Dundee United 1-0 St. Johnstone: conquers 1-0 with a goal scored by T. Watt
PERTH. Dundee United tops St. Johnstone 1-0 after T. Watt scored just 1 goal (81').
PERTH. Dundee United overcomes St. Johnstone 1-0 after T. Watt scored just 1 goal (81′). Dundee United took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the McDiarmid Park stadium in Perth on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Graham Grainger assisted by Ross MacLeod and Graham McNeillie. The 4th official was Barry Cook. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 23 degrees Celsius or 73.47 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 44%.
Match Statistics
Dundee United was in firm control of the ball 56% while St. Johnstone was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Dundee United was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Dundee United won the match.
St. Johnstone shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Dundee United shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
St. Johnstone received 3 yellow cards (Liam Gordon, Daniel Phillips and David Wotherspoon). On the other side, Dundee United received 1 yellow card (Craig Sibbald).
After playing this encounter, St. Johnstone will stay with 24 points like Livingston to stay in the 6th place. On the other side, Dundee United will have 16 points to stay in the 11th place.
Match Events
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19'19'
Craig Sibbald
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28'28'
Liam Gordon
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59'59'
Daniel Phillips
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65'65'
Cammy MacPherson
Jamie Murphy
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65'65'
Connor McLennan
Nicky Clark
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66'66'
David Wotherspoon
Graham Carey
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69'69'
Arnaud Djoum
Craig Sibbald
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78'78'
Rory MacLeod
Glenn Middleton
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81'81'
Tony Watt
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82'82'
Theo Bair
Alex Mitchell
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85'85'
Michael O\'Halloran
Daniel Phillips
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90'90'
Sadat Anaku
Tony Watt
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90'90'
Charlie Mulgrew
Dylan Levitt
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90'90'
David Wotherspoon
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, St. Johnstone will play away against Aberdeen on the 7th of January with a 19-14 head to head in favor of Aberdeen (15 draws).
Dundee United will host Rangers on the 8th of January with a 22-5 head to head statistic in favor of Rangers (7 draws).
St. Johnstone: Formation and Lineups
St. Johnstone started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Callum Davidson chose to play with the following team: Remi Matthews , Alex Mitchell , Liam Gordon , Ryan McGowan , Drey Wright , Daniel Phillips , Graham Carey , James Brown , Jamie Murphy , Stevie May and Nicky Clark .
Substitutes
St. Johnstone made 5 changes: Nicky Clark for Connor McLennan (65′), Jamie Murphy for Cammy MacPherson (66′), Graham Carey for David Wotherspoon (66′), Alex Mitchell for Theo Bair (82′) and Daniel Phillips for Michael O’Halloran (85′).
Top player: Alex Mitchell
Probably the most impressive player in St. Johnstone was Alex Mitchell.
His rating is
with 28 passes (42% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.Dundee United: Formation and Lineups
Dundee United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Regarding the opposition, Liam Fox played with: Mark Birighitti , Liam Smith , Ryan Edwards , Scott McMann , Kieran Freeman , Dylan Levitt , Craig Sibbald , Aziz Behich , Ian Harkes , Glenn Middleton and Tony Watt .
Substitutes
Dundee United made 3 changes: Craig Sibbald for Arnaud Djoum (69′), Glenn Middleton for Rory MacLeod (78′) and Dylan Levitt for Charlie Mulgrew (90′).
Top player: Dylan Levitt
Probably the most impressive player in Dundee United was Dylan Levitt even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 64 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tanishq Sharma
October 2021 marked Tanishq's joining of LOOTRS.com. In addition to writing for several newspapers, journals, and websites, he is the author of two cricket novels, Kings in Waiting and The Honorary Tyke. He still has a great deal of enthusiasm for Neil Warnock and Sheffield United.