Scottish Premiership

St Johnstone vs Heart of Midlothian, 2022-23 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership
St Johnstone
  • 55': Stevie May (P)
  • 79': Jamie Murphy
FT
2 - 3
Heart of Midlothian
  • 14': Lawrence Shankland (P)
  • 33': Alan Forrest
  • 64': Barrie McKay

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 Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Ryan McGowan (St. Johnstone).
  • 3': Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 5': Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 5': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Andrew Considine.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Alister Crawford (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicky Clark.
  • 6': Foul by Andrew Considine (St. Johnstone).
  • 6': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Ryan McGowan (St. Johnstone).
  • 7': Josh Ginnelly (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Graham Carey (St. Johnstone).
  • 9': Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Robert Snodgrass (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Ginnelly with a cross.
  • 11': Penalty conceded by Ryan McGowan (St. Johnstone) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 12': VAR Decision: Penalty St. Johnstone.
  • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 13': Ryan McGowan (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 14': Goal! St. Johnstone 0, Heart of Midlothian 1. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 15': Foul by Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 15': Nicky Clark (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Stevie May (St. Johnstone).
  • 18': Offside, St. Johnstone. Drey Wright tries a through ball, but Adam Montgomery is caught offside.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Andrew Halliday (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Melker Hallberg (St. Johnstone).
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Offside, Heart of Midlothian. Robert Snodgrass tries a through ball, but Josh Ginnelly is caught offside.
  • 26': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Alex Mitchell replaces Melker Hallberg because of an injury.
  • 27': Andrew Considine (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Dangerous play by Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Josh Ginnelly (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland.
  • 30': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Alex Mitchell.
  • 31': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Nicky Clark.
  • 33': Goal! St. Johnstone 0, Heart of Midlothian 2. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Halliday.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Stevie May (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Drey Wright.
  • 37': Penalty conceded by Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 38': VAR Decision: Penalty St. Johnstone.
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) left footed shot is too high. Graham Carey should be disappointed.
  • 40': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Andrew Halliday.
  • 41': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Andrew Halliday.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Stevie May (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Graham Carey with a cross.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Alister Crawford (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 43': Offside, St. Johnstone. Drey Wright tries a through ball, but Stevie May is caught offside.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Stevie May (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Graham Carey.
  • 44': Foul by Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 44': Ryan McGowan (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Liam Gordon (St. Johnstone).
  • 45'+2': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Alex Mitchell.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Remi Matthews.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Drey Wright.
  • 45'+5': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Adam Montgomery.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, St. Johnstone 0, Heart of Midlothian 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins St. Johnstone 0, Heart of Midlothian 2.
  • 47': Foul by Alister Crawford (St. Johnstone).
  • 47': Robert Snodgrass (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Alister Crawford (St. Johnstone).
  • 49': Attempt missed. Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 50': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Adam Montgomery.
  • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Drey Wright (St. Johnstone).
  • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 54': Penalty St. Johnstone. Stevie May draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 54': Penalty conceded by Robert Snodgrass (Heart of Midlothian) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 55': Robert Snodgrass (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Goal! St. Johnstone 1, Heart of Midlothian 2. Stevie May (St. Johnstone) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 56': Foul by Ryan McGowan (St. Johnstone).
  • 56': Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Foul by Nicky Clark (St. Johnstone).
  • 57': Robert Snodgrass (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Drey Wright (St. Johnstone).
  • 58': Josh Ginnelly (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Nicky Clark (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stevie May.
  • 61': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Adam Montgomery.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Toby Sibbick (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Michael Smith replaces Alan Forrest.
  • 63': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Barrie McKay replaces Jorge Grant.
  • 64': Goal! St. Johnstone 1, Heart of Midlothian 3. Barrie McKay (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cameron Devlin.
  • 65': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Jamie Murphy replaces Nicky Clark.
  • 65': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Connor McLennan replaces Alister Crawford.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Stevie May (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Drey Wright with a cross.
  • 67': Hand ball by Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Liam Gordon (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan McGowan.
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Andrew Halliday (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Graham Carey (St. Johnstone).
  • 70': Substitution, St. Johnstone. David Wotherspoon replaces Ryan McGowan.
  • 70': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Cameron MacPherson replaces Graham Carey because of an injury.
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Kye Rowles.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Drey Wright (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cameron MacPherson following a corner.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Ginnelly with a cross.
  • 75': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Toby Sibbick.
  • 77': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Orestis Kiomourtzoglou replaces Josh Ginnelly.
  • 79': Goal! St. Johnstone 2, Heart of Midlothian 3. Jamie Murphy (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liam Gordon.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Jamie Murphy (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrew Considine.
  • 81': Cameron MacPherson (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Orestis Kiomourtzoglou (Heart of Midlothian).
  • 83': Attempt missed. David Wotherspoon (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stevie May.
  • 84': Barrie McKay (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Foul by Alex Mitchell (St. Johnstone).
  • 84': Alex Mitchell (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barrie McKay.
  • 86': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Andrew Considine.
  • 90'+2': Alex Mitchell (St. Johnstone) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jamie Murphy.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Liam Gordon (St. Johnstone).
  • 90'+2': Orestis Kiomourtzoglou (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Liam Gordon (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Adam Montgomery.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, St. Johnstone 2, Heart of Midlothian 3.
  • 0': Match ends, St. Johnstone 2, Heart of Midlothian 3.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: McDiarmid Park
Location: Perth, Scotland
Attendance: 7,058

SPFL Premiership Table

# 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 Table

Line-Ups

STJ St Johnstone (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Remi Matthews (GK)
6 Liam Gordon Yellow Card
4 Andrew Considine
13 Ryan McGowan Yellow Card
21 Ali Crawford
22 Melker Hallberg
23 Graham Carey Yellow Card
19 Adam Montgomery
14 Drey Wright
7 Stevie May
37 Nicholas Clark
St Johnstone Substitutes:
David Wotherspoon, Michael O'Halloran, Daniel Phillips, Cameron Macpherson, Connor Mclennan, Elliot Parish, Jamie Murphy, James Brown, Alex Mitchell.

HOM Heart of Midlothian (3-4-3)

No. Name
28 Zander Clark (GK)
15 Kye Rowles
19 Alex Cochrane
21 Toby Sibbick
77 Robert Snodgrass Yellow Card
14 Cameron Devlin
16 Andy Halliday
17 Alan Forrest
9 Lawrence Shankland
7 Jorge Grant
30 Josh Ginnelly
Heart of Midlothian Substitutes:
Nathaniel Atkinson, Finlay Pollock, Lewis Neilson, Bobby Mcluckie, Orestis Kiomourtzoglou, Ross Stewart, Barrie McKay, Michael Smith.

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