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 Sunday, 21 December 2025.
Goalscorers
Heart of Midlothian: S. Findlay 38'; L. Shankland 42'. Rangers: Y. Chermiti 90'.
How the match went
Rangers saw more of the ball, 58% of it. Heart of Midlothian had 14 shots with 5 on target, Rangers 11 with 2 on target. There were 16 corners in total, 6 to Heart of Midlothian and 10 to Rangers. Heart of Midlothian conceded 12 fouls, Rangers 10. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Heart of Midlothian, 1 for Rangers).
Line-ups
Heart of Midlothian started in a 4-2-3-1: A. Schwolow, M. Steinwender, F. Kent, S. Findlay, S. Kingsley, O. McEntee, C. Devlin, A. Kyziridis, T. Magnusson, C. Braga, L. Shankland.
Rangers started in a 3-1-4-2: J. Butland, J. Tavernier, D. Sterling, E. Fernandez, C. Barron, M. Aarons, N. Raskin, M. Diomande, J. Meghoma, B. Miovski, M. Moore.
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Minute by minute
- 38'Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1-0 Rangers. S. Findlay (Heart of Midlothian) scores, assisted by A. Kyziridis.
- 42'Goal! Heart of Midlothian 2-0 Rangers. L. Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) scores, assisted by C. Braga.
- 90'Goal! Heart of Midlothian 2-1 Rangers. Y. Chermiti (Rangers) scores, assisted by T. Aasgaard.
Full commentary (40 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Heart of Midlothian vs Rangers.
- 10'Attempt missed. E. Fernandez (Rangers), header from a corner. xG 0.37.
- 17'Attempt missed. A. Kyziridis (Heart of Midlothian), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
- 20'Attempt missed. N. Raskin (Rangers), header from a set piece. xG 0.48.
- 23'Attempt blocked. J. Meghoma (Rangers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 23'Attempt saved. M. Moore (Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 24'Attempt missed. N. Raskin (Rangers), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 25'Attempt missed. A. Kyziridis (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
- 28'Attempt missed. F. Kent (Heart of Midlothian), header from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
- 38'Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1-0 Rangers. S. Findlay (Heart of Midlothian) scores, assisted by A. Kyziridis.
- 42'Goal! Heart of Midlothian 2-0 Rangers. L. Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) scores, assisted by C. Braga.
- 45'Attempt missed. S. Findlay (Heart of Midlothian), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Rangers: Y. Chermiti comes on for M. Diomande.
- 50'Attempt missed. C. Braga (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 59'Attempt missed. C. Barron (Rangers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 60'Attempt missed. L. Shankland (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot. xG 0.59.
- 61'Yellow card for O. McEntee (Heart of Midlothian).
- 61'Attempt blocked. A. Kyziridis (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 62'Attempt blocked. J. Tavernier (Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 63'Substitution, Rangers: D. Gassama comes on for J. Tavernier.
- 65'Attempt saved. L. Shankland (Heart of Midlothian), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 69'Attempt saved. L. Shankland (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.30.
- 71'Attempt blocked. E. Fernandez (Rangers), header. xG 0.22.
- 71'Attempt saved. F. Kent (Heart of Midlothian), header from a corner. xG 0.15.
- 74'Substitution, Rangers: Danilo comes on for B. Miovski.
- 74'Substitution, Rangers: T. Aasgaard comes on for C. Barron.
- 75'Attempt missed. E. Fernandez (Rangers), header from a corner. xG 0.37.
- 75'Attempt blocked. D. Pereira (Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 81'Substitution, Rangers: C. Nsiala comes on for D. Sterling.
- 83'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: A. Forrest comes on for C. Braga.
- 83'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: B. Baningime comes on for T. Magnusson.
- 88'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: J. McCart comes on for S. Kingsley.
- 89'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: S. Kerjota comes on for A. Kyziridis.
- 89'Attempt blocked. A. Forrest (Heart of Midlothian), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 90'Goal! Heart of Midlothian 2-1 Rangers. Y. Chermiti (Rangers) scores, assisted by T. Aasgaard.
- 90'Yellow card for M. Moore (Rangers).
- 90'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: E. Kabangu comes on for L. Shankland.
- 90'Yellow card for B. Baningime (Heart of Midlothian).
- 90'Attempt missed. C. Devlin (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.