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2021–22 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was the 141st season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It is the club's first season of play back in the top tier of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the previous season.[2]

Heart of Midlothian
2021–22 season
ChairmanAnn Budge
ManagerRobbie Neilson[1]
StadiumTynecastle Park
Scottish Premiership3rd
Scottish CupRunners-up
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Liam Boyce (10)
All:
Liam Boyce (16)
Highest home attendance19,041 v. Hibernian, 9 April
Lowest home attendance5,272 v. Celtic, 31 July
Average home league attendance16,714

They also competed in that season's Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.

Results and fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season / Friendlies edit

26 June 2021 Friendly Linlithgow Rose 0–6 Heart of Midlothian Prestonfield
Report Pollock  
Boyce   pen.'   pen.'
Smith  
Gnanduillet  
Kirk  		 Attendance: 500
29 June 2021 Friendly Civil Service Strollers 0–4 Heart of Midlothian Christie Gillies Park
Report Halliday   26'
Walker   47'
Gnanduillet  
Kirk  
29 June 2021 Friendly The Spartans 0–7 Heart of Midlothian Ainslie Park
Report Boyce   5'  
Halkett  
Mackay-Steven   47', 56'
Damour  
Cochrane   54'
2 July 2021 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Ayr United National Sports Training Centre
Boyce   76' Report Moffat   75'
3 July 2021 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 4–0 Falkirk National Sports Training Centre
Henderson   2'
Gnanduillet   31', 69'
Kingsley   89'		 Report
8 July 2021 Friendly Bonnyrigg Rose 0–3 Heart of Midlothian New Dundas Park
Report Smith   19'
Gnanduillet   30'  
17 July 2021 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 0–2   Sunderland Tynecastle Park
15:00 Hearts Report McGeady   14 pen.', 41' Referee: Roncone

