Hearts beats Livingston after recovering from a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

EDINBURGH. Hearts had a amazing comeback against Livingston.

By
Mark Hall
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Hearts beats Livingston after recovering from a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

EDINBURGH. Hearts had a astonishing comeback against Livingston. Hearts was much superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Tynecastle Park stadium in Edinburgh on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 18,491 spectators.​ The referee was Colin Steven with the support of Jonathan Bell and Graham McNeillie. The 4th official was Duncan Williams. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 13.85 degrees Celsius or 56.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Hearts

4 - 2

Team 1

Livingston

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 13 Total 8
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 2 Off Target 4
  • 6 Shots blocked 1
  • 113 Attack 89
  • 49 Dangerous attack 34
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 17
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Hearts had a strong ball possession 61% while Livingston was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hearts was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hearts won the match​.

Hearts shot 13 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Livingston shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Hearts received 1 yellow card (Alex Cochrane). On the opposite side, Livingston received 1 yellow card (Tete Yengi).

Match Timeline

10'
Sean Kelly(goal)
22'
Sean Kelly(goal)Tete Yengi
Jorge Grant(goal)L. Shankland
29'
31'
Tete Yengi- Yellow
Y. Oda(goal)L. Shankland
32'
Cammy Devlin(goal)Alex Cochrane
40'
Alex Cochrane- Yellow
45'
L. Shankland(penalty)
45'
57'
Bruce Anderson- sub ->Tete Yengi
32'
Tete Yengi(yellowredcard)
K. Vargas- sub ->Barrie McKay
59'
Stephen Kingsley- sub ->Alex Cochrane
60'
Alan Forrest- sub ->Cammy Devlin
66'
Scott Fraser- sub ->Y. Oda
67'
72'
Mo Sangare- sub ->Jason Holt
Kyosuke Tagawa- sub ->Jorge Grant
74'
78'
David Carson- sub ->Jamie Brandon

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
81
1
Rangers
78
1
Hearts
63
1
Kilmarnock
51
33
St. Mirren
43
1
Dundee
41
1
Hibernian
39
33
Motherwell
37
33
Aberdeen
35
33
St. Johnstone
31
33
Ross County
30
33
Livingston
18
33

After playing this contest, Hearts has 62 points to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Livingston will stays with 18 points to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

Hearts – Formation

Hearts
G
C. Gordon 1.Scotland
5.6
D
Frankie Kent 2.England
6.6
D
Nathaniel Atkinson 13.Australia
6.4
D
Kye Rowles 15.Australia
6.6
D
Alex Cochrane 19.England
7.0
60' 45'
M
Beni Baningime 6.DR Congo
7.0
M
Jorge Grant 7.England
8.1
74' Goals29'
M
Y. Oda 11.Japan
7.7
67' Goals32'
M
Cammy Devlin 14.Australia
7.0
66' Goals40'
M
Barrie McKay 18.Scotland
6.3
59'
F
L. Shankland 9.Scotland
9.5
Goals45'
Substitutes
G
Z. Clark 28.Scotland
D
Stephen Kingsley 3.Scotland
6.4
60'
D
Dexter Lembikisa 81.Jamaica
M
Aidan Denholm 22.Scotland
M
M. Tait 25.Scotland
M
Scott Fraser 29.Scotland
7.0
67'
F
Alan Forrest 17.Scotland
6.7
66'
F
Kyosuke Tagawa 30.Japan
6.4
74'
F
K. Vargas 77.Costa Rica
7.0
59'

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

The manager Steven Naismith decided to play with the following team: C. Gordon (5.6), Nathaniel Atkinson (6.4), Frankie Kent (6.6), Kye Rowles (6.6), Alex Cochrane (7.0), Cammy Devlin (7.0), Beni Baningime (7.0), Y. Oda (7.7), Jorge Grant (8.1), Barrie McKay (6.3) and L. Shankland (9.5).

The home team had on the bench: Stephen Kingsley (6.4), Alan Forrest (6.7), A. Denholm, M. Tait, Z. Clark, Scott Fraser (7.0), Kyosuke Tagawa (6.4), K. Vargas (7.0) and Dexter Lembikisa.

Substitutions

Hearts made 5 changes: Barrie McKay for K. Vargas (59′), Jorge Grant for Kyosuke Tagawa (74′), Cammy Devlin for Alan Forrest (66′), Y. Oda for Scott Fraser (67′) and Alex Cochrane for Stephen Kingsley (60′).

Player of the match: L. Shankland​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hearts was L. Shankland.

His rating is 9.5 with 1 goal, 44 passes (75% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Livingston – Formation

Livingston
G
Shamal George 1.England
6.3
D
Mikey Devlin  5.Scotland
6.8
D
Ayo Obileye 6.England
6.3
D
Michael Nottingham 21.Saint Kitts and Nevis
6.3
D
Sean Kelly 24.Scotland
6.7
Goals10', 22'
M
Scott Pittman 8.Scotland
6.4
M
Stephen Kelly 10.Scotland
8.7
M
Dan MacKay 11.Scotland
5.7
M
Jamie Brandon 12.Scotland
6.3
78'
M
Jason Holt 18.Scotland
7.0
72'
F
Tete Yengi 33.Australia
6.8
57' 31'
Substitutes
G
Jack Hamilton 32.Scotland
M
David Carson 4.England
6.4
78'
M
Mo Sangare 20.Liberia
7.0
72'
F
Bruce Anderson 9.Scotland
6.6
57'
F
Steven Bradley 16.Scotland

Livingston started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

David Martindale played with: Shamal George (6.3), Michael Nottingham (6.3), Mikey Devlin  (6.8), Ayo Obileye (6.3), Sean Kelly (6.7), Jamie Brandon (6.3), Scott Pittman (6.4), Jason Holt (7.0), Stephen Kelly (8.7), Dan MacKay (5.7) and Tete Yengi (6.8).

They had on the bench: David Carson (6.4), Bruce Anderson (6.6), Steven Bradley, Mo Sangare (7.0) and Jack Hamilton.

Substitutions

Livingston made 3 changes: Tete Yengi for Bruce Anderson (57′), Jason Holt for Mo Sangare (72′) and Jamie Brandon for David Carson (78′).

Player of the match: Stephen Kelly​

The most impressive player for Livingston was Stephen Kelly.

His rating is 8.7 with 2 goals, 40 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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