Livingston vs Heart of Midlothian, 2025-26 Scottish Premiership
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Match Commentary
- 5': Stevie May (Livingston) Goal at 5'
- 22': Lewis Smith (Livingston) Yellow Card at 22'
- 24': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) Goal at 24'
- 34': Scott Arfield (Livingston) Yellow Card at 34'
- 45': Oisin McEntee (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 45'
- 51': Cláudio Braga (Heart of Midlothian) Goal at 51'
- 58': Lewis Smith (Livingston) Goal at 58'
- 65': Scott Pittman (Livingston) Substitution at 65'
- 65': Emmanuel Danso (Livingston) Substitution at 65'
- 77': Sabah Kerjota (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 77'
- 78': Robbie Muirhead (Livingston) Substitution at 78'
- 78': Ryan McGowan (Livingston) Substitution at 78'
- 84': Jordi Altena (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 84'
- 87': Samson Lawal (Livingston) Substitution at 87'
- 89': Beni Baningime (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 89'
- 89': Blair Spittal (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 89'
- 90'+6': Marc Leonard (Heart of Midlothian) Red Card at 96'
Statistics
 HOM |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 65.2 | Possession | 34.8 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Tony Macaroni Arena
Location: Livingston, Scotland
Attendance: 8,952
SPFL Premiership Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 8 | +12 | 21 |
| 2 | Rangers | 8 | +6 | 19 |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 8 | +11 | 16 |
| 4 | Dundee | 8 | +3 | 13 |
Line-Ups
Livingston (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Jérôme Prior (GK) |
| 27 | Danny Wilson |
| 26 | Cristian Montano |
| 19 | Daniel Finlayson |
| 24 | Mohamad Sylla |
| 37 | Scott Arfield  |
| 3 | Babacar Fati |
| 2 | Cameron Kerr |
| 7 | Joel Jonathan Nouble |
| 17 | Stevie May |
| 15 | Lewis Smith |
Heart of Midlothian (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Alexander Schwolow (GK) |
| 5 | Jamie McCart |
| 4 | Craig Halkett |
| 3 | Stephen Kingsley |
| 31 | Oisin McEntee |
| 9 | Lawrence Shankland |
| 14 | Cameron Devlin |
| 49 | Marc Leonard  |
| 10 | Cláudio Braga |
| 89 | Alexandros Kyziridis |
| 99 | Islam Chesnokov |
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