Hearts 1-0 Livingston: overcomes 1-0 with a goal scored by L. Boyce
LIVINGSTON. Hearts beats Livingston 1-0 after L. Boyce scored just 1 goal (49').
LIVINGSTON. Hearts overcomes Livingston 1-0 after L. Boyce scored just 1 goal (49′). Livingston lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Tony Macaroni Arena stadium in Livingston on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Clancy with the assistance of Frank Connor and Steven Traynor. The 4th official was Steven Reid. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 0.7 degrees Celsius or 33.21 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 80%.
Match Statistics
Livingston was in firm control of the ball 58% while Hearts was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Livingston was more aggressive with 36 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Hearts managed to find the solution to win this match.
Livingston shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Hearts shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Livingston received 3 yellow cards (J. Holt, C. Sibbald and B. Anderson). On the opposite side, Hearts received 4 yellow cards (P. Haring, J. Souttar, A. Gnanduillet and ).
After this contest, Livingston will stay with 13 points to stay in the 11th place. On the other side, Hearts will have 27 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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17'17'
T. Moore
M. Smith
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29'29'
P. Haring
B. Woodburn
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32'32'
J. Holt
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49'49'
L. Boyce
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50'50'
C. Sibbald
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63'63'
B. Anderson
C. Sibbald
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63'63'
C. Montano
J. McMillan
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67'67'
H. Panayiotou
S. Omeonga
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70'70'
P. Haring
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73'73'
B. Anderson
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78'78'
J. Souttar
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80'80'
A. Gnanduillet
L. Boyce
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90'90'
A. Gnanduillet
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90'90'
C. Devlin
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, Livingston will host Hibernian on the 8th of December with a 7-3 head to head in favor of Hibernian (4 draws).
Hearts will host Rangers on the 12th of December with a 27-8 head to head in favor of Rangers (8 draws).
Livingston: Formation and Lineups
Livingston started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager David Martindale chose to play with the following team: Max Stryjek , Nicky Devlin , Jack Fitzwater , Tom Parkes , James Penrice , Jack McMillan , Jason Holt , Stephane Omeonga , Alan Forrest , Craig Sibbald and Andrew Shinnie .
Substitutes
Livingston made 3 changes: C. Sibbald for B. Anderson (63′), J. McMillan for C. Montano (63′) and S. Omeonga for H. Panayiotou (67′).
Top player: Nicky Devlin
The player who no doubt impressed Livingston the most was Nicky Devlin.
His rating is with 25 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Hearts: Formation and Lineups
Hearts started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the opposite side, Robbie Neilson played with: Craig Gordon , John Souttar , Craig Halkett , Stephen Kingsley , Michael Smith , Aaron McEneff , Cameron Devlin , Alex Cochrane , Barrie McKay , Liam Boyce and Ben Woodburn .
Substitutes
Hearts made 3 changes: M. Smith for T. Moore (17′), B. Woodburn for P. Haring (29′) and L. Boyce for A. Gnanduillet (80′).
Top player: Liam Boyce
Probably the most impressive player in Hearts was Liam Boyce.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (45% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 14.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
