Hearts Hold Top Spot After Livingston Draw

0:00Hard stayed top of the William Hill premiership after a tense 2-2 draw with bottom of the table Livingston, but it wasn't smooth sailing for the leaders. Stevie May struck first for the host just five minutes in, exporting some shaky defending before Laurence Shanklin leveled it up around the 24th minute with a header from a sharp cross. Claudia Braga put hard to head early in the second half, only for Louis Smith to equalize four minutes later on a quick counter. Livingston battled hard, set up to hit on the break and made the 7,000 travelling hearts fans sweat, despite nearly filling three sides of the stadium. The visitors pressed, but couldn't find a winner, even after changes on both benches. Turning what could have been three points into just one in a game, that saw wild weather from blue skies to hail and snow. Hearts now sit a point clear of rangers with 67 points from 32 games, after the iBrock side be done to united. But this marks four league games, without a win for Derek McKinnis' crew, putting their

1:00title push at risk, especially with influential Looney Mark. Leonard sent off late for hauling down a sub deep into injury time. Marvin Bartley's Livingston grabbed the vital point in their fight to avoid the drop, with Smith earning man of the match honors for his cool finish. Officials pointed to sloppy defending as a story for Hearts, who host Motherwell next Saturday at 3 p.m., while Livingston head to Dundee, United. At the same time, and rangers visit Falkirk Stadium, Sunday at noon. McKinnis admitted his side looked top heavy at times, but owns the lead with six games left, vowing to push hard for that long-awaited crown. From your city, powered by AI, this is Edinburgh News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.