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Hearts vs St Johnstone: match report

Heart of Midlothian hosted St Johnstone at Tynecastle Park on Saturday 29 August 2026, in the SPFL Premiership (round 4). Ryan Lee is the referee, averaging 3.4 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.9.

Result and scorers

Hearts 2-1 St Johnstone. Goals: James Wilson 9' for Hearts; Enes Alic 39' (own goal) for Hearts; Ruari Paton 48' for St Johnstone. Attendance: 18,714.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 9' Goal: James Wilson (Hearts)
  • 39' Own goal: Enes Alic (Hearts)
  • 48' Goal: Ruari Paton (St Johnstone)
Match stats (contains the result)
47%Possession53%
16Shots9
7Shots on target4
8Corners4
11Fouls14
1Offsides1
3Saves7
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Hearts 4-2-3-1

Coach: Wouter Vrancken

  1. 1 Beau Reus GK
  2. 23 Jordi Altena DEF
  3. 6 Oisin McEntee DEF
  4. 17 Stuart Findlay DEF
  5. 2 Christian Dahle Borchgrevink DEF
  6. 22 Tómas Magnússon MID
  7. 78 Laurent Mendy DEF
  8. 29 Sabah Kerjota FWD
  9. 10 Cláudio Braga FWD
  10. 15 Joshua McPake FWD
  11. 21 James Wilson FWD

Bench

  • 16 Blair Spittal MID
  • 11 Pierre Landry Kaboré FWD
  • 7 Calvin Miller FWD
  • 30 Ryan Fulton GK
  • 24 MJ Kamara DEF
  • 19 Sabri Guendouz MID
  • 77 Amadou Ba-Sy FWD
  • 9 JJ Williams FWD
  • 74 Rogers Mato FWD

St Johnstone 4-4-2

Coach: Simo Valakari

  1. 1 Toby Steward GK
  2. 33 Liam Smith DEF
  3. 5 Zach Mitchell DEF
  4. 3 Cheick Diabate DEF
  5. 2 Enes Alic DEF
  6. 11 Samuel Stanton FWD
  7. 42 Reece McAlear MID
  8. 8 Jason Holt MID
  9. 10 Jamie Gullan MID
  10. 9 Josh Fowler FWD
  11. 99 Ruari Paton FWD

Bench

  • 25 Macaulay Tait MID
  • 18 Kai Fotheringham FWD
  • 7 Taylor Steven FWD
  • 23 Logan Chalmers FWD
  • 20 Ross Sinclair GK
  • 6 Bozo Mikulic DEF
  • 14 Matty Foulds DEF
  • 4 Morgan Boyes DEF
  • 26 Matty Todd MID
Previous meetings
  • Wednesday 14 May 2025: Heart of Midlothian 2-1 St Johnstone
  • Sunday 23 February 2025: St Johnstone 1-2 Heart of Midlothian
  • Sunday 22 December 2024: Heart of Midlothian 2-1 St Johnstone
  • Saturday 2 November 2024: St Johnstone 1-2 Heart of Midlothian
  • Wednesday 7 February 2024: St Johnstone 0-1 Heart of Midlothian