Hibernian beats Livingston 4-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

LIVINGSTON. Hibernian was able to reverse the scoreline before demolishing Livingston.

By
Mark Hall
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Hibernian beats Livingston 4-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

LIVINGSTON. Hibernian was able to turn the tables before demolishing Livingston. It was Livingston to score first with a goal from Joel Nouble. Nevertheless, later Hibernian found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 4 consecutive goals with Élie Youan (28′), Élie Youan (37′), Stephane Omeonga (61′) and M. Kukharevych (90′). Hibernian took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).

Also, Livingston had 2 players sent off: Jack Fitzwater (52′ for a red card) and David Martindale (53′ for a red card).

The match was played at the Tony Macaroni Arena stadium in Livingston on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Chris Graham with the collaboration of David Roome and Steven Traynor. The 4th official was Alan Newlands. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6 degrees Celsius or 42.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Livingston

1 - 4

Team 1

Hibernian

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 9 Total 12
  • 1 On Target 7
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 97 Attack 94
  • 49 Dangerous attack 44
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 15
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Hibernian had a strong ball possession 56% while Livingston was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Livingston was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyway, Hibernian managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Livingston shot 9 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Hibernian shot 12 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Livingston received 3 yellow cards (Cristian Montano, Nicky Devlin and M. Boyes). On the other side, Hibernian received 3 yellow cards (C. Egan-Riley, Kevin Nisbet and James Jeggo).

Match Timeline

Joel Nouble(goal)
9'
28'
Élie Youan(goal)
37'
Élie Youan(goal)
52'
Ayo Obileye- sub ->S. Kelly
54'
Cristian Montano- Yellow
60'
61'
63'
68'
68'
Dylan Bahamboula- sub ->Bruce Anderson
69'
James Penrice- sub ->Cristian Montano
70'
Andrew Shinnie- sub ->Scott Pittman
70'
Morgan Boyes- Yellow
73'
73'
76'
77'
79'
Lewis Miller- sub ->C. Egan-Riley
86'
90'
Oscar MacIntyre- sub ->Élie Youan
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
92
33
Rangers
79
33
Aberdeen
53
33
Hearts
48
33
Hibernian
44
33
St. Mirren
44
33
Livingston
42
33
Motherwell
37
33
St. Johnstone
33
33
Dundee United
31
33
Kilmarnock
31
33
Ross County
27
33

After this match, Livingston will stay with 35 points to remain in the 7th place. On the other side, Hibernian will have 40 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Livingston will play away against Dundee United on the 22nd of April with a 8-3 head to head statistic in favor of Livingston (2 draws).

Hibernian will play away agasint St. Johnstone on the 22nd of April with a 12-12 head to head.

Livingston – Formation

Livingston
G
Shamal George 1.England
6.1
D
Nicky Devlin 2.Scotland
6.4
63'
D
Jack Fitzwater 5.England
6.3
52'
D
Morgan Boyes 15.Wales
6.4
73'
D
Cristian Montano 11.Colombia
6.3
70' 60'
M
S. Oméonga 33.Belgium
5.9
M
Jason Holt 18.Scotland
6.4
M
Scott Pittman 8.Scotland
7.0
70'
M
Stephen Kelly 17.Scotland
6.2
54'
M
Joel Nouble 19.England
7.1
Goals9'
F
Bruce Anderson 9.Scotland
6.7
69'
Substitutes
G
Jack Hamilton 32.Scotland
D
Ayo Obileye 6.England
6.5
54'
D
James Penrice 29.Scotland
6.2
70'
D
Luiyi de Lucas  23.Dominican Republic
76'
D
Jamie Brandon 12.Scotland
M
Dylan Bahamboula 7.Republic of the Congo
6.2
69'
M
Andrew Shinnie 22.Scotland
6.6
70'
F
Steven Bradley 16.Scotland
F
Kurtis Guthrie 28.England

Livingston started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).

The manager David Martindale decided to play with the following team: Shamal George (6.1), Nicky Devlin (6.4), Jack Fitzwater (6.3), Morgan Boyes (6.4), Cristian Montano (6.3), Stephane Omeonga (5.9), Jason Holt (6.4), Scott Pitman (7.0), Joel Nouble (7.1), Stephen Kelly (6.2) and Bruce Anderson (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Jack Hamilton, Ayo Obileye (6.5), James Penrice (6.2), Luiyi de Lucas, Dylan Bahamboula (6.2), Andrew Shinnie (6.6), Jamie Brandon, Steven Bradley and Kurtis Guthrie.

Livingston could not rely on the presence of Luiyi de Lucas (injured).

Substitutions

Livingston made 5 changes: S. Kelly for Ayo Obileye (54′), Bruce Anderson for Dylan Bahamboula (69′), Cristian Montano for James Penrice (70′), Scott Pittman for Andrew Shinnie (70′) and Ayo Obileye for Luiyi de Lucas Pérez (76′).

Best player: Joel Nouble​

The most impressive player for Livingston was Joel Nouble.

His rating is (7.1) with 1 goal, 15 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.

Hibernian – Formation

Hibernian
G
David Marshall 1.Scotland
6.1
D
Chris Cadden 12.Scotland
6.8
D
Will Fish 25.England
7.2
D
Paul Hanlon  4.Scotland
7.4
D
Marijan Cabraja 3.Croatia
6.2
M
C. Egan-Riley 26.England
6.9
79' 73'
M
James Jeggo 14.Australia
7.1
86'
M
Ewan Henderson 18.Scotland
7.0
68'
M
Josh Campbell 32.Scotland
6.6
M
Élie Youan 23.France
7.9
90' Goals28', 37'
F
Matthew Hoppe 13.United States
6.8
68'
Substitutes
G
Murray Johnson 31.Scotland
D
Lewis Stevenson 16.Scotland
D
Mikey Devlin  17.Scotland
D
Lewis Miller 2.Australia
79'
D
O. MacIntyre 37.Scotland
90'
F
Jair Tavares 10.Portugal
F
Kevin Nisbet 15.Scotland
6.2
68' 77'
F
Mykola Kukharevych  99.Ukraine
7.4
68' Goals90'

Hibernian started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Lee Johnson played with: David Marshall (6.1), Christopher Cadden (6.8), William Fish (7.2), Paul Hanlon (7.4), Marijan Čabraja (6.2), CJ Egan-Riley (6.9), James Jeggo (7.1), Ewan Henderson (7.0), Josh Campbell (6.6), Thody Elie Youan (7.9) and Matthew Hoppe (6.8).

They had on the bench: Murray Johnson, Lewis Stevenson, Michael Devlin, Lewis Miller, Oscar MacIntyre, Jair Tavares, Kevin Nisbet (6.2), Mykola Kukharevych (7.4) and Josh O’Connor.

Substitutions

Hibernian made 4 changes: M. Hoppe for M. Kukharevych (68′), Ewan Henderson for Kevin Nisbet (68′), C. Egan-Riley for Lewis Miller (79′) and Élie Youan for Oscar MacIntyre (90′).

Best player: Thody Elie Youan​

The player that probably impressed the most for Hibernian was Thody Elie Youan.

His rating is (7.9) with 2 goals, 17 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​