheringham comes on for R. Paton.
  43. 76'Attempt blocked. M. Tait (St. Johnstone), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  44. 79'Attempt missed. P. L. Kabore (Heart of Midlothian), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.01.
  45. 81'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: C. Miller comes on for S. Kerjota.
  46. 82'Attempt saved. R. McAlear (St. Johnstone), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
  47. 82'Corner, St. Johnstone.
  48. 85'Attempt missed. L. Smith (St. Johnstone), header. xG 0.09.
  49. 89'Attempt missed. C. Braga (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  50. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  51. 90+1'Offside, Heart of Midlothian.
  52. 90+2'Substitution, St. Johnstone: L. Chalmers comes on for L. Smith.
  53. 90'Full-time. Heart of Midlothian 2-1 St. Johnstone.
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