Scottish Premiership

St Johnstone vs Heart of Midlothian, 2023-24 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership
St Johnstone
    FT
    0 - 1
    Heart of Midlothian
    • 54': Lawrence Shankland

    About

    St Johnstone are hosting Heart of Midlothian at McDiarmid Park, Perth, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish Premiership.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 10': Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Foul by Ryan McGowan (St. Johnstone).
    • 11': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Tony Gallacher.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Alex Cochrane.
    • 12': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Andy Considine.
    • 16': Foul by Luke Robinson (St. Johnstone).
    • 16': Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 16': Luke Robinson (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 18': Calem Nieuwenhof (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Foul by Connor Smith (St. Johnstone).
    • 18': Hand ball by Scott Fraser (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 20': Foul by Calem Nieuwenhof (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 20': Max Kucheryavyi (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Ryan McGowan (St. Johnstone).
    • 24': Scott Fraser (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 25': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Graham Carey.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frankie Kent with a headed pass.
    • 29': Connor Smith (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Mbunga Kimpioka (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Kucheryavyi.
    • 30': Beni Baningime (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Foul by Max Kucheryavyi (St. Johnstone).
    • 32': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Calem Nieuwenhof.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Mbunga Kimpioka (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Graham Carey.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Benjamin Mbunga Kimpioka (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dexter Lembikisa with a cross.
    • 44': Benjamin Mbunga Kimpioka (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Dexter Lembikisa (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, St. Johnstone 0, Heart of Midlothian 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins St. Johnstone 0, Heart of Midlothian 0.
    • 45': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Sven Sprangler replaces Fran Franczak.
    • 46': Foul by Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 46': Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Connor Smith (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tony Gallacher.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Fraser.
    • 50': Foul by Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 50': Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Andy Considine (St. Johnstone).
    • 52': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 52': Andy Considine (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 54': Goal! St. Johnstone 0, Heart of Midlothian 1. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Frankie Kent.
    • 59': Foul by Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 59': Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Offside, Heart of Midlothian. Calem Nieuwenhof is caught offside.
    • 61': Foul by Benjamin Mbunga Kimpioka (St. Johnstone).
    • 61': Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Connor Smith (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 65': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Adama Sidibeh replaces Tony Gallacher.
    • 65': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Nicky Clark replaces Benjamin Mbunga Kimpioka.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Scott Fraser (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland.
    • 66': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Max Kucheryavyi.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Calem Nieuwenhof following a corner.
    • 69': Offside, Heart of Midlothian. Kenneth Vargas is caught offside.
    • 72': Offside, Heart of Midlothian. Kenneth Vargas is caught offside.
    • 75': Ryan McGowan (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card.
    • 75': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Craig Halkett replaces Stephen Kingsley.
    • 76': Foul by Craig Halkett (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 76': Nicky Clark (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Adama Sidibeh (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 78': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Dexter Lembikisa.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Nicky Clark (St. Johnstone) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Smith with a cross.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Kucheryavyi.
    • 79': Foul by Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 79': Max Kucheryavyi (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 79': Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Foul by Luke Robinson (St. Johnstone).
    • 82': Scott Fraser (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Yutaro Oda replaces Scott Fraser.
    • 83': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Jorge Grant replaces Kenneth Vargas.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Dexter Lembikisa (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Yutaro Oda.
    • 84': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Diallang Jaiyesimi replaces Connor Smith.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Adama Sidibeh (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicky Clark.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Adama Sidibeh (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Max Kucheryavyi.
    • 90'+4': Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Diallang Jaiyesimi (St. Johnstone).
    • 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+6': Diallang Jaiyesimi (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, St. Johnstone 0, Heart of Midlothian 1.
    • 0': Match ends, St. Johnstone 0, Heart of Midlothian 1.

    Game Information

    Competition: Scottish Premiership

    Venue: McDiarmid Park
    Location: Perth, Scotland
    Attendance: 4,518

    SPFL Premiership Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Celtic 5 +14 15
    2 Aberdeen 5 +7 15
    3 Rangers 5 +5 10
    4 Dundee United 5 +2 8
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    STJ St Johnstone (4-5-1)

    No. Name
    1 Dimitar Mitov (GK)
    4 Andrew Considine Yellow Card
    5 Ryan McGowan Yellow Card
    19 Luke Robinson Yellow Card
    17 Oludare Olufunwa
    15 Maksym Kucheriavyi
    50 Connot Smith
    11 Graham Carey
    3 Tony Gallacher
    46 Fran Franczak
    29 Benjamin Mgunga-Kimpioka
    St Johnstone Substitutes:
    Nicholas Clark, Christopher Kane, Dave Richards, Stevie May, Adama Sidibeh, Kerr Smith, Diallang Jaiyesimi, Sven Sprangler.

    HOM Heart of Midlothian (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    28 Zander Clark (GK)
    3 Stephen Kingsley
    2 Frankie Kent
    19 Alex Cochrane
    81 Dexter Lembikisa
    29 Scott Fraser
    6 Beni Baningime
    8 Calem Nieuwenhof
    9 Lawrence Shankland
    17 Alan Forrest
    77 Kenneth Vargas Yellow Card
    Heart of Midlothian Substitutes:
    Toby Sibbick, Craig Halkett, Yutaro Oda, Jorge Grant, Macauley Tait, Cameron Devlin, Craig Gordon, Kyosuke Tagawa, Aidan Denholm.

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