Livingston and Hearts Share the Points in Four-Goal Premiership Draw

Livingston FC and Heart of Midlothian FC drew 2–2 in an entertaining Scottish Premiership clash on matchday 32, with both teams coming from behind during a momentum-swinging afternoon.

The hosts made a dream start, taking the lead after just five minutes. Stevie May struck early for Livingston, giving them a 1–0 advantage and putting Hearts immediately on the back foot.

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Hearts responded midway through the first half. In the 24th minute, Lawrence Shankland levelled the match at 1–1, finishing a move created by Marc Leonard, who supplied the assist. The equaliser capped a strong response from the visitors following Livingston’s fast opening.

The first half also saw the game’s competitive edge rise, with Livingston’s Lewis Smith booked in the 22nd minute and Scott Arfield cautioned shortly after on 34 minutes. Hearts defender Oisin McEntee went into the referee’s book on the stroke of half-time.

After the interval, Hearts turned the match around. On 51 minutes, Cláudio Braga put the Edinburgh side 2–1 up, with Shankland this time the provider. Livingston, however, hit back quickly. Just seven minutes later, Smith brought the home side level at 2–2, finishing from a Joel Nouble assist to restore parity.

Both managers turned to their benches in the second half, with a flurry of substitutions from the 65th minute onward as the sides chased a winner. The closing stages were marked by late drama when Hearts midfielder Marc Leonard, who had assisted the first equaliser, was shown a red card in the 90th minute.

Despite the numerical advantage in stoppage time, Livingston were unable to find a decisive goal, and the match finished all square at 2–2. No further detailed statistics or event data beyond goals, cards and substitutions were available at the time of writing.

Full match details can be found on Ballaxy: Livingston vs Hearts.

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Premier League Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Heart of Midlothian FC	33	21	7	5	58	28	30	70	W W W D
2	Rangers FC	33	19	12	2	66	31	35	69	L L W W
3	Celtic FC	33	21	4	8	59	35	24	67	W W W W
4	Motherwell FC	33	14	12	7	52	29	23	54	L W L L
5	Hibernian FC	33	13	12	8	51	37	14	51	L L L W
6	Falkirk FC	33	13	7	13	45	48	-3	46	W L L W
7	Dundee United FC	33	9	13	11	45	54	-9	40	L W W L
8	Aberdeen FC	33	9	6	18	33	48	-15	33	D W W L
9	Dundee FC	33	8	9	16	34	53	-19	33	W L D L
10	St. Mirren FC	33	7	9	17	27	48	-21	30	L L L W
11	Kilmarnock FC	33	6	10	17	37	65	-28	28	W L D L
12	Livingston FC	33	1	13	19	35	66	-31	16	D W L D