Postat 65 minutes
Attempt saved. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stephen Kingsley with a cross.
Scottish Premiership Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 30th December
Scottish Premiership Table
On Saturday 30th December
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- Hearts, Position 3, Points 33
- Ross County, Position 11, Points 18
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 15 | 35 | 51 |
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| 2 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 10 | 28 | 43 |
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| 3 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 33 |
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| 4 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 31 |
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| 5 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 29 |
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| 6 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 24 |
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| 7 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 22 |
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| 8 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 19 |
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| 9 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 19 |
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| 10 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 27 | -14 | 19 |
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| 11 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 18 |
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| 12 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 30 | -19 | 12 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 6 : Championship Round
- Position 7 - 12 : Relegation Round
Team Lineups
home team, Hearts
Manager: Steven Naismith
Formation: 3 - 5 - 2
Pitch Formation
28, Clark, Goalkeeper
2, Kent, Defender
4, Halkett, Defender
15, Rowles, Defender
13, Atkinson, Midfielder
22, Denholm, Midfielder
51, Lowry, Midfielder
8, Nieuwenhof, Midfielder
19, Cochrane, Midfielder
9, Shankland, Striker
30, Tagawa, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 28, Z. Clark
- Number 15, K. Rowles
- Number 4, C. Halkett , substituted for S. Kingsley at 62 minutes
- Number 2, F. Kent
- Number 19, A. Cochrane
- Number 8, C. Nieuwenhof
- Number 51, A. Lowry , substituted for K. Vargas at 62 minutes
- Number 22, A. Denholm , substituted for A. Forrest at 46 minutes
- Number 13, N. Atkinson , Yellow Card at 41 minutes
- Number 30, K. Tagawa , substituted for Y. Oda at 46 minutes
- Number 9, L. Shankland , Captain
Substitutes
home team, Hearts
- Number 17, A. Forrest , Yellow Card at 51 minutes
- Number 1, C. Gordon
- Number 5, P. Haring
- Number 3, S. Kingsley
- Number 11, Y. Oda
- Number 24, F. Pollock
- Number 21, T. Sibbick
- Number 25, M. Tait
- Number 77, K. Vargas
away team, Ross County
Manager: Derek Adams
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Pitch Formation
1, Laidlaw, Goalkeeper
4, Brown, Defender
5, Baldwin, Defender
42, Leak, Defender
3, Purrington, Defender
10, Dhanda, Midfielder
12, Sheaf, Midfielder
6, Allardice, Midfielder
11, Sims, Midfielder
26, White, Striker
15, Murray, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, R. Laidlaw
- Number 3, B. Purrington , substituted for G. Harmon at 78 minutes
- Number 42, R. Leak , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 7
- Number 5, J. Baldwin , Captain
- Number 4, J. Brown
- Number 11, J. Sims , Yellow Card at 81 minutes, substituted for V. Loturi at 82 minutes
- Number 6, S. Allardice
- Number 12, M. Sheaf
- Number 10, Y. Dhanda
- Number 15, S. Murray , substituted for E. Brophy at 69 minutes
- Number 26, J. White , substituted for K. Turner at 82 minutes
away team, Ross County
- Number 27, E. Brophy
- Number 16, G. Harmon
- Number 17, J. Henderson
- Number 14, V. Loturi
- Number 21, R. Munro
- Number 43, J. Reid
- Number 25, A. Samuel
- Number 7, K. Turner
home team, Hearts
Manager: Steven Naismith
Formation: 3 - 5 - 2
Pitch Formation
28, Clark, Goalkeeper
2, Kent, Defender
4, Halkett, Defender
15, Rowles, Defender
13, Atkinson, Midfielder
22, Denholm, Midfielder
51, Lowry, Midfielder
8, Nieuwenhof, Midfielder
19, Cochrane, Midfielder
9, Shankland, Striker
30, Tagawa, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 28, Z. Clark
