Aberdeen vs Hearts 2021-22 Scottish Premiership

Aberdeen

49': Marley Watkins
69': Lewis Ferguson

FT
2 - 1

Heart of Midlothian

45'+2': John Souttar (P)
89': Andy Halliday

Introduction

Aberdeen are hosting Heart of Midlothian at Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish Premiership.

Match Commentary

45'+2': Goal! Aberdeen 0, Heart of Midlothian 1. John Souttar (Heart of Midlothian) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
49': Goal! Aberdeen 1, Heart of Midlothian 1. Marley Watkins (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Hedges with a cross.
57': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Barrie McKay replaces Gary Mackay-Steven.
57': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Ben Woodburn replaces Josh Ginnelly.
59': Ross McCrorie (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Ben Woodburn (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card.
69': Goal! Aberdeen 2, Heart of Midlothian 1. Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dylan McGeouch with a cross following a corner.
72': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Andrew Halliday replaces Alex Cochrane.
82': Dean Campbell (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Substitution, Aberdeen. Jonny Hayes replaces Marley Watkins.
86': Craig Halkett (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Substitution, Aberdeen. Niall McGinn replaces Dylan McGeouch.
89': Andrew Halliday (Heart of Midlothian) is shown the red card.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: Pittodrie Stadium
Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
Attendance: 9,736

Scottish Premiership Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+25	Heart of Midlothian	22	50	2
+18	Celtic	22	44	6
+17	Rangers	22	44	2
+14	Motherwell	22	37	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Aberdeen (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Joe Lewis (GK)
8	Scott Brown
2	Ross McCrorie
27	David Bates
19	Lewis Ferguson
15	Dylan McGeouch
11	Ryan Hedges
24	Dean Campbell
16	Funso Ojo
9	Christian Ramírez
7	Marley Watkins

Substitutes:

Niall McGinn, Austin Samuels, Gary Woods, Matthew Longstaff, Jack Gurr, Jonathan Hayes, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas.

Heart of Midlothian (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Craig Gordon (GK)
19	Craig Halkett
3	Stephen Kingsley
4	John Souttar
6	Beni Baningime
14	Cameron Devlin
17	Alex Cochrane
2	Michael Smith
21	Armand Gnanduillet
11	Gary Mackay-Steven
30	Josh Ginnelly

Substitutes:

Barrie McKay, Aaron McEneff, Peter Haring, Andy Halliday, Taylor Moore, Ross Stewart, Ben Woodburn.

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