Scottish Premiership edit

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Premiership
31 July 2021 1 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Celtic Tynecastle Park
20:00 Mackay-Steven   8'
Souttar   89'		 BBC Report Ralston   54' Attendance: 5,272
Referee: Madden
Note: Crowd limited due to COVID-19 restrictions.[3]
7 August 2021 2 St Mirren 1–2 Heart of Midlothian St Mirren Park
15:00 Shaughnessy   85'
Dennis   86'		 BBC Report Halliday   16'
Boyce   73'		 Attendance: 1,039
Referee: Duncan
22 August 2021 3 Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Aberdeen Tynecastle Park
15:00 Boyce   56 pen.' BBC Report Ojo   71' Attendance: 17,449
Referee: Madden
28 August 2021 4 Dundee United 0–2 Heart of Midlothian Tannadice Park
15:00 BBC Report Boyce   45+1 pen.'
Gnanduillet   90'		 Attendance: 9,234
Referee: Aitken
12 September 2021 5 Heart of Midlothian 0–0 Hibernian Tynecastle Park
12:00 BBC Report Attendance: 18,177
Referee: Walsh
18 September 2021 6 Ross County 2–2 Heart of Midlothian Victoria Park
15:00 Spittal   10'   45' BBC Report Boyce   9'
Kingsley   66'		 Attendance: 3,802
Referee: Dickinson
25 September 2021 7 Heart of Midlothian 3–0 Livingston Tynecastle Park
15:00 Smith   25'
Boyce   33 pen.'
Cochrane   64'		 BBC Report Attendance: 16,175
Referee: Duncan
2 October 2021 8 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Motherwell Tynecastle Park
15:00 Boyce   5 pen.'
Kingsley   22'		 BBC Report Attendance: 17,028
Referee: Munro
16 October 2021 9 Rangers 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Ibrox Stadium
15:00 Lundstram   40' BBC Report Halkett   90' Attendance: 49,650
Referee: Robertson
23 October 2021 10 Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Dundee Tynecastle Park
15:00 Souttar   37' BBC Report Cummings   83' Attendance: 17,557
Referee: Duncan
27 October 2021 11 St Johnstone 1–1 Heart of Midlothian McDiarmid Park
19:45 Gordon   11' BBC Report Ginnelly   40' Attendance: 6,083
Referee: McLean
30 October 2021 12 Aberdeen 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Watkins   49'
Ferguson   69'		 BBC Report Souttar   45+2 pen.'
Halliday   89'		 Attendance: 9,736
Referee: Clancy
6 November 2021 13 Heart of Midlothian 5–2 Dundee United Tynecastle Park
15:00 Woodburn   22'   50'
Cochrane   25'
Kingsley   76'
McEneff   86'		 BBC Report Edwards   34'
Clark   62'		 Attendance: 18,129
Referee: Beaton
20 November 2021 14 Motherwell 2–0 Heart of Midlothian Fir Park
15:00 Shields   23'
Lamie   66'		 BBC Report Moore   48'   64' Attendance: 7,908
Referee: Collum
27 November 2021 15 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 St Mirren Tynecastle Park
15:00 Mackay-Steven   61'
Kingsley   75'		 BBC Report Shaughnessy   16'   90+5' Attendance: 17,311
Referee: Muir
2 December 2021 16 Celtic 1–0 Heart of Midlothian Celtic Park
19:45 Furuhashi   33' BBC Report Referee: Madden
5 December 2021 17 Livingston 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 BBC Report Boyce   49' Attendance: 5,597
Referee: Clancy
12 December 2021 18 Heart of Midlothian 0–2 Rangers Tynecastle Park
12:00 Ginnelly   35'   80' BBC Report Morelos   9'
Aribo   13'		 Attendance: 18,593
Referee: Walsh
18 December 2021 19 Dundee 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Dens Park
15:00 BBC Report Walker   75' Attendance: 5,874
Referee: Collum
26 December 2021 20 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Ross County Tynecastle Park
15:00 Smith   4'
Woodburn   42'		 BBC Report White   72' Referee: Munro
Note: Behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions.[4]
19 January 2022 21 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 St Johnstone Tynecastle Park
19:45 Ginnelly   46'   75' BBC Report Attendance: 16,589
Referee: Walsh
26 January 2022 22 Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Celtic Tynecastle Park
19:45 Boyce   62' BBC Report Hatate   27'
Giakoumakis   35'		 Attendance: 17,967
Referee: Beaton
29 January 2022 23 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Motherwell Tynecastle Park
15:00 Halliday   37'
Simms   58'		 BBC Report Attendance: 17,699
Referee: Napier
1 February 2022 24 Hibernian 0–0 Heart of Midlothian Easter Road
19:45 BBC Report Attendance: 20,419
Referee: Robertson
6 February 2022 25 Rangers 5–0 Heart of Midlothian Ibrox Stadium
16:00 Morelos   11'   64'
Kamara   72'
Arfield   75'
Sakala   84'		 BBC Report Referee: Collum
9 February 2022 26 Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Dundee Tynecastle Park
19:45 Simms   21' BBC Report Sibbick   51' (o.g.)
Mullen   78'		 Attendance: 15,527
Referee: Steven
19 February 2022 27 St Johnstone 2–1 Heart of Midlothian McDiarmid Park
15:00 Crawford   1'
McCart   56'		 BBC Report Atkinson   6' Attendance: 4,409
Referee: Irvine
26 February 2022 28 St Mirren 0–2 Heart of Midlothian St Mirren Park
15:00 Ronan   22' BBC Report Simms   64'
Devlin   67'		 Attendance: 5,767
Referee: Aitken
2 March 2022 29 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Aberdeen Tynecastle Park
19:45 Souttar   38'
Kingsley   60'		 BBC Report Attendance: 16,703
Referee: McLean
5 March 2022 30 Dundee United 2–2 Heart of Midlothian Tannadice Park
15:00 Boyce   1'
Halkett   81'		 BBC Report Smith   46'
Clark   57 pen.'		 Attendance: 7,172
Referee: Clancy
19 March 2022 31 Heart of Midlothian 2–0 Livingston Tynecastle Park
15:00 Baningime   3'
McKay   58'		 BBC Report Attendance: 17,957
Referee: Anderson
2 April 2022 32 Ross County 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Victoria Park
15:00 Iacovitti   31' BBC Report McKay   39' Attendance: 5,210
Referee: Duncan
9 April 2022 33 Heart of Midlothian 3–1 Hibernian Tynecastle Park
15:00 Halliday   45+1'   58'
Kingsley   47'		 BBC Report Wright   5' Attendance: 19,041
Referee: Walsh
24 April 2022 34 Dundee United 2–3 Heart of Midlothian Tannadice Park
15:00 Levitt   4'
Edwards   65'		 BBC Report Boyce   44'
Ginnelly   59'
Simms   83'		 Attendance: 6,429
Referee: Steven
30 April 2022 35 Heart of Midlothian 0–0 Ross County Tynecastle Park
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 16,699
Referee: McLean
7 May 2022 36 Celtic 4–1 Heart of Midlothian Celtic Park
12:00 Maeda   30'
Furuhashi   37'
O'Riley   69'
Giakoumakis   90'		 BBC Report Simms   3' Referee: Robertson
11 May 2022 37 Motherwell 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Fir Park
19:45 Efford   3'
Lamie   56'		 BBC Report Ginnelly   9' Attendance: 5,769
Referee: MacDermid
14 May 2022 38 Heart of Midlothian 1–3 Rangers Tynecastle Park
12:15 Haring   24' BBC Report Itten   33'
Lowry   45+1'
McKinnon   81'		 Attendance: 16,969
Referee: Clancy