- Number 15, K. Rowles
- Number 4, C. Halkett , substituted for S. Kingsley at 62 minutes
- Number 2, F. Kent
- Number 19, A. Cochrane
- Number 8, C. Nieuwenhof
- Number 51, A. Lowry , substituted for K. Vargas at 62 minutes
- Number 22, A. Denholm , substituted for A. Forrest at 46 minutes
- Number 13, N. Atkinson , Yellow Card at 41 minutes
- Number 30, K. Tagawa , substituted for Y. Oda at 46 minutes
- Number 9, L. Shankland , Captain
Substitutes
- Number 17, A. Forrest , Yellow Card at 51 minutes
- Number 1, C. Gordon
- Number 5, P. Haring
- Number 3, S. Kingsley
- Number 11, Y. Oda
- Number 24, F. Pollock
- Number 21, T. Sibbick
- Number 25, M. Tait
- Number 77, K. Vargas
away team, Ross County
Manager: Derek Adams
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Pitch Formation
1, Laidlaw, Goalkeeper
4, Brown, Defender
5, Baldwin, Defender
42, Leak, Defender
3, Purrington, Defender
10, Dhanda, Midfielder
12, Sheaf, Midfielder
6, Allardice, Midfielder
11, Sims, Midfielder
26, White, Striker
15, Murray, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, R. Laidlaw
- Number 3, B. Purrington , substituted for G. Harmon at 78 minutes
- Number 42, R. Leak , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 7
- Number 5, J. Baldwin , Captain
- Number 4, J. Brown
- Number 11, J. Sims , Yellow Card at 81 minutes, substituted for V. Loturi at 82 minutes
- Number 6, S. Allardice
- Number 12, M. Sheaf
- Number 10, Y. Dhanda
- Number 15, S. Murray , substituted for E. Brophy at 69 minutes
- Number 26, J. White , substituted for K. Turner at 82 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 27, E. Brophy
- Number 16, G. Harmon
- Number 17, J. Henderson
- Number 14, V. Loturi
- Number 21, R. Munro
- Number 43, J. Reid
- Number 25, A. Samuel
- Number 7, K. Turner
- Referee:
- Alan Muir
- Video Assistant Referee:
- David Munro
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Ross MacLeod
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Andy Milne
- Fourth Official:
- Chris Fordyce
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Gary Hilland
Match Officials
Match Stats
Key, Hearts v Ross CountyOverall possession
Shots
Hearts 20Ross County 14Shots on target
Hearts 7Ross County 4Total touches in the box
Hearts 32Ross County 22Goalkeeper saves
Hearts 3Ross County 5Fouls
Hearts 14Ross County 14Corners
Hearts 9Ross County 5Season so far
Scottish Premiership
Key, Hearts v Ross County
League position, Hearts 10th, Ross County 11thTotal points, Hearts 16, Ross County 15
Goals scored
Hearts 20Ross County 14Form guide
All competitions
Hearts won
v Hibernian
0
1
Premiership
Ross County lose
v Dundee
0
1
Premiership
Hearts won
v St. Mirren
2
0
Premiership
Ross County lose
v St. Mirren
2
0
Premiership
Hearts won
v Celtic
0
2
Premiership
Ross County won
v Motherwell
3
0
Premiership
Hearts lose
v Aberdeen
2
1
Premiership
Ross County won
v St. Mirren
1
0
Premiership
Hearts lose
v Rangers
0
1
Premiership
Ross County draw
v Kilmarnock
0
0
Premiership
Previous meetings
All competitions
Hearts and Ross CountyHearts Won 12Ross County Won 2Draw 13
Played
27
Previous scores
All competitions
Premiership
Ross County 0 , Hearts 1 on the 30th of September 2023
Ross County
Hearts
30th of September 2023
Hearts 6 , Ross County 1 on the 22nd of April 2023
Hearts
Ross County
22nd of April 2023
Ross County 1 , Hearts 2 on the 30th of October 2022
Ross County
Hearts
30th of October 2022
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Match Facts
Hearts have won all four of their league meetings with Ross County since the start of last season by an aggregate score of 11-3.
Ross County have only won one of their last 23 Scottish Premiership meetings with Hearts (D11 L11), and are winless in 13 (D7 L6) since a 1-0 away win in March 2017.
Excluding years in which they were relegated, Hearts haven’t lost their final Scottish Premiership match of a calendar year since 2016 (0-1 v Aberdeen), and are unbeaten in five such matches since (W3 D2), winning in both 2021 (2-1 v Ross County) and 2022 (3-2 v St. Johnstone).
Ross County have lost their final league match of both of the last two calendar years, defeats to Hearts in 2021 (2-1) and Dundee United in 2022 (0-3).
Hearts’ Lawrence Shankland has scored five goals in his last six Scottish Premiership appearances against Ross County, including a hat-trick at Tynecastle in April last season.