Premiership: Hearts estinguishes Aberdeen 5-0 with a superb match
EDINBURGH. Hearts demolishes Aberdeen 5-0 with goals of
EDINBURGH. Hearts demolishes Aberdeen 5-0 with goals of Graeme Shinnie (15′ own), Michael Smith (29′), Lawrence Shankland (40′ pen), Josh Ginnelly (45′) and Cammy Devlin (61′).
The match was played at the Tynecastle Park stadium in Edinburgh on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was William Collum with the assistance of John McCrossan and Gary Hilland. The 4th official was Steven Kirkland. The weather was clear. The temperature was freezing around -0.7 degrees Celsius or 30.72 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 79%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Hearts was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Aberdeen that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Aberdeen was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Hearts found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Hearts shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Aberdeen shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Hearts received 1 yellow card (Kye Rowles). Regarding the opposition, Aberdeen received 1 yellow card (Duk).
After this encounter, Hearts will have 35 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Aberdeen will stay with 29 points to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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15'15'
Graeme Shinnie (OG)
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29'29'
Michael Smith
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39'39'
Duk
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40'40'
Lawrence Shankland (Penalty)
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45'45'
Josh Ginnelly
Lawrence Shankland
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54'54'
Vicente Besuijen
Jonny Hayes
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55'55'
Kye Rowles
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61'61'
Cammy Devlin
Lawrence Shankland
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61'61'
R. Duncan
Bojan Miovski
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61'61'
P. Myslovič
Leighton Clarkson
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65'65'
Jorge Grant
Barrie McKay
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65'65'
Stephen Humphrys
Josh Ginnelly
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72'72'
Jayden Richardson
Matty Kennedy
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72'72'
Marley Watkins
Duk
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75'75'
Stephen Kingsley
Toby Sibbick
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84'84'
Alan Forrest
Michael Smith
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85'85'
Yutaro Oda
Robert Snodgrass
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90'90'
Marley Watkins (Goal Disallowed)
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90'90'
Marley Watkins (Goal Disallowed)
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, Hearts will play away with Livingston on the 29th of January with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Hearts (5 draws).
Aberdeen will play away against Hibernian on the 28th of January with a 27-13 head to head statistic in favor of Aberdeen (15 draws).
Hearts: Formation and Lineups
Hearts started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Robbie Neilson chose to play with the following team: Zander Clark , James Hill , Toby Sibbick , Kye Rowles , Michael Smith , Cameron Devlin , Robert Snodgrass , Alex Cochrane , Lawrence Shankland , Barrie McKay and Josh Ginnelly .
Hearts could not rely on the presence of Stephen Kingsley (injured).
Substitutes
Hearts made 5 changes: Barrie McKay for Jorge Grant (65′), Josh Ginnelly for Stephen Humphrys (65′), Toby Sibbick for Stephen Kingsley (75′), Michael Smith for Alan Forrest (84′) and Robert Snodgrass for Yutaro Oda (85′).
Top player: Michael Smith
The player who no doubt impressed Hearts the most was Michael Smith.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Aberdeen: Formation and Lineups
Aberdeen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Regarding the opposition, Jim Goodwin played with: Joe Lewis , Matthew Kennedy , Ross McCrorie , Liam Scales , Hayden Coulson , Ylber Ramadani , Graeme Shinnie , Jonny Hayes , Leighton Clarkson , Duk and Bojan Miovski .
Substitutes
Aberdeen made 5 changes: Jonny Hayes for Vicente Besuijen (54′), Bojan Miovski for R. Duncan (61′), Leighton Clarkson for P. Myslovič (61′), Matty Kennedy for Jayden Richardson (72′) and Duk for Marley Watkins (72′).
Top player: Matthew Kennedy
The player who no doubt impressed Aberdeen the most was Matthew Kennedy.
His rating is with 29 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 12 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Anshuman Roy
Having spent over 10 years living in Bologna, Italy after being born and reared in Dublin, the individual is skilled at mispronouncing words in two languages. joined Lootrs.com in 2022 as a news writer before transitioning to the editing team and match coverage. attended the last three World Cups in Brazil, Russia, and Qatar; currently serves as principal features writer, covering every facet of the game. has never comprehended the existence of the Messi-Ronaldo debate.