Scottish League Cup edit

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League Cup
10 July 2021 Group Stage Peterhead 0–2 Heart of Midlothian Balmoor Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Mackay-Steven   31'
Boyce   58'		 Attendance: 246
Referee: Robertson
13 July 2021 Group Stage Heart of Midlothian 3–0 Cove Rangers Tynecastle Park
19:45 Halliday   12'
Boyce   45+1'
Mackay-Steven   55'		 BBC Report Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Steven
20 July 2021 Group Stage Stirling Albion 0–2 Heart of Midlothian Forthbank Stadium
19:45 BBC Report Boyce   31'
Pollock   74'		 Referee: Irvine
25 July 2021 Group Stage Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Tynecastle Park
17:15 Walker   75' BBC Report Gardyne   88' Attendance: 2,989
Referee: Walsh
15 August 2021 Second Round Celtic 3–2 Heart of Midlothian Celtic Park
15:00 Édouard   29'
Welsh   34'
Furuhashi   63'		 BBC Report Boyce   57 pen.'
McEneff   90+2'		 Attendance: TBA
Referee: Beaton

Scottish Cup edit

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Cup
22 January 2022 Fourth Round Auchinleck Talbot 0–5 Heart of Midlothian Beechwood Park
12:30 Halliday   14'
Boyce   39 pen.'   51'
Haring   80'
Cochrane   83'		 Attendance: 3,270
Referee: Aitken
12 February 2022 Fifth Round Heart of Midlothian 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Livingston Tynecastle Park
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 12,232
Referee: Walsh
Penalties
12 March 2022 Quarter Final Heart of Midlothian 4–2 St Mirren Tynecastle Park
19:45 Baningime   16'
Haring   29'
McEneff   67'
Simms   85'		 BBC Report Brophy   36'
Ronan   62'		 Attendance: 13,899
Referee: Madden
16 April 2022 Semi Final Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Hibernian Hampden Park
12:15 Simms   16'
Kingsley   21'		 BBC Report Cadden   22'
Newell   11'   64'		 Attendance: 37,783
Referee: Beaton
21 May 2022 Final Rangers 2–0 (a.e.t.) Heart of Midlothian Hampden Park
15:00 Jack   94'
Wright   97'		 BBC Report Attendance: 50,319
Referee: Collum

First team player statistics edit

Captains edit

Craig Gordon was appointed captain for the 2021–22 season,[5] taking over from Steven Naismith[6] who retired at the end of the previous season.[7] Naismith took on a coaching role at the club.[8]

No Pos Country Name No of games
1 GK   Gordon 45
4 DF   Souttar 1
5 MF   Haring 1

Last updated: 14 May 2022
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad information edit

During the 2021–22 campaign, Hearts used thirty players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

