St Johnstone vs Hearts 2021-22 Scottish Premiership
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 1': Goal! St. Johnstone 1, Heart of Midlothian 0. Alister Crawford (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Melker Hallberg.
- 6': Goal! St. Johnstone 1, Heart of Midlothian 1. Nathaniel Atkinson (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 36': Callum Hendry (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card.
- 56': Goal! St. Johnstone 2, Heart of Midlothian 1. Jamie McCart (St. Johnstone) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Melker Hallberg with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 65': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Ben Woodburn replaces Josh Ginnelly.
- 65': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Gary Mackay-Steven replaces Alex Cochrane.
- 65': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Andrew Halliday replaces Cameron Devlin.
- 74': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Charlie Gilmour replaces Melker Hallberg because of an injury.
- 78': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Nadir Çiftçi replaces Callum Hendry.
- 78': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Jacob Butterfield replaces Alister Crawford.
- 87': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Theo Bair replaces Glenn Middleton.
- 90'+4': Jacob Butterfield (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: McDiarmid Park
Location: Perth, Scotland
Attendance: 4,409
Scottish Premiership Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +54 | Celtic | 33 | 78 | 3 |
| +49 | Rangers | 33 | 75 | 6 |
| +12 | Heart of Midlothian | 33 | 62 | 9 |
| +9 | Kilmarnock | 33 | 51 | 8 |
St Johnstone (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Elliot Parish (GK) |
| 6 | Liam Gordon |
| 4 | Jamie McCart |
| 5 | Daniel Cleary |
| 8 | Murray Davidson |
| 29 | Melker Hallberg |
| 21 | Ali Crawford |
| 3 | Tony Gallacher |
| 27 | Thomas Sang |
| 22 | Callum Hendry  |
| 14 | Glenn Middleton |
Heart of Midlothian (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Ross Stewart (GK) |
| 4 | John Souttar |
| 3 | Stephen Kingsley |
| 21 | Toby Sibbick |
| 5 | Peter Haring |
| 14 | Cameron Devlin |
| 17 | Alex Cochrane |
| 12 | Nathaniel Atkinson |
| 20 | Ellis Simms |
| 18 | Barrie McKay |
| 30 | Josh Ginnelly |
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