May strikes early as Hearts go top with draw | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Livingston and Hearts drew 2-2 in the Scottish Premiership. Stevie May opened the scoring in the fifth minute with a right-footed strike from outside the box. Lawrence Shankland equalised (24.), Cláudio Braga headed the Jambos in front (51.), then Lewis Smith levelled (58.). Hearts controlled possession at 65.2% and produced 19 attempts as they pushed for a winner. Late on, Marc Leonard was sent off in the seventh minute of second half stoppage time after a VAR review, and the Jambos rise from second to first and host Motherwell next while Livingston visit Dundee Utd.

Player of the Match: Lawrence Shankland drove the visitors' attack with 11 shots, netting once and supplying Braga's header to tilt the contest their way for long spells.

Stat of the Match: Hearts registered 19 attempts, illustrating sustained territorial pressure despite being pegged back.

Three Things We Learned: Hearts' wide supply was relentless, delivering 29 crosses at 37.9% accuracy to keep Livingston pinned back. Livingston absorbed pressure with 39 clearances and turned three shots on target into two goals to secure a point. Cláudio Braga is on 13 league goals, third in the Scottish Premiership scoring chart per the latest season rankings.