Livingston 2-2 Heart of Midlothian · Scottish Premiership
Livingston drew 2-2 with Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premiership. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Livingston and Heart of Midlothian met in the Scottish Premiership at Almondvale Stadium in Livingston on Sunday, 5 April 2026.
Goalscorers
Livingston: S. May 5'; L. Smith 58'. Heart of Midlothian: L. Shankland 24'; C. Braga 51'.
How the match went
Heart of Midlothian saw more of the ball, 65% of it. Livingston had 15 shots with 3 on target, Heart of Midlothian 17 with 5 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 5 to Livingston and 5 to Heart of Midlothian. Livingston conceded 10 fouls, Heart of Midlothian 10. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Livingston, 1 for Heart of Midlothian) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
Livingston started in a 3-4-2-1: J. Prior, D. Finlayson, D. Wilson, C. Montano, C. Kerr, S. Arfield, M. Sylla, B. Fati, L. Smith, S. May, J. Nouble.
Heart of Midlothian started in a 4-2-3-1: A. Schwolow, O. McEntee, C. Halkett, J. McCart, S. Kingsley, M. Leonard, C. Devlin, I. Chesnokov, L. Shankland, A. Kyziridis, C. Braga.
More from this competition: Scottish Premiership fixtures, results and table.
Minute by minute
- 5'Goal! Livingston 1-0 Heart of Midlothian. S. May (Livingston) scores.
- 24'Goal! Livingston 1-1 Heart of Midlothian. L. Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) scores, assisted by M. Leonard.
- 45'Half-time. Livingston 1-1 Heart of Midlothian.
- 51'Goal! Livingston 1-2 Heart of Midlothian. C. Braga (Heart of Midlothian) scores, assisted by L. Shankland.
- 58'Goal! Livingston 2-2 Heart of Midlothian. L. Smith (Livingston) scores, assisted by J. Nouble.
- 90'VAR: card upgraded for M. Leonard (Heart of Midlothian).
- 90+6'Red card! M. Leonard (Heart of Midlothian) is sent off.
- 90'Full-time. Livingston 2-2 Heart of Midlothian.
Full commentary (54 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Livingston vs Heart of Midlothian.
- 5'Goal! Livingston 1-0 Heart of Midlothian. S. May (Livingston) scores.
- 5'Attempt blocked. S. Arfield (Livingston), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 8'Attempt blocked. M. Sylla (Livingston), right-footed shot. xG 0.23.
- 8'Attempt blocked. M. Sylla (Livingston), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 13'Attempt missed. C. Braga (Heart of Midlothian), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 13'Attempt blocked. L. Shankland (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 16'Attempt saved. C. Braga (Heart of Midlothian), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.34.
- 20'Attempt missed. S. Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
- 21'Attempt blocked. L. Smith (Livingston), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 21'Attempt missed. L. Shankland (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 22'Yellow card for L. Smith (Livingston).
- 24'Goal! Livingston 1-1 Heart of Midlothian. L. Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) scores, assisted by M. Leonard.
- 28'Attempt missed. L. Shankland (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
- 34'Yellow card for S. Arfield (Livingston).
- 40'Attempt saved. C. Braga (Heart of Midlothian), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 42'Attempt blocked. S. Arfield (Livingston), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 42'Attempt saved. B. Fati (Livingston), left-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 44'Attempt missed. L. Shankland (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 44'Attempt missed. A. Kyziridis (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 44'Attempt blocked. L. Shankland (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 45'Yellow card for O. McEntee (Heart of Midlothian).
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45+1'Attempt missed. S. Arfield (Livingston), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
- 45'Half-time. Livingston 1-1 Heart of Midlothian.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 51'Goal! Livingston 1-2 Heart of Midlothian. C. Braga (Heart of Midlothian) scores, assisted by L. Shankland.
- 51'Attempt blocked. L. Shankland (Heart of Midlothian), header. xG 0.20.
- 55'Attempt saved. I. Chesnokov (Heart of Midlothian), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 57'Attempt missed. L. Shankland (Heart of Midlothian), header from a corner. xG 0.21.
- 57'Attempt missed. L. Shankland (Heart of Midlothian), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 58'Goal! Livingston 2-2 Heart of Midlothian. L. Smith (Livingston) scores, assisted by J. Nouble.
- 58'Attempt missed. J. Nouble (Livingston), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.62.
- 60'Attempt blocked. O. McEntee (Heart of Midlothian), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 61'Attempt blocked. S. Arfield (Livingston), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 62'Attempt missed. C. Kerr (Livingston), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 62'Attempt blocked. D. Finlayson (Livingston), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 63'Attempt blocked. L. Shankland (Heart of Midlothian), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 65'Substitution, Livingston: E. Danso comes on for S. May.
- 65'Substitution, Livingston: S. Pittman comes on for S. Arfield.
- 72'Attempt missed. C. Montano (Livingston), header from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
- 76'Attempt saved. L. Shankland (Heart of Midlothian), header from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 77'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: S. Kerjota comes on for I. Chesnokov.
- 78'Substitution, Livingston: R. McGowan comes on for C. Kerr.
- 78'Substitution, Livingston: R. Muirhead comes on for J. Nouble.
- 84'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: J. Altena comes on for S. Kingsley.
- 87'Substitution, Livingston: S. Lawal comes on for B. Fati.
- 88'Attempt missed. R. Muirhead (Livingston), header. xG 0.08.
- 89'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: B. Spittal comes on for A. Kyziridis.
- 89'Substitution, Heart of Midlothian: B. Baningime comes on for C. Devlin.
- 90'VAR: card upgraded for M. Leonard (Heart of Midlothian).
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+6'Red card! M. Leonard (Heart of Midlothian) is sent off.
- 90'Full-time. Livingston 2-2 Heart of Midlothian.