Number Position Nation Name Totals Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   SCO Craig Gordon 46 0 36+0 0 5+0 0 5+0 0
2 DF   NIR Michael Smith 27 2 19+1 2 5+0 0 2+0 0
3 DF   SCO Stephen Kingsley 41 7 30+2 6 5+0 0 4+0 1
4 DF   SCO John Souttar 33 4 26+1 4 4+0 0 2+0 0
5 DF   AUT Peter Haring 41 2 20+11 0 3+2 0 4+1 2
6 MF   COD Beni Baningime 27 2 23+1 1 1+0 0 2+0 1
7 MF   SCO Jamie Walker 8 2 0+4 1 0+4 1 0+0 0
8 MF   IRL Aaron McEneff 20 3 7+5 1 1+3 1 0+4 1
9 MF   WAL Ben Woodburn 30 3 16+12 3 0+0 0 1+1 0
10 FW   NIR Liam Boyce 40 16 29+1 10 5+0 4 4+1 2
11 MF   SCO Gary Mackay-Steven 40 4 19+13 2 5+0 2 0+3 0
12 DF   AUS Nathaniel Atkinson 20 1 13+2 1 0+0 0 4+1 0
13 GK   SCO Ross Stewart 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF   AUS Cameron Devlin 29 1 23+2 1 0+0 0 3+1 0
15 DF   ENG Taylor Moore 22 0 16+5 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
16 MF   SCO Andy Halliday 36 6 15+11 4 4+1 1 4+1 1
17 DF   ENG Alex Cochrane 40 3 25+6 2 5+0 0 4+0 1
18 MF   SCO Barrie McKay 38 2 30+3 2 0+0 0 5+0 0
19 DF   SCO Craig Halkett 37 2 27+1 2 5+0 0 4+0 0
20 FW   ENG Jordan Roberts 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
20 FW   ENG Ellis Simms 21 7 11+6 5 0+0 0 4+0 2
21 FW   CIV Armand Gnanduillet 15 1 3+10 1 1+1 0 0+0 0
21 DF   ENG Toby Sibbick 17 0 11+3 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
22 FW   SCO Euan Henderson 5 0 0+2 0 0+3 0 0+0 0
27 DF   SCO Connor Smith 2 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
30 MF   ENG Josh Ginnelly 38 5 16+15 5 4+1 0 0+2 0
35 MF   SCO Aidan Denholm 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
38 MF   SCO Finlay Pollock 4 1 0+0 0 2+2 1 0+0 0
44 FW   NIR Makenzie Kirk 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
48 FW   SCO Murray Thomas 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
  • Last updated: 22 May 2022
  • Source: Match Reports[9][10]
  • Ordered by Squad Number.

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the Scottish Premiership, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Disciplinary record edit

During the 2021–22 season, Hearts players have so far been issued eighty three yellow cards and three red cards. The table below shows the number of cards and type shown to each player.

Last updated 22 May 2022
Number Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
               
1 GK   Craig Gordon 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
2 DF   Michael Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF   Stephen Kingsley 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF   John Souttar 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
5 DF   Peter Haring 9 0 2 0 2 0 13 0
6 MF   Beni Baningime 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
7 MF   Jamie Walker 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
9 FW   Ben Woodburn 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
10 FW   Liam Boyce 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
12 DF   Nathaniel Atkinson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14 MF   Cameron Devlin 10 0 0 0 1 0 11 0
15 DF   Taylor Moore 5 1 0 0 1 0 6 1
16 MF   Andy Halliday 6 1 1 0 0 0 7 1
17 MF   Alex Cochrane 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
19 DF   Craig Halkett 6 0 1 0 1 0 8 0
20 FW   Ellis Simms 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 FW   Armand Gnanduillet 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 DF   Toby Sibbick 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
30 MF   Josh Ginnelly 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 1
38 MF   Finlay Pollock 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 67 3 7 0 9 0 83 3

Goal scorers edit

Last updated 14 May 2021

Place Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 FW   Liam Boyce 10 4 2 16
2 DF   Stephen Kingsley 6 0 1 7
FW   Ellis Simms 5 0 2 7
3 MF   Andy Halliday 4 1 1 6
4 MF   Josh Ginnelly 5 0 0 5
5 DF   John Souttar 4 0 0 4
MF   Gary Mackay-Steven 2 2 0 4
6 MF   Ben Woodburn 3 0 0 3
DF   Alex Cochrane 2 0 1 3
MF   Aaron McEneff 1 1 1 3
MF   Peter Haring 1 0 2 3
7 DF   Michael Smith 2 0 0 2
MF   Barrie McKay 2 0 0 2
DF   Craig Halkett 1 1 0 2
MF   Jamie Walker 1 1 0 2
MF   Beni Baningime 1 0 1 2
8 DF   Armand Gnanduillet 1 0 0 1
DF   Nathaniel Atkinson 1 0 0 1
MF   Cameron Devlin 1 0 0 1
MF   Finlay Pollock 0 1 0 1
Total 53 11 11 75

