Scottish Premiership

Heart of Midlothian vs Aberdeen, 2023-24 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership
Heart of Midlothian
  • 57': Jorge Grant (P)
  • 77': Lawrence Shankland
FT
2 - 0
Aberdeen

    About

    Heart of Midlothian are hosting Aberdeen at Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh, 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.
    • 1': Attempt blocked. Dante Polvara (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie McGrath with a cross.
    • 2': Foul by Stefan Gartenmann (Aberdeen).
    • 2': Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Richard Jensen (Aberdeen).
    • 3': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Leighton Clarkson (Aberdeen) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Dante Polvara with a cross.
    • 5': Foul by Bojan Miovski (Aberdeen).
    • 5': Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Leighton Clarkson (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicky Devlin with a cross.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorge Grant.
    • 12': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Jack MacKenzie.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Bojan Miovski (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Graeme Shinnie with a cross.
    • 17': Foul by Jack MacKenzie (Aberdeen).
    • 17': Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Stephen Kingsley.
    • 21': Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Frankie Kent.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Jamie McGrath (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 25': Beni Baningime (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Bojan Miovski (Aberdeen).
    • 25': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Bojan Miovski (Aberdeen) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 27': VAR Decision: No Goal Heart of Midlothian 0-0 Aberdeen.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Dante Polvara (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Bojan Miovski (Aberdeen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leighton Clarkson.
    • 30': Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Frankie Kent.
    • 31': Foul by Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen).
    • 31': Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Foul by Calem Nieuwenhof (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 31': Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Dante Polvara (Aberdeen).
    • 32': Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Stefan Gartenmann (Aberdeen).
    • 35': Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frankie Kent.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Calem Nieuwenhof (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland.
    • 39': Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Frankie Kent.
    • 40': Foul by Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 40': Jamie McGrath (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Dexter Lembikisa (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Foul by Jamie McGrath (Aberdeen).
    • 42': Foul by Richard Jensen (Aberdeen).
    • 42': Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 44': Foul by Bojan Miovski (Aberdeen).
    • 44': Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Leighton Clarkson (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Graeme Shinnie.
    • 45': Foul by Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 45': Stefan Gartenmann (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Beni Baningime (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 45'+2': Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Leighton Clarkson (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Connor Barron (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Heart of Midlothian 0, Aberdeen 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Heart of Midlothian 0, Aberdeen 0.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland.
    • 47': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Graeme Shinnie.
    • 48': Foul by Beni Baningime (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 48': Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Connor Barron (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Jamie McGrath (Aberdeen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 53': Penalty conceded by Nicky Devlin (Aberdeen) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 54': VAR Decision: Penalty Heart of Midlothian.
    • 57': Goal! Heart of Midlothian 1, Aberdeen 0. Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
    • 59': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Jack MacKenzie.
    • 60': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Jamie McGrath.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 61': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Kelle Roos.
    • 61': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Stefan Gartenmann.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jorge Grant with a cross following a corner.
    • 63': Foul by Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 63': Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Substitution, Aberdeen. Duk replaces Dante Polvara.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Calem Nieuwenhof.
    • 66': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Kelle Roos.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 67': Foul by Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 67': Jack MacKenzie (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 70': Substitution, Aberdeen. Ester Sokler replaces Jamie McGrath.
    • 70': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Kenneth Vargas replaces Yutaro Oda.
    • 70': Substitution, Aberdeen. Shayden Morris replaces Connor Barron.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Cochrane.
    • 71': Substitution, Aberdeen. Angus MacDonald replaces Stefan Gartenmann because of an injury.
    • 73': Duk (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card.
    • 77': Goal! Heart of Midlothian 2, Aberdeen 0. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jorge Grant.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 78': Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Stephen Kingsley.
    • 80': Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Alex Cochrane.
    • 82': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Macaulay Tait replaces Jorge Grant.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Calem Nieuwenhof.
    • 83': Foul by Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 83': Nicky Devlin (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 83': Jack MacKenzie (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Nicky Devlin (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leighton Clarkson with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Duk (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicky Devlin.
    • 85': Foul by Richard Jensen (Aberdeen).
    • 85': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Foul by Macaulay Tait (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 86': Shayden Morris (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Macaulay Tait.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Jack MacKenzie (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Duk.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Craig Halkett replaces Lawrence Shankland.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Aberdeen. Nicky Devlin is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Macaulay Tait.
    • 90'+4': Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Bojan Miovski (Aberdeen).
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Heart of Midlothian 2, Aberdeen 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Heart of Midlothian 2, Aberdeen 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: Scottish Premiership

    Venue: Tynecastle Park
    Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
    Attendance: 18,790

    SPFL Premiership Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Celtic 11 +28 31
    2 Aberdeen 12 +13 31
    3 Rangers 12 +8 23
    4 Dundee United 13 +5 20
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    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
    7 Jorge Grant
    6 Beni Baningime
    8 Calem Nieuwenhof
    9 Lawrence Shankland
    17 Alan Forrest
    11 Yutaro Oda Yellow Card
    Heart of Midlothian Substitutes:
    James Wilson, Macauley Tait, Craig Gordon, Craig Halkett, Finlay Pollock, Aidan Denholm, Toby Sibbick, Kyosuke Tagawa, Kenneth Vargas.

    ABE Aberdeen (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    24 Kelle Roos (GK)
    5 Richard Jensen
    6 Stefan Gartenmann
    3 Jack Mackenzie
    2 Nicky Devlin
    10 Leighton Clarkson
    4 Graeme Shinnie Yellow Card
    8 Connor Barron
    9 Bojan Miovski
    7 Jamie McGrath
    21 Dante Polvara
    Aberdeen Substitutes:
    Angus MacDonald, Ester Sokler, Habib Gueye, Jack Milne, Ryan Duncan, Ross Doohan, Jonathan Hayes, Shayden Morris, Duk.

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