Scottish Premiership

Heart of Midlothian vs Rangers, 2023-24 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership
Heart of Midlothian
    FT
    0 - 1
    Rangers
    • 34': Abdallah Sima

    About

    Heart of Midlothian are hosting Rangers at Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh, 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.
    • 2': Foul by James Tavernier (Rangers).
    • 2': Kyosuke Tagawa (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 11': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Frankie Kent.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jorge Grant following a fast break.
    • 12': Danilo (Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Foul by Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Tom Lawrence (Rangers).
    • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 18': Substitution, Rangers. José Cifuentes replaces Tom Lawrence because of an injury.
    • 20': Foul by Abdallah Sima (Rangers).
    • 20': Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Ross McCausland (Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danilo.
    • 21': Foul by Kye Rowles (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 21': Ross McCausland (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathaniel Atkinson.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorge Grant.
    • 28': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Todd Cantwell.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Abdallah Sima (Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ridvan Yilmaz.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Todd Cantwell (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 30': Offside, Rangers. Danilo is caught offside.
    • 32': Foul by José Cifuentes (Rangers).
    • 32': Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Connor Goldson.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross following a corner.
    • 34': Goal! Heart of Midlothian 0, Rangers 1. Abdallah Sima (Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Tavernier with a through ball.
    • 39': Foul by Calem Nieuwenhof (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 39': José Cifuentes (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Todd Cantwell (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 41': Connor Goldson (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Foul by Kyosuke Tagawa (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 41': Attempt missed. Danilo (Rangers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ridvan Yilmaz with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 43': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ross McCausland.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland with a through ball.
    • 45': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Stephen Kingsley.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Nathaniel Atkinson.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Ross McCausland (Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Danilo (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leon Balogun with a headed pass.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Danilo (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 45'+3': Beni Baningime (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Rangers).
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Heart of Midlothian 0, Rangers 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Heart of Midlothian 0, Rangers 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Kenneth Vargas replaces Nathaniel Atkinson.
    • 45': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Yutaro Oda replaces Jorge Grant.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Ridvan Yilmaz (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Danilo.
    • 47': Foul by Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 47': John Lundstram (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 49': Ridvan Yilmaz (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by James Tavernier (Rangers).
    • 50': Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 51': Todd Cantwell (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Danilo (Rangers) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 52': Calem Nieuwenhof (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Abdallah Sima (Rangers).
    • 53': Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by Ross McCausland (Rangers).
    • 54': Foul by Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 54': Todd Cantwell (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Connor Goldson (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James Tavernier with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Ridvan Yilmaz (Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by John Lundstram.
    • 62': Foul by Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 62': Ross McCausland (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 63': Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Connor Goldson (Rangers) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by James Tavernier with a cross.
    • 63': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Frankie Kent.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Abdallah Sima (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ridvan Yilmaz with a cross following a corner.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Ross McCausland (Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdallah Sima.
    • 64': Foul by John Lundstram (Rangers).
    • 64': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Alan Forrest replaces Kyosuke Tagawa.
    • 66': Danilo (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Foul by Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 67': Attempt saved. John Lundstram (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ross McCausland.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Ridvan Yilmaz (Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 69': Foul by Ridvan Yilmaz (Rangers).
    • 69': Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 69': Ridvan Yilmaz (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alan Forrest with a cross.
    • 70': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Beni Baningime.
    • 71': Substitution, Rangers. Kemar Roofe replaces Danilo.
    • 71': Substitution, Rangers. Dujon Sterling replaces Ridvan Yilmaz.
    • 72': Foul by John Lundstram (Rangers).
    • 72': Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Offside, Rangers. Ross McCausland is caught offside.
    • 76': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Dujon Sterling.
    • 79': Abdallah Sima (Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Foul by Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 80': Offside, Rangers. Abdallah Sima is caught offside.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Abdallah Sima (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Connor Goldson.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Yutaro Oda (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Forrest.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Ross McCausland (Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
    • 85': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Barrie McKay replaces Stephen Kingsley.
    • 85': Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Kemar Roofe (Rangers).
    • 86': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Dujon Sterling.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland.
    • 87': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by José Cifuentes.
    • 88': Substitution, Rangers. Sam Lammers replaces Todd Cantwell.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Kye Rowles (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Barrie McKay with a cross following a corner.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 89': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Leon Balogun.
    • 90': Foul by Calem Nieuwenhof (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 90': James Tavernier (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Dujon Sterling (Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian).
    • 90'+1': Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. James Tavernier (Rangers) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Heart of Midlothian 0, Rangers 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Heart of Midlothian 0, Rangers 1.

    Game Information

    Competition: Scottish Premiership

    Venue: Tynecastle Park
    Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
    Attendance: 17,759

    SPFL Premiership Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Celtic 10 +26 28
    2 Aberdeen 10 +11 28
    3 Rangers 10 +7 19
    4 Dundee United 11 +2 16
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    HOM Heart of Midlothian (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    28 Zander Clark (GK)
    2 Frankie Kent
    15 Kye Rowles
    3 Stephen Kingsley
    7 Jorge Grant
    8 Calem Nieuwenhof
    6 Beni Baningime
    19 Alex Cochrane Yellow Card
    13 Nathaniel Atkinson
    30 Kyosuke Tagawa
    9 Lawrence Shankland
    Heart of Midlothian Substitutes:
    Barrie McKay, Craig Gordon, Kenneth Vargas, Peter Haring, Toby Sibbick, Alan Forrest, Aidan Denholm, Yutaro Oda, Craig Halkett.

    RAN Rangers (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jack Butland (GK)
    27 Leon Balogun
    6 Connor Goldson
    3 Ridvan Yilmaz Yellow Card
    2 James Tavernier
    13 Todd Cantwell
    11 Tom Lawrence
    4 John Lundstram
    99 Danilo
    19 Abdallah Sima
    45 Ross McCausland
    Rangers Substitutes:
    José Cifuentes, Ben Davies, Cyriel Dessers, Kemar Roofe, Sam Lammers, John Souttar, Rabbi Matondo, Robbie McCrorie, Dujon Sterling.

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