Hibernian tops Livingston 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Boyle. HIGHLIGHTS

LIVINGSTON. Hibernian conquers Livingston 1-0 after M. Boyle scored just 1 goal (28').

December 10, 2023

LIVINGSTON. Hibernian overcomes Livingston 1-0 after M. Boyle scored just 1 goal (28′). Hibernian capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).

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 Grant Irvine who had the assistance of Gordon Crawford and Paul O’Neill. The 4th official was Stewart Luke. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.53 degrees Celsius or 43.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.

Match Timeline

28'

Martin Boyle(goal)

Jamie Brandon- Yellow

36'

Mikey Devlin - Yellow

45'

51'

Dylan Vente(VAR)

Ayo Obileye- Yellow

52'

Bruce Anderson- sub ->Jamie Brandon

56'

63'

Dylan Levitt- Yellow

70'

Stephen Kelly- sub ->Andrew Shinnie

73'

78'

Josh Campbell- sub ->Rory Whittaker

Mo Sangare- sub ->Kurtis Guthrie

80'

87'

Mo Sangare(VAR)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Livingston stays with 10 points to remain in the 12th place. On the other side, Hibernian will has 24 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Livingston will host Kilmarnock on the 16th of December with a 9-7 head to head in favor of Kilmarnock (1 draw).

Hibernian will host Rangers on the 16th of December with a 33-8 head to head statistic in favor of Rangers (10 draws).

Livingston – Formation

Livingston

Shamal George 1.England

6.3

Mikey Devlin 5.Scotland

6.6

45'

Ayo Obileye 6.England

6.6

73'

52'

Michael Nottingham 21.Saint Kitts and Nevis

6.8

Scott Pittman 8.Scotland

7.1

Jamie Brandon 12.Scotland

6.8

56'

36'

Jason Holt 18.Scotland

7.1

Andrew Shinnie 22.Scotland

6.7

73'

Sean Kelly 24.Scotland

7.0

James Penrice 29.Scotland

7.8

Kurtis Guthrie 28.England

7.0

80'

Substitutes

Jack Hamilton 32.Scotland

Tom Parkes 4.England

6.7

73'

Miles Welch-Hayes 14.England

Stephen Kelly 10.Scotland

6.4

73'

Mo Sangare 20.Liberia

6.4

80'

Danny Lloyd 25.England

Samson Lawal 40.Nigeria

Bruce Anderson 9.Scotland

7.0

56'

Joel Nouble 19.England

Livingston started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager David Martindale decided to play with the following team: Shamal George (6.3), Michael Nottingham (6.8), Ayo Obileye (6.6), Michael Devlin (6.6), Jamie Brandon (6.8), Jason Holt (7.1), Sean Kelly (7.0), James Penrice (7.8), Scott Pitman (7.1), Andrew Shinnie (6.7) and Kurtis Guthrie (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Tom Parkes (6.7), Bruce Anderson (7.0), Stephen Kelly (6.4), Miles Welch-Hayes, Joel Nouble, Mo Sangare (6.4), Danny Lloyd, Jack Hamilton and Samson Lawal.

Substitutions

Livingston made 4 changes: Jamie Brandon for Bruce Anderson (56′), Ayo Obileye for Tom Parkes (73′), Andrew Shinnie for Stephen Kelly (73′) and Kurtis Guthrie for Mo Sangare (80′).

Player of the match: James Penrice

The most impressive player for Livingston was James Penrice.

His rating is 7.8 with 22 passes (77% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 17 crosses.

Hibernian – Formation

Hibernian

David Marshall 1.Scotland

7.0

Paul Hanlon 4.Scotland

8.2

Will Fish 5.England

7.7

Jordan Obita 21.England

7.5

Dylan Levitt 6.Wales

6.7

70'

63'

Élie Youan 7.France

7.5

Joe Newell 11.England

7.1

Jair Tavares 29.Portugal

6.8

Dylan Vente 9.Netherlands

7.1

87'

Martin Boyle 10.Australia

7.7

28'

Substitutes

Joe Wollacott 13.Ghana

Lewis Stevenson 16.Scotland

Riley Harbottle 26.England

Allan Delferriere 28.Belgium

Rocky Bushiri 33.Belgium

James Jeggo 14.Australia

6.8

70'

Josh Campbell 32.Scotland

6.8

78'

Christian Doidge 23.Wales

6.8

87'

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

Nick Montgomery played with: David Marshall (7.0), Rory Whittaker (6.4), Will Fish (7.7), Paul Hanlon (8.2), Jordan Obita (7.5), Élie Youan (7.5), Dylan Levitt (6.7), Joe Newell (7.1), Jair Tavares (6.8), Martin Boyle (7.7) and Dylan Vente (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Joe Wollacott, James Jeggo (6.8), Lewis Stevenson, Christian Doidge (6.8), Riley Harbottle, Allan Delferriere, Josh Campbell (6.8), Rocky Bushiri and Rudi Allan Molotnikov.