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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.

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Match report

Heart of Midlothian and St. Johnstone met in the Scottish Premiership at Tynecastle Park in Edinburgh on Sunday, 22 December 2024.

Goalscorers

Heart of Midlothian: J. Penrice 16'; B. Spittal 58'. St. Johnstone: G. Carey 53'.

How the match went

The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Heart of Midlothian, 1 for St. Johnstone).

Line-ups

Heart of Midlothian started in a 4-4-2: Craig Gordon, Adam Forrester, Daniel Oyegoke, Kye Rowles, James Penrice, Musa Drammeh, Cameron Devlin, Malachi Boateng, Blair Spittal, James Wilson, Lawrence Shankland.

St. Johnstone started in a 4-4-2: Joshua Rae, Aaron Essel, Jack Sanders, Božo Mikulić, André Raymond, Drey Wright, Sven Sprangler, Jason Holt, Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka, Adama Sidibeh, Makenzie Kirk.

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Minute by minute

  1. 16'Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1-0 St. Johnstone. J. Penrice (Heart of Midlothian) scores, assisted by A. Forrester.
  2. 39'VAR check complete: the goal for Heart of Midlothian stands.
  3. 45'Half-time. Heart of Midlothian 1-0 St. Johnstone.
  4. 51'VAR: no penalty for St. Johnstone.
  5. 53'Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1-1 St. Johnstone. G. Carey (St. Johnstone) converts the penalty.
  6. 58'Goal! Heart of Midlothian 2-1 St. Johnstone. B. Spittal (Heart of Midlothian) scores.
  7. 90'Full-time. Heart of Midlothian 2-1 St. Johnstone.
Full commentary (36 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Heart of Midlothian vs St. Johnstone.
  2. 16'Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1-0 St. Johnstone. J. Penrice (Heart of Midlothian) scores, assisted by A. Forrester.
  3. 17'Attempt saved. A. Sidibeh (St. Johnstone), header. xG 0.03.
  4. 25'Attempt saved. L. Shankland (Heart of Midlothian), header. xG 0.10.
  5. 32'Attempt missed. M. Kirk (St. Johnstone), header on the counter. xG 0.09.
  6. 39'VAR check complete: the goal for Heart of Midlothian stands.
  7. 42'Yellow card for C. Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) for foul.
  8. 45'Attempt blocked. B. Spittal (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  9. 45'1 minute of added time.
  10. 45+1'Attempt saved. J. Penrice (Heart of Midlothian), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  11. 45'Half-time. Heart of Midlothian 1-0 St. Johnstone.
  12. 46'The second half is under way.
  13. 46'Substitution, St. Johnstone: G. Carey comes on for A. Raymond.
  14. 50'Attempt missed. A. Essel (St. Johnstone), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  15. 51'VAR: no penalty for St. Johnstone.
  16. 53'Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1-1 St. Johnstone. G. Carey (St. Johnstone) converts the penalty.
  17. 54'Attempt missed. A. Sidibeh (St. Johnstone), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
  18. 58'Goal! Heart of Midlothian 2-1 St. Johnstone. B. Spittal (Heart of Midlothian) scores.
  19. 61'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: A. Forrest comes on for M. Drammeh.
  20. 63'Attempt missed. J. Holt (St. Johnstone), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  21. 64'Attempt missed. G. Carey (St. Johnstone), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  22. 66'Attempt missed. L. Shankland (Heart of Midlothian), header. xG 0.05.
  23. 76'Attempt missed. B. Spittal (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
  24. 80'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: K. Vargas comes on for B. Spittal.
  25. 83'Substitution, St. Johnstone: D. Keltjens comes on for A. Essel.
  26. 83'Substitution, St. Johnstone: M. Smith comes on for J. Holt.
  27. 83'Yellow card for S. Sprangler (St. Johnstone) for foul.
  28. 88'Attempt missed. B. Mbunga-Kimpioka (St. Johnstone), header from a set piece. xG 0.09.
  29. 89'Attempt missed. K. Vargas (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  30. 89'Attempt saved. A. Forrest (Heart of Midlothian), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  31. 89'Attempt saved. K. Vargas (Heart of Midlothian), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  32. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  33. 90+1'Attempt blocked. L. Shankland (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  34. 90+4'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: L. Boyce comes on for L. Shankland.
  35. 90+4'Yellow card for K. Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) for argument.
  36. 90'Full-time. Heart of Midlothian 2-1 St. Johnstone.
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