Scottish Premiership

Livingston vs Heart of Midlothian, 2023-24 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership
Livingston
  • 79': Andrew Shinnie (P)
FT
1 - 2
Heart of Midlothian
  • 53': Kenneth Vargas
  • 64': Lawrence Shankland

About

Livingston are hosting Heart of Midlothian at Home of the Set Fare Arena, Livingston, 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.
  • 2': Corner, Livingston. Conceded by Alex Cochrane.
  • 2': Offside, Livingston. Jamie Brandon is caught offside.
  • 4': Delay in match because of an injury Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 8': Foul by Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 8': Steven Bradley (Livingston) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Offside, Livingston. Kurtis Guthrie is caught offside.
  • 9': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Kurtis Guthrie (Livingston) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 12': VAR Decision: No Goal Livingston 0-0 Heart of Midlothian.
  • 14': Foul by Jason Holt (Livingston).
  • 14': Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Craig Halkett (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 17': Kurtis Guthrie (Livingston) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Foul by Tom Parkes (Livingston).
  • 19': Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Calem Nieuwenhof (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 20': Scott Pittman (Livingston) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 22': Jason Holt (Livingston) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Steven Bradley (Livingston).
  • 25': Foul by Ayo Obileye (Livingston).
  • 25': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Offside, Heart of Midlothian. Frankie Kent is caught offside.
  • 27': Offside, Livingston. Kurtis Guthrie is caught offside.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 36': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Jason Holt.
  • 37': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Peter Haring with a cross following a corner.
  • 37': Foul by Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 37': Steven Bradley (Livingston) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Michael Devlin (Livingston) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 41': Foul by Calem Nieuwenhof (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 41': Jason Holt (Livingston) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Calem Nieuwenhof (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Kurtis Guthrie (Livingston) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Penrice with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Alan Forrest.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Tom Parkes (Livingston).
  • 45'+3': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+4': Tom Parkes (Livingston) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+4': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Livingston 0, Heart of Midlothian 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Livingston 0, Heart of Midlothian 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Livingston. Cristian Montaño replaces Tom Parkes.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Peter Haring following a fast break.
  • 47': Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Michael Devlin (Livingston).
  • 48': Penalty Heart of Midlothian. Alan Forrest draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 48': Penalty conceded by Michael Devlin (Livingston) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Michael Devlin (Livingston).
  • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 51': Penalty saved. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Toby Sibbick (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
  • 53': Goal! Livingston 0, Heart of Midlothian 1. Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alan Forrest following a fast break.
  • 60': Foul by Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 60': Jason Holt (Livingston) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Ayo Obileye (Livingston) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 61': Corner, Livingston. Conceded by Craig Halkett.
  • 62': Substitution, Livingston. Tete Yengi replaces Steven Bradley.
  • 64': Goal! Livingston 0, Heart of Midlothian 2. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alan Forrest.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 67': Delay in match because of an injury James Penrice (Livingston).
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 68': Substitution, Livingston. Joel Nouble replaces James Penrice because of an injury.
  • 68': Substitution, Livingston. Michael Nottingham replaces Michael Devlin.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Jamie Brandon (Livingston) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andrew Shinnie.
  • 71': Ayo Obileye (Livingston) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 72': Attempt missed. Kurtis Guthrie (Livingston) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Brandon with a cross.
  • 73': Foul by Craig Halkett (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 73': Kurtis Guthrie (Livingston) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Penalty conceded by Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 78': VAR Decision: Penalty Livingston.
  • 79': Goal! Livingston 1, Heart of Midlothian 2. Andrew Shinnie (Livingston) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 80': Foul by Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 80': Tete Yengi (Livingston) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Tete Yengi (Livingston).
  • 80': Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Foul by Tete Yengi (Livingston).
  • 82': Foul by Peter Haring (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 82': Tete Yengi (Livingston) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Jamie Brandon (Livingston) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jason Holt following a set piece situation.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Michael Nottingham (Livingston) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Brandon.
  • 84': Substitution, Livingston. Bruce Anderson replaces Scott Pittman.
  • 85': Foul by Craig Halkett (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 85': Kurtis Guthrie (Livingston) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Kurtis Guthrie (Livingston) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Shinnie.
  • 87': Foul by Tete Yengi (Livingston).
  • 87': Peter Haring (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Aidan Denholm replaces Calem Nieuwenhof.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Kurtis Guthrie (Livingston) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joel Nouble with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Yutaro Oda replaces Kenneth Vargas.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 90'+3': Jason Holt (Livingston) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Jack Hamilton.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Aidan Denholm (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 90'+5': Jason Holt (Livingston) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Ayo Obileye (Livingston).
  • 90'+5': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Cristian Montaño (Livingston).
  • 90'+7': Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Aidan Denholm (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 90'+8': Michael Nottingham (Livingston) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Andrew Shinnie.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Livingston 1, Heart of Midlothian 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Livingston 1, Heart of Midlothian 2.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: Home of the Set Fare Arena
Location: Livingston, Scotland
Attendance: 6,161

SPFL Premiership Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Heart of Midlothian 1 +2 3
2 Hibernian 1 +1 3
3 Celtic 1 +1 3
4 Falkirk 1 0 1
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LIV Livingston (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
32 Jack Hamilton (GK)
6 Stephen Ayomide Obileye
4 Tom Parkes Yellow Card
5 Michael Devlin
18 Jason Holt
22 Andrew Shinnie
29 James Penrice
12 Jamie Brandon
28 Kurtis Guthrie
8 Scott Pittman
16 Steven Bradley
Livingston Substitutes:
Joel Jonathan Nouble, Daniel Mackay, Cristian Montano, Tete Yengi, Mo Sangare, Luiyi de Lucas, Shamal George, Michael Nottingham, Bruce Anderson.

HOM Heart of Midlothian (3-5-2)

No. Name
28 Zander Clark (GK)
4 Craig Halkett
3 Stephen Kingsley
2 Frankie Kent Yellow Card
8 Calem Nieuwenhof Yellow Card
5 Peter Haring
77 Kenneth Vargas
19 Alex Cochrane
21 Toby Sibbick
17 Alan Forrest
9 Lawrence Shankland Yellow Card
Heart of Midlothian Substitutes:
Andy Halliday, Macauley Tait, Aidan Denholm, Yutaro Oda, Alexander Lowry, Craig Gordon, James Wilson, Finlay Pollock, Kyosuke Tagawa.

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