
Kilmarnock vs Heart of Midlothian, 2023-24 Scottish Premiership
· Scottish PremiershipAbout
Kilmarnock are hosting Heart of Midlothian
at The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park, Kilmarnock, Scotland, starting on
. The match is a part of the Scottish Premiership.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian).
- 1': Liam Donnelly (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Corner, Kilmarnock. Conceded by Kye Rowles.
- 2': Attempt missed. Stuart Findlay (Kilmarnock) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matty Kennedy with a cross following a corner.
- 2': Beni Baningime (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Marley Watkins (Kilmarnock).
- 4': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Lewis Mayo.
- 7': Foul by Marley Watkins (Kilmarnock).
- 7': Zander Clark (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Kyle Vassell (Kilmarnock) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Danny Armstrong with a cross.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Matty Kennedy (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Vassell.
- 10': Corner, Kilmarnock. Conceded by Cameron Devlin.
- 10': Attempt missed. Liam Polworth (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 11': Offside, Heart of Midlothian. Cameron Devlin is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Devlin.
- 16': Foul by Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian).
- 16': Liam Donnelly (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Matty Kennedy (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 19': Corner, Kilmarnock. Conceded by Frankie Kent.
- 19': Corner, Kilmarnock. Conceded by Kenneth Vargas.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Matty Kennedy (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marley Watkins.
- 23': Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland.
- 29': Danny Armstrong (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian).
- 33': Foul by Liam Donnelly (Kilmarnock).
- 33': Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 36': Foul by Lewis Mayo (Kilmarnock).
- 36': Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Lewis Mayo (Kilmarnock) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Attempt saved. Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stephen Kingsley with a headed pass.
- 37': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Will Dennis.
- 38': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jorge Grant following a corner.
- 38': Foul by Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian).
- 38': Will Dennis (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Marley Watkins (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty Kennedy.
- 44': Foul by Joe Wright (Kilmarnock).
- 44': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Joe Wright (Kilmarnock) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Delay in match because of an injury Beni Baningime (Heart of Midlothian).
- 45'+3': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Macaulay Tait replaces Beni Baningime because of an injury.
- 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian) header from very close range is too high following a set piece situation.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Kilmarnock 0, Heart of Midlothian 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Kilmarnock 0, Heart of Midlothian 0.
- 45': Substitution, Kilmarnock. Brad Lyons replaces Robbie Deas.
- 46': Offside, Heart of Midlothian. Cameron Devlin is caught offside.
- 48': Foul by Joe Wright (Kilmarnock).
- 48': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Liam Donnelly (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Polworth.
- 55': Corner, Kilmarnock. Conceded by Dexter Lembikisa.
- 55': Dangerous play by Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian).
- 55': Lewis Mayo (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Attempt saved. Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kenneth Vargas.
- 61': Foul by Liam Donnelly (Kilmarnock).
- 61': Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Liam Donnelly (Kilmarnock) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 64': Attempt saved. Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lawrence Shankland with a through ball.
- 64': Attempt saved. Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 64': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Will Dennis.
- 65': Attempt missed. Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Liam Donnelly (Kilmarnock).
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Attempt saved. Kyle Vassell (Kilmarnock) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Wright with a headed pass.
- 70': Attempt missed. Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jorge Grant.
- 74': Attempt missed. Danny Armstrong (Kilmarnock) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marley Watkins.
- 75': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Alan Forrest replaces Kenneth Vargas.
- 76': Foul by Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian).
- 76': Lewis Mayo (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Kilmarnock. Gary Mackay-Steven replaces Danny Armstrong.
- 77': Substitution, Kilmarnock. Kevin van Veen replaces Kyle Vassell.
- 77': Substitution, Kilmarnock. David Watson replaces Liam Polworth.
- 77': Offside, Kilmarnock. Marley Watkins is caught offside.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Liam Donnelly (Kilmarnock) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin van Veen.
- 80': Corner, Kilmarnock. Conceded by Jorge Grant.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Stuart Findlay (Kilmarnock) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Matty Kennedy with a cross.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Liam Donnelly (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Liam Donnelly (Kilmarnock) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 82': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Barrie McKay replaces Jorge Grant.
- 82': Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Aidan Denholm replaces Cameron Devlin.
- 82': Substitution, Kilmarnock. Corrie Ndaba replaces Joe Wright.
- 83': Offside, Kilmarnock. Kevin van Veen is caught offside.
- 86': Corner, Kilmarnock. Conceded by Kye Rowles.
- 87': Alex Cochrane (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Corrie Ndaba (Kilmarnock).
- 89': Hand ball by Stuart Findlay (Kilmarnock).
- 89': Stuart Findlay (Kilmarnock) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barrie McKay with a cross.
- 89': Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Stuart Findlay.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Marley Watkins (Kilmarnock) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kevin van Veen.
- 90'+3': Corner, Kilmarnock. Conceded by Zander Clark.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. David Watson (Kilmarnock) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Kilmarnock 0, Heart of Midlothian 0.
- 0': Match ends, Kilmarnock 0, Heart of Midlothian 0.
Game Information
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Venue: The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park
Location: Kilmarnock, Scotland
Attendance: 6,677
Venue: The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park
Location: Kilmarnock, Scotland
Attendance: 6,677
SPFL Premiership Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Celtic | 38 | +86 | 92 |
2 | Rangers | 38 | +39 | 75 |
3 | Hibernian | 38 | +12 | 58 |
4 | Dundee United | 38 | -9 | 53 |
Line-Ups
Kilmarnock (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | William Dennis (GK) |
17 | Stuart Findlay ![]() |
5 | Lewis Mayo ![]() |
6 | Robbie Deas |
4 | Joe Wright ![]() |
31 | Liam Polworth |
22 | Liam Donnelly ![]() |
10 | Matthew Kennedy |
11 | Danny Armstrong |
23 | Marley Watkins |
9 | Kyle Vassell |
Heart of Midlothian (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
28 | Zander Clark (GK) |
2 | Frankie Kent |
15 | Kye Rowles |
3 | Stephen Kingsley |
7 | Jorge Grant |
14 | Cameron Devlin |
6 | Beni Baningime |
19 | Alex Cochrane |
81 | Dexter Lembikisa |
9 | Lawrence Shankland |
77 | Kenneth Vargas |
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