Dundee United 3-1 Hibernian: result and report

Premiership · Saturday 24 December 2011

Result

Dundee United 3-1 Hibernian

Premiership · Saturday 24 December 2011, 13:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Dundee United 3-1 Hibernian: match report

Dundee United defeated Hibernian 3-1 in the Premiership on Saturday 24 December 2011. The half-time score was 0-1.

Leigh Griffiths opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Dundee United's goals came from Johnny Russell (59'), Jonathan Daly (76') and Jonathan Daly (88'). Hibernian scored through Leigh Griffiths (23').

Discipline: Dundee United received 1 yellow card; Hibernian received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Dundee United were 8th on 22 points from 19 and Hibernian 11th on 14 points from 18. Dundee United went on to finish that season 4th with 59 points, and Hibernian 11th with 33.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Dundee United wins, 4 draws and 1 for Hibernian.

Going into the match Dundee United's last five read D-W-L-D-W and Hibernian's L-L-L-D-L.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 23'Goal · Leigh GriffithsHibernian · 0-1
  • 55'Yellow card · S. DillonDundee United
  • 55'Yellow card · Leigh GriffithsHibernian
  • 59'Goal · Johnny RussellDundee United · 1-1
  • 61'Yellow card · M. ScottHibernian
  • 71'Yellow card · Lewis StevensonHibernian
  • 76'Goal · Jonathan DalyDundee United · 2-1
  • 88'Goal · Jonathan DalyDundee United · 3-1
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Victor PálssonHibernian

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Dundee United 5, draws 4, Hibernian 1.

Team news

Dundee United line-up

Dušan Perniš, Sean Dillon, Paul Dixon, Gavin Gunning, Robbie Neilson, John Rankin, Stuart Armstrong, Gary Mackay-Steven, Johnny Russell, Scott Robertson, Jonathan Daly

Hibernian line-up

Graham Stack, Michael Hart, Paul Hanlon, Sean O'Hanlon, Lewis Stevenson, Victor Pálsson, David Stephens, David Wotherspoon, Martin Scott, Ivan Sproule, Leigh Griffiths