Assists edit

Last updated 14 May 2021

Place Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 MF   Barrie McKay 10 0 2 12
2 MF   Gary Mackay-Steven 4 1 0 5
FW   Liam Boyce 3 1 1 5
3 DF   Alex Cochrane 2 1 0 3
MF   Josh Ginnelly 2 1 0 3
4 MF   Cameron Devlin 2 0 0 2
MF   Peter Haring 2 0 0 2
DF   Michael Smith 1 1 0 2
DF   Nathaniel Atkinson 1 0 1 2
MF   Ben Woodburn 1 0 1 2
MF   Andy Halliday 0 1 1 2
MF   Aaron McEneff 0 0 2 2
5 MF   Beni Baningime 1 0 0 1
DF   Taylor Moore 1 0 0 1
DF   Stephen Kingsley 0 1 0 1
FW   Ellis Simms 1 0 0 0
Total 32 7 8 47

Clean sheets edit

R Pos Nat Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1 GK   Craig Gordon 14 4 2 20
Total 14 4 2 20

Last updated: 30 April
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Team statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 29 6 3 92 22 +70 93 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Rangers 38 27 8 3 80 31 +49 89 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 17 10 11 54 44 +10 61 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4 Dundee United 38 12 12 14 37 44 −7 48 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Motherwell 38 12 10 16 42 61 −19 46 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
Source: [11][12]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[13]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

League Cup table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HOM STI INV COV PET
1 Heart of Midlothian 4 4 0 0 0 8 0 +8 12 Qualification for the second round — — 1–0 3–0 —
2 Stirling Albion 4 2 1 0 1 8 7 +1 8 0–2 — — — 3–1
3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 1 0 1 2 5 6 −1 4 — 2–2p — — 2–0
4 Cove Rangers 4 1 0 0 3 6 10 −4 3 — 2–3 3–1 — —
5 Peterhead 4 1 0 0 3 4 8 −4 3 0–2 — — 3–1 —
Source: [14]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[15]

Division summary edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHAHHHHAAHAAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWWDWDDWWDDDLWLWLWLWWWLWDLLLWWDWDWWDLLL
Position21223321213323233333333333333333333333
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2022. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics edit

Last updated 22 May 2022
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Robbie Neilson 10 July 2021 Present 48 25 10 13 052.08

Club edit

International selection edit

Over the course of the season a number of the Hearts squad were called up on international duty. Craig Gordon, John Souttar[16] and Craig Halkett[17] were called up to represent Scotland, whilst Michael Smith was selected to represent Northern Ireland[18] and Ben Woodburn to represent Wales.[19] Nathaniel Atkinson was later called up to represent Australia.[20]

Transfers edit

Contract extensions edit

The following players extended their contracts with the club over the course of the season.

Date Player Length Previous Expiry Expiry
31 December 2021   Craig Gordon 2.5 years May 2022 Summer 2024[70][71]
11 January 2022   Craig Halkett 2.5 years June 2022 Summer 2024[72][73]
13 January 2022   Stephen Kingsley 3.5 years June 2022 Summer 2025[74][75]
14 January 2022   Michael Smith 1 year June 2022 Summer 2023[76][77]
3 February 2022   Euan Henderson 1 year June 2022 Summer 2023[78][79]
28 February 2022   Andy Halliday 2 years June 2022 Summer 2024[80][81]
1 March 2022   Scott McGill 1 year June 2022 Summer 2023[82][83]
8 April 2022   Barrie McKay 3 years June 2022 Summer 2025[84][85]
26 April 2022   Arron Darge 1 year June 2022 Summer 2023[86]
26 April 2022   Aidan Denholm 1 year June 2022 Summer 2023[87]
13 May 2022   Makenzie Kirk 1 year June 2022 Summer 2023[88]
13 May 2022   Murray Thomas 1 year June 2022 Summer 2023[89]